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Alcohol and Substance Abuse Web sites
http://www.newfutures.unh.edu Our mission is to foster, promote and support effective strategies to reduce the harm caused by alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. Through 2004, we are focusing on two goals: to reduce underage alcohol problems and increase access to treatment through leadership development, policy development and information dissemination. http://www.jointogether.org Join together is a national resource for communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence.
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Web Sites with Focus on Parent Involvement
http://www.connectforkids.org Connect for kids is a weekly multimedia newsletter of the Benton foundation. It helps adults make their communities better places for families and children. The Web site offers a place on the Internet for adults&emdash;parents, grandparents, educators, policymakers and others&emdash;who want to become more active citizens, from volunteering to voting with kids in mind. Web links to interesting sites and articles regarding youth.
http://www.uniteforparents.org The National Parenting Association is working to make parenting a higher priority in our private lives and on the public agenda. They are a non-profit, non-partisan organization founded in 1993. Their site tells you more about who they are and what they do. It offers ways for you to get involved, to learn about issues that matter to parents, to take immediate action by e-mailing your elected leaders, to order publications and link to other resources. They regularly feature win-win solutions at work, at school and where you live -- these are good ideas that are already working to help parents around the nation.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/pfie.html A site on the topic of family involvement in education.
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http://www. intelihealth.com Hotlines And Information - With all the changes happening while you are a teenager, you may have questions you feel uncomfortable discussing with your friends or the adults in your life. Here are several toll-free hotlines and other information lines that can provide the answers and help you need. Unless you are giving your name and address to be mailed information, you won't be asked to give any identifying information. You don't even have to tell them your age unless you want to. We've also provided Web and e-mail addresses. ABORTION: National Abortion Federation Hotline -- (800) 772-9100 -- 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET, www.prochoice.org Planned Parenthood -- (800) 230-7526 -- 24 HOURS NOTE: Automatically connects you to the clinic nearest you and not all clinics answer their phones 24 hours a day. www.plannedparenthood.org, e-mail: communications@ppfa.org ADOPTION: National Adoption Center -- (800) 862-3678 -- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, www.adopt.org, e-mail: nac@adopt.org The Independent Adoption Center -- (800) 877-6736 -- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET. Answering service will page counselor after hours. www.adoptionhelp.org, e-mail: iacorg@earthlink.net The National Council For Adoption -- (202) 328-8072 -- 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET, www.ncfa-usa.org, e-mail: ncfa@ncfa-usa.org AIDS: CDC National HIV/AIDS Hotline -- (800) 342-2437 -- 24 HOURS. Provides information, education, and answers questions regarding the disease, testing facilities and medications used for treatment. www.cdc.gov HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service -- (800) HIV-0440 -- 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET, www.cdc.gov Project Inform National HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline -- (800) 822-7422 -- Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific Time. Closed national holidays. www.projectinform.org, e-mail: info@projectinform.org ALCOHOL AND DRUGS: Alcohol Treatment Referral Hotline -- (800)ALCOHOL (252-6465) -- 24 HOURS. Provides help and referrals for people with concerns about alcohol or drug use. Al-Anon/Alateen Hotline -- (800) 344-2666 -- 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, For families and friends of alcoholics. Referrals to local meetings. www.12steprecovery.org, e-mail: info@12step-recovery.org Center For Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA) -- (800) 662-4357 -- 24 HOURS. Provides referrals to local treatment centers and will send printed information. www.samhsa.org Cocaine Hotline -- (800 COCAINE (262-2463) -- 24 HOURS Provides help with crisis intervention, referrals to treatment centers and support groups and drug information. Hazelden Foundation -- (800) 257-7800 -- 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Not a hotline. Foundation will send information, www.hazelden.org, e-mail: info@hazelden.org Alcohol Screening Program -- (800) 969-6642 -- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., You can talk to an information specialist, request information or find an, anonymous screening site near you. www.nmha.org, e-mail: infoctr@nmha.org Marijuana Anonymous World Services -- (800) 766-6779 -- 24 HOURS (Automated System), Provides information about Marijuana Anonymous and referrals to local meetings. Narcotics Anonymous -- (818) 773-9999 -- Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5p.m., Provides information about Narcotics Anonymous and worldwide referrals to local meetings. CONTRACEPTION: Emergency Contraception Information -- 1-888-NOT-2-LATE -- 24 HOURS. Provides information and referrals to health care professionals who can prescribe emergency contraception. www.NOT-2-LATE.com Planned Parenthood -- (800) 230-7526 -- 24 HOURS NOTE: Automatically connects you to the clinic nearest you and