The Club is affiliated with Optimist International, one of the world s largest and most active service club organizations. Carrying the motto Friend of Youth, Optimist Clubs conduct positive service projects which reach six million young people each year. Faculty, staff, and students who would enjoy the fun, fellowship and service to young people that comes with membership in an Optimist Club are encouraged to join. Most children worry from time to time - about their grades, their friends, or their families.
Some children worry all of the time.
They can t stop. They may feel sick with stomachaches or headaches. If your child worried more days than not during the last six months, he or she may be eligible for a Generalized Anxiety Disorder study. The IU School of Medicine is conducting a study at Riley Hospital for Children involving a new medication for the treatment of anxiety in children and adolescents, ages 6 - 17. Eligible children and adolescents will receive a free evaluation, free office visits and free study medication.