SEXUAL EDUCATION*Sexual Information and Education Council of the United States (SEICUS) SIECUS is a national, nonprofit organization which affirms that sexuality is a natural and healthy part of living. Incorporated in 1964, SIECUS develops, collects, and disseminates information, promotes comprehensive education about sexuality, and advocates the right of individuals to make responsible sexual choices.
WEBSITE: http://www.SIECUS.org
*The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy The mission of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is to improve the well being of children, youth, and families by reducing teen pregnancy. The Campaign's goal is to reduce the rate of teen pregnancy by one-third between 1996 and 2005.
WEBSITE: http://www.teenpregnancy.org
*Advocates For Youth Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates provides information, training, and strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and the media in the United States and the developing world.
WEBSITE: http://www.advocatesforyouth.org
*Sex and Sensibility: The Thinking Parent's Guide to Talking Sense About Sex, by Debbie Roffman Sexuality is a topic that can feel daunting, if not downright overwhelming. And yet it's a topic that we cannot afford to evade or ignore in today's world. Debbie Roffman has been teaching human sexuality education to parents, teachers, and schoolchildren for three decades.
WEBSITE: http://www.sexandsensibility.net
Back to top LESBIAN AND GAY YOUTH*Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.
WEBSITE: http://www.pflag.org
*YouthResource YouthResource, a website by and for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) young people, takes a holistic approach to sexual health and exploring issues of concern to GLBTQ youth.
WEBSITE: http://www.youthresource.com
Back to top ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION*Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health Parent-run organization focused on the needs of children and youth with emotional, behavioral and mental disorders and their families. Publications, mailing list, local resource referral and assistance, managed care information.
WEBSITE: http://www.ffcmh.org
*National Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Info on child and adolescent psychiatry, fact sheets, current research, practice guidelines. Managed care info, journals, referrals.
WEBSITE: http://www.aacap.org
*American Psychiatric Association APA assists parents and families in understanding developmental, behavioral and emotional disorders affecting children and adolescents. Books, journals, online diagnosis criteria and referrals are available.
WEBSITE: http://www.psych.org
Back to top YOUTH VIOLENCE/BULLYING*Center for the Prevention of School Violence Established in 1993, the Center serves as a primary resource for dealing with the problem of school violence. The Center focuses on ensuring that schools are safe and secure so that every student is able to attend a school that is safe and secure, one that is free of fear and conducive to learning.
WEBSITE: http://www.cpsv.org
*National Mentoring Partnership The National Mentoring Partnership provides a database of local resources for parents.
WEBSITE: http://www.mentoring.org
*Bully-Proofing Your School Resources and Information for parents and teachers/schools.
Back to top | ALCOHOL AND YOUTH*National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign - AntiDrug.com AntiDrug.com was created by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign to equip parents and other adult caregivers with the tools they need to raise drug-free kids. Working with the nation's leading experts in the fields of parenting and substance abuse prevention, TheAntiDrug.com serves as a drug prevention information center, and a supportive community for parents to interact and learn from each other.
WEBSITE: http://www.AntiDrug.com
*Partnership for a Drug-Free America The Partnership For A Drug-Free America is a non-profit coalition of professionals from the communications industry, whose mission is to help teens reject substance abuse. Through its national anti-drug advertising campaign and other forms of media communication, The Partnership works to decrease demand for drugs and other substances by changing societal attitudes that support, tolerate or condone drug use.
WEBSITE: http://www.drugfreeamerica.org
*National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information Educational videos, publications, referrals to treatment programs.
WEBSITE: http://www.health.org
Back to top DEALING WITH GRIEF*National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Find grief and bereavement services near you.
WEBSITE: http://www.nhpco.org
*Caring Connections Among other services, Caring Connections operates the only national crisis and information hotline dealing with end-of-life issues.
WEBSITE: http://www.caringinfo.org
*The Compassionate Friends The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be supportive. The Compassionate Friends is a national nonprofit, self-help support organization that offers friendship and understanding to bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings. There is no religious affiliation and there are no membership dues or fees.
WEBSITE: http://www.compassionatefriends.org
*The Centering Corporation for Grief/Loss Resources Just a few of the resources available through the Centering Corporation, a family owned and operated business that is dedicated to serving the needs of those healing from loss.
WEBSITE: http://www.centering.org
*The Dougy Center for Grieving Children The Dougy Center was the first center in the US to provide peer support groups for grieving children. We'd like to share with you what we have learned from over 13,500 children, teens and families we've served since 1982.
WEBSITE: http://www.grievingchild.org
*Julie's Place: A website for bereaved siblings Julie's Place is a special website, designed for kids and teens grieving the loss of a sibling.
WEBSITE: http://www.juliesplace.com
*Youth Crisis Hotline
WEBSITE: http://www.suicidehotlines.com/national.html
*National HopeLine Network
*All About Counseling
WEBSITE: http://www.allaboutcounseling.com/crisis_hotlines.htm
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