not all clinics answer their phones 24 hours a day. www.plannedparenthood.org, e-mail: communications@ppfa.org CRISIS: Adolescent Crisis Intervention and Counseling NineLine -- (800) 999-9999 -- 24 HOURS. Provides crisis intervention, referral and information services to homeless, runaway and other troubled youth and their families throughout the U.S. www.convenanthouse.org Boys Town National Hotline -- (800)448-3000 -- 24 HOURS Provides short-term intervention and counseling on any issue and refers callers to local community resources. National Youth Crisis Hotline -- (800) HIT-HOME (448-4663) -- 24 HOURS, Crisis intervention. Operated by Children's Rights of America. www.cra-us.org DEPRESSION: Depression Awareness, Recognition And Treatment -- (800) 421-4211 -- 24 HOURS (Automated system) Operated by the National Institutes Of Health. Leave address on machine to receive information on depression and anxiety disorders. Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association (DRADA) -- (410) 955-4647 --Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Publishes a brochure for adolescents on depression. Available online or by calling. www.med.jhu.edu, e-mail: drada@jhmi.edu National Alliance For The Mentally Ill -- (800) 950-6264 -- Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, www.nami.org National Foundation For Depressive Illness -- (800) 248-4344 --24 HOURS (Automated system) Recording lists the symptoms of depression and manic depression. Organization asks for a donation of $5 to send written information. www.depression.org, e-mail: NAFDI@pipeline.com National Institute Of Mental Health Information Center -- (301 443-4513 --Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET, Call this number to talk to someone about depression and its causes and treatments. www.nimh.nih.gove-mail: nimhinfo@nih.gov EATING DISORDERS: Eating Disorders Information and Referral Awareness and Prevention -- (800) 931-2237, Leave name and address to receive packet of information. www.edap.org, e-mail: info@edap.org Eating Disorders Screening Program -- (800) 969-6642 -- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Talk to an information specialist or find an anonymous screening site near you. www.nmha.org, e-mail: infoctr@nmha.org GAY AND LESBIAN: Gay and Lesbian Youth Line --(800) 347-TEEN (8336) -- Friday and Saturday, 7p.m. to 10 p.m. ET MENTAL HEALTH: National Alliance For The Mentally Ill -- (800) 950-6264 -- Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, www.nami.org National Institute Of Mental Health Information Center -- (301) 443-4513 -- Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET, Call this number to talk to someone about depression and its causes and treatments. www.nimh.nih.gov e-mail: nimhinfo@nih.gov National Institute Of Mental Health Information Line - 1-888-ANXIETY (269-4389) or (800) 647-2642 or (800) 421-4211 -- 24 HOURS (Automated System) Leave address for mailed information on depression and anxiety disorders. www.nimh.nih.gov, e-mail: nimhinfo@nih.gov U.S. Center For Mental Health Services (Knowledge Exchange Network) -- (800) 789-2647 - Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., www.mentalhealth.org, e-mail: ken@mentalhealth.org RAPE: Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network -- (800) 656-4673 -- 24 HOURS,www.rainn.org, e-mail: rainnmail@aol.com RUNAWAY: National Runaway Switchboard and Suicide Hotline -- (800) 621-4000 -- 24 HOURS, www.nrscrisisline SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES: CDC National STD Hotline -- (800) 227-8922 -- Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET, Provides anonymous, confidential information on sexually transmitted diseases and how to prevent them. Also provides referrals to clinics. Herpes Resource Center -- (800) 230-6039 -- 24 HOURS (Automated Service) Operated by the American Social Health Association. Will mail information in a privacy envelope. National Herpes Hotline -- 919-361-8488 -- Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET, www.ashastd.org SUICIDE: Suicide and Crisis Hotline -- (800) 999-9999 -- 24 HOURS Provides crisis intervention, referral and information services to homeless,runaway and other troubled youth and their families throughout the U.S.,www.convenanthouse.org National Suicide Hotline -- (800) SUICIDE (784-2433) -- 24 HOURS Crisis intervention. Operated by the American Association of Suicidology National Youth Crisis Hotline -- (800) HIT-HOME (448-4663) -- 24 HOURS Crisis intervention. Operated by Children's Rights of America., www.cra-us.org Last updated June 02, 2000 Source: www.intelihealth.com ******************************************** |
Web Sites Aimed at Mobilizing
Search Institute http://www.search-institute.org "The Teenager's Guide to the Real World"by Marshall Brain has many ideas on how teens can make a diffence through volunteering in their community: http://www.bygpub.com/books/tg2rw/volunteer.htm To read more about other parts of the "The Teenager's Guide to the Real World", by Marshall Brain http://www.bygpub.com/books/tg2rw/index.htm
What Kids Can Do What Kids Can Do is a great web site to learn more What Kids Can Do is a national nonprofit organization founded in the winter of 2001. We document the value of young people working with teachers and other adults on projects that combine powerful learning with public purpose for an audience of educators and policy makers, journalists, community members, and students. WKCD believes in expanding current views of what constitutes challenging learning and achievement, particularly for adolescents. They comb the country for compelling examples of schools and communities working together to: Challenge young people intellectually; Enlist their help with real problems; Nourish their diverse talents; Support their perseverance; Encourage their contributions as citizens. |