Informational Resources

Drug/Alcohol

What to Look for – Signs and Symptoms
https://www.ncadd.org/about-addiction/signs-and-symptoms/what-to-look-for-signs-and-symptoms

 Talking to Teens about their Drug Use (more information if you download the “quick guide”)
https://drugfree.org/article/start-talking/

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
https://www.ncadd.org/

Understanding Addiction (Article)
https://www.ncadd.org/about-addiction/drugs/understanding-addiction 

National Institute on Drug Abuse
https://www.drugabuse.gov/

Lesson Guides for Parents and Teachers to Teach Kids About Drugs and Alcohol
https://www.whitesandstreatment.com/interactive-lesson-guide-parents-teachers-teach-kids-drugs-alcohol/

Talk Now NJ
http://talknownj.com/

Drugrehab.com 
https://www.drugrehab.com/teens/

Mental Health

Erika's Lighthouse - Child and Adolescent Depression
https://www.erikaslighthouse.org/

Depression in Teens (Article)
http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/conditions/depression-teens 

Understanding Teen Anxiety (Article)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/teen-angst/201502/understanding-teen-anxiety

Warning Signs of Suicide
http://www.sptsusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/FACTS-Green.pdf

National Alliance on Mental Illness
https://www.nami.org/

National Institute of Mental Health
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/find-help/index.shtml

Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide
http://www.sptsusa.org/

Suicide Prevention/Warning Signs
https://online.regiscollege.edu/master-arts-counseling/counseling-guide-youth-suicide-prevention/ 

Grief/Loss
http://www.good-grief.org/

https://www.dougy.org/grief-resources/how-to-help-a-grieving-teen/

5 Tips for Helping Teens Cope with Stress (Article)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-race-good-health/201402/5-tips-helping-teens-cope-stress

Suicide in Teen Girls Hit a 40-year High (Article)
https://www.today.com/health/suicides-teen-girls-hit-40-year-high-t114675