Growing up and going through the teen years can sometimes be a difficult experience. Oftentimes, we feel overwhelmed and can fall behind in classes or need a little extra encouragement to set and meet our goals.
Listed below are a few resources to help you deal with some of the issues you or your friends may be facing. If you need additional help or resources, please see Mrs. Royal for more information.
Life brings unexpected trials and tribulations at times, and we may need help from others. Don't allow pride nor shame to prevent you from reaching out when daily trials are too much to handle!!!
General:
www.drugabuse.gov www.family.samhsa.gov
www.inhalants.org www.drugfree.org
www.theantidrug.com (Spanish www.laAntidroga.com)
For Teens:
www.checkyourself.com www.justthinktwice.com
www.thecoolspot.gov www.teens.drugabuse.gov
www.freevibe.com
Internet Safety:
www.isafe.org www.ikeepsafe.org
www.netsmartzkids.org
Have an eating disorder or know someone who does?
Mirror Mirror is a website that provides information on a variety of eating disorders for men and women of all ages including descriptions, signs, and health effects.
http://www.mirror-mirror.org/eatdis.htm
Relationship Violence
Click on "Just for Teens" tab to learn about unhealthy relationships, and learn facts on relationship and dating violence. http://www.loveisnotabuse.com
Is your boyfriend or girlfriend texting you too much? Is he/she pressuring you to send pics that are inappropriate? For more information on this topic, visit: http://www.thatsnotcool.com/ or http://www.athinline.org/about
Dating Violence-What you need to know
Opening Lifesaving Lines of Communication for Parents and Teens
Teens Healthy Living Resources
Sherman/Denison Drug Free Resources
Help for Grieving Teens
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/
http://www.ncpamd.com/Kids_Pages.htm
http://www.stayteen.org/home.htm
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=337
http://www.bygpub.com/books/tg2rw/volunteer.htm