Use the links on the left to move
among the various
At-risk Behaviors
webpages.

    **not a comprehensive list of all info that exists

At-Risk Adolescent Websites

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

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

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

Back in Control:  http://backincontrol.com/  . This site is for parents of temperamentally difficult and high risk children and teens. National advocacy and training center for parents, schools, and agencies. Parent training workshops, school discipline workshops. Programs to control truancy, dropping out, delinquency, and other behaviors associated with ADHD and ODD.

Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disaster:  http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/violence.cfm  .  
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.

National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign:  http://www.mediacampaign.org/  . 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.

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center:  http://www.safeyouth.org/home.htm  . 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.

New Hampshire Teen Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and other Drug Abuse:  http://www.nhteeninstitute.org/ .  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.

Talk With Your Kids:  http://www.talkingwithkids.org/local.html.  Resource for talking with your kids about risk taking behavior.

MCW Health Link – Talking to Your Child about Alcohol Use:  http://www.lakeadamhs.org/teentips.htm .  Tips for communicating with your teen about alcohol use.

RECAPP: Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention:  http://www.etr.org/recapp/research/journal200103.htm .RECAPP provides practical tools and information for Teachers and Health educators to effectively reduce sexual risk-taking behaviors.

Tips for Communicating with Your Teen About Alcohol Use:  http://www.lakeadamhs.org/teentips.htm   . Includes some helpful tips for parents in communicating the effects of alcohol use with their tees.

The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence:  http://www.ncadd.org/facts/youthalc.html  . This fact sheets offers information  on youth alcohol and drug use.