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DEPRESSION & SUICIDE PREVENTION
DEPRESSION & SUICIDE PREVENTION
Parent's Guide to Teen Depression (HelpGuide.org)
A helpful website that goes over the signs and symptoms of teenage depression and warning signs of suicide and offers tips on how to help your child.Parent Handbook to Childhood & Teenage Depression (ErikasLighthouse.org)
A parent-to-parent handbook of practical ideas that include topics that include how to identify signs of depression, get help and treatment, talk to your child and your family, manage the school day, and deal with insurance issues just to name a few.National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The Jason Foundation, Inc. (JFI) is dedicated to the prevention of the “Silent Epidemic” of youth suicide through educational and awareness programs that equip young people, educators/youth workers and parents with the tools and resources to help identify and assist at-risk youth.INTERNET SAFETY
Common Sense is the leading independent nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids thrive in a world of media and technology. We empower parents, teachers, and policymakers by providing unbiased information, trusted advice, and innovative tools to help them harness the power of media and technology as a positive force in all kids’ lives. The Wait Until 8th pledge empowers parents to rally together to delay giving children a smartphone until at least 8th grade. By banding together, this will decrease the pressure felt by kids and parents alike over the kids having a smartphone. Smartphones are distracting and potentially dangerous for children yet are widespread in elementary and middle school because of unrealistic social pressure and expectations to have one.INTERNET SAFETY
The Internet Keep Safe Coalition
The iKeepSafe mission is to provide a safe digital landscape for children, schools, and families by supporting the protection of student privacy, while advancing learning in a digital culture. To support this mission, we provide data privacy certifications to technology companies, educational resources to schools, and information to the community.Other Educational Parent Resources on Internet & Social Media Usage for Children and Teens
DRUG & EDUCATION AWARENESS
DRUG & EDUCATION AWARENESS
Alateen & Al-Anon
In Al-Anon and Alateen, members share their own experience, strength, and hope with each other. You will meet others who share your feelings and frustrations, if not your exact situation. We come together to learn a better way of life, to find happiness whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not.Attend an Alateen Meeting near you:Drug Education & Awareness for Students & Families
LGBTQ+ SUPPORT & RESOURCES
Watch an endless stream of inspiring stories shared by people just like you. Visit our Get Help page to find LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans-gendered, Queer) youth support services in your community. Or, sign our pledge to commit to a world where all LGBTQ+ are free to live equally and know their worthiness and power as individuals! LGBTQ+ SUPPORT & RESOURCES
The mission of ROX is equip girls with the knowledge and skills necessary to live healthy, independent, productive, and violence-free lives.
PERSONAL & SOCIAL MENTAL HEALTH- Students will acquire the knowledge, attitudes and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others. - Students will make decisions, set goals and take necessary action to achieve goals. - Students will understand safety and survival skills. Delivery system:- Individual counseling: working one-on-one with students to problem-solve, and develop strategies and coping skills in times of transition, crisis and loss.- Group counseling: social skills, organization training and conflict resolution.- Classroom guidance: bullying, internet safety, career exploration and future planning.- Mediation: working with with students, parents, teachers, and administrators to resolve issues or conflicts.- Referrals: connecting students and families with community resources and counseling.
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