Family & Consumer Sciences

Helpful Websites

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP): The AACAP assists families in understanding developmental, behavioral, emotional, and mental disorders that may impact both children and adolescents.

Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disaster: This fact sheet was developed by The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and provides information on helping your child or teen deal with trauma, discusses age typical reactions to trauma, and offers advice for helping your child deal with post traumatic stress disorder.

Sexuality

• Adolescents at Risk: Sexual Activity (also in PDF)
• Restraint From Sexual Activity: How Can Parents Help? (also in PDF)
• Talking to Your Kids about Sex
• Talking with Children about HIV/AIDS (also in PDF)
• Why Abstinent Adolescents Report They Have Not Had Sex
• Facts on Teens' Sexual and Reproductive Health

Helpful websites

Advocates for Youth: . Advocates for Youth encourages efforts to help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health.

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unwanted Pregnancy : Started in 1996 to work exclusively on reducing the number of Teen pregnancies in the United States. Information on this site includes state data, and resources such as research in this area and parental

Gutmacher Institute: Focuses on research related to reproductive health worldwide.

Planned Parenthood: Resources for Parents and a website for Teens

GLBT Teen Resources: Helpful websites and books for teens struggling with GLBT issues

RECAPP: Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention: RECAPP provides practical tools and information for Teachers and Health educators to effectively reduce sexual risk-taking behaviors.

Alcohol

• Adolescents at Risk: Alcohol Use (also in PDF)
• Self Protection Series: Alcohol Decisions
• Teens and Alcohol

helpful websites

Alateen:.Alateen is a fellowship of young Al-Anon members, usually teenagers, whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking.

New Hampshire Teen Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and other Drug Abuse: Offers wellness-focused prevention programs that train and motivate teens to make a positive difference in their schools and communities. This series of affirming, informative, and experiential programs helps teens build strength of character,camaraderie, a broad network of support and lives that are dependency free. Building youth leadership is our key strategy in preventing adolescent alcohol, tobacco and other drug use and abuse. Our unique training format empowers teens to create healthy lifestyles and positive environments for themselves and others.

The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence:.This fact sheets offers information on youth alcohol and drug use.

Drugs and Tobacco Use

• Adolescents at Risk: Illicit Drug Use (also in PDF)
• Adolescent Smoking Statistics
• How Can I Keep My Teenage Daughter From Smoking?
• 10 Ways to Help Teens Stay Smoke-free
• Teens: Tobacco Talk

Helpful Websites

National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign: The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign is a multi-dimensional effort designed to educate and empower youth to reject illicit drugs. The campaign uses a variety of media to reach parents and youth, including TV ads, school-based educational materials, campaign Web sites, and parenting skills brochures.

NIDA for Teens: Website created by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) for teens about the science of Drugs. Resources also available for teachers and parents.

Teenage Drug and Alcohol Abuse Information: Information on signs of abuse , drug facts, and information for parents.

Violence

• Teen Dating Violence
• Understanding Teen Dating Abuse
• Bullying and Harassment
• Facts for Teens: Bullying
• Cyberbullying- What Adults Can Do
• Talking to Your Kids About War: Advice for Concerned Parents
• Do Violent Video Games Result in More Aggressive Teens?

Helpful Websites

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center: The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC) is a central source of information on prevention and intervention programs, publications, research, and statistics on violence committed by and against children and teens and other federal agencies.

Love is Not Abuse: Facts and helpful resources on relationship abuse, as well as information 'just for teens'

Love is Respect: National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline

Teen Victim Project: A Part of the National Center for Victims of Crime, provides helpful information on crimes against teens and information for parents.

Stop Bullying Now: Information for kids and parents on bullying

Stop Cyberbullying; Information on the definition of Cyberbullying, how it works, and what can be done to prevent it.

Other

• Adolescent Employment (also in PDF)
• Teens and Divorce: What Hurts and What Helps (also in PDF)
• Untangling the Web for Internet Addicted Adolescents (also in PDF)