Resources

Help for at-risk or troubled teens.

 


 

Cyberbullying

Dr. Patricia Agatston, Ph.D.

  • http://cyberbullyhelp.com
  • Cyberbullying ABC's
  • Parent's Guide
  • Sexting Prevention

     

     

     


     

    Waterford Teen Health Center

    http://www.waterford.k12.mi.us/wthc/

     

    Oakland Family Services

    http://www.oaklandfamilyservices.com

     

    Alcohol and Drug Abuse

    Alateen
    Alcoholics Anonymous
    Alcohol and Drug Dependence
    National Drug Help Line
    Maplegrove
    Narcotics Anonymous

    (248) 888-8586
    (248) 541-6565
    1-800-622-2255
    1-800-378-4435
    (248) 661-6100
    (248) 543-7200

    Child Abuse & Neglect
    24-Hour Hotline 1-800-942-4357

    Crisis Pregnancy Counseling
    Bethany Lifeline
    AAA Pregnancy Center
    1-800-238-4269
    (734) 425-8060

    Drug Testing
    Michigan Court Services, Inc. (248) 618-0071

    4556 Dixie Highway
    Waterford, MI 48329
    mcsioffice@comcast.net

    Provides drug testing services to the general public - services not limited to those mandated by the court system.

    Michigan AIDS Teen Hotline
    24-Hour Hotline 1-800-750-8336

    Suicide Prevention
    Yellow Ribbon.Org 1-303-429-3530

    Common Ground Sanctuary
    Common Ground Sanctuary.Org 1-248-456-0909

    HAVEN
    HAVEN Oakland.Org 1-248-334-1274

    Runaway Assistance Program
    24-Hour Hotline 1-800-292-4517


     

    SUBSTANCE ABUSE
    AboutHealth.com 978-282-9970 www.aboutheatlh.com
    BACCHUS and GAMMA Peer Education Network 303-871-0901 www.bacchusgamma.org
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 800-311-3435 www.cdc.gov
    Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) www.cadca.org
    Join Together 617-437-1500 www.jointogether.org
    Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free 301-654-6740 www.alcoholfreechildren.org
    National Association of School Resource Officers 888-316-2776 www.nasro.org
    National Center on Addiction & Substance Abuse (CASA)   www.casacolumbia.org
    National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information 800-729-6686 www.health.org
    National Institute on Drug Abuse   www.nida.nih.gov
    Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration   www.samhsa.gov
    Office of National Drug Control Policy 800-666-3332 www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov
    Play Clean   www.playclean.org

     

    BULLYING AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION RESOURCES
    Anti-Defamation League   www.adl.org
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 800-311-3435 www.cdc.gov/health/violence.htm
    CSAP (Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention)   http://pathwayscourses.samhsa.gov/
    Don't Laugh at Me 212-904-5243 www.dontlaugh.org
    Facing History and Ourselves 617-232-1595 www.facing.org
    National Campaign Against Youth Violence 202-687-1660 www.noviolence.net
    National Crime Prevention Center 202-466-6272 www.ncpc.org
    National School Safety Center 805-373-9977 www.nssc1.org
    National Youth Gang Center Institute for Intergovernmental Research 850-385-0600 www.iir.com
    National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center 866-723-3968 www.safeyouth.org
    Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention   www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org
    Partnerships Against Violence Network 301-504-5462 www.pavnet.org
    Seeking Harmony in Neighborhoods Every Day (SHiNE) 646-613-5100 www.shine.com
    Southern Poverty Law Center 334-956-8200 www.splcenter.com
    Students Against Violence Everywhere 866-343-SAVE www.nationalsave.org
    Youth Crime Watch of America 305-670-2409 www.ycwa.org
    Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General   www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/
    youthviolence

     

    DEPRESSION / SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES
    American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 888-333-AFSP www.afsp.org
    American Psychological Association   www.apa.org/psychnet/children.html
    National Institutes of Health   www.nih.gov
    National Mental Health Awareness Campaign 877-495-0009 www.nostigma.org
    National Suicide Hotline 1-800-SUICIDE

     

    EATING DISORDERS / BODY IMAGE RESOURCES
    Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) 703-556-9222 www.aedweb.org
    Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc. (ANRED) 800-931-2237 www.anred.com
    Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness 561-841-0900 www.eatingdisorderinfo.org
    Harvard Eating Disorders Center (HEDC)   www.hedc.org
    Healing Connections, Inc. 212-585-3450 www.healingconnections.org
    National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) 847-831-9498 (hotline) www.anad.org
    National Center for Overcoming Overeating   www.overcomingovereating.com
    Overeaters Anonymous 505-891-2664 www.overeatersanonymous.org

     

    TEEN PREGNANCY / STD / HIV / AIDS PREVENTION RESOURCES
    American Social Health Association 919-361-8400 www.iwannaknow.org
    Health and Human Services   www.hhs.gov/kids
    National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy 202-478-8500 www.teenpregnancy.org
    Planned Parenthood Federation of America 212-541-7800 www.plannedparenthood.org
    Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (ReCAPP)   www.etr.org/recapp

     

    TRAFFIC SAFETY RESOURCES
    Advocates for Highway/Auto Safety 202-408-1711 www.saferoads.org
    National Association of Governor's Highway Safety Representatives   www.naghsr.org
    National Commission Against Drunk Driving 240-247-6004 www.ncadd.com
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration   www.nhtsa.dot.gov
    National Institute for Driver Behavior   www.nidb.org

     

    YOUTH MAKING A DIFFERENCE
    Boys & Girls Clubs of America 800-854-CLUB www.bgca.org
    City Year National Headquarters 617-927-2500 www.city-year.org
    Do Something 212-523-1175 www.dosomething.org
    Friday Night Live Partnership 559-733-6496 www.fridaynightlive.org
    Many Young Voices   www.manyyoungvoices.org
    National Organization for Youth Safety   www.noys.org
    National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign   www.freevibe.com
    Study Circles Resource Center   www.studycircles.org
    Teen Ink   www.teenink.com
    Teen Voices   www.teenvoices.com
    YouthNoise   www.youthnoise.com
    Youth Radio   www.youthradio.org
    Youth Service America 202-296-2992 www.ysa.org

     

    SOCIAL NORMING RESOURCES
    Alcohol and Other Drug Education Project www.hws.edu/ACA/depts/alcohol/index.html
    Monitoring the Future Institute for Social Research www.monitoringthefuture.org
    Social Norms Marketing Research Project www.edc.org/hec/socialnorms

     

    COLLEGE AND CAREER RESOURCES
    Mapping Your Future www.mapping-your-future.org/MHSS
    Peterson's Guide to Colleges www.petersons.com
    The Education Network www.bigchalk.com
    Wall Street Journal Career Site www.careerjournal.com

     

    FOR PARENTS
    National PTA www.pta.org
    Not My Kid www.notmykid.org
    Parent Resource Network www.childrensdefense.org/parentresnet.php
    Positive Discipline www.positivediscipline.com

     

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