24/7 Emergency Resources

If you are experiencing a life-threatening crisis, please call 911 right away.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can be reached at (800) 273-8255

The Crisis Text Line can be reached by texting GO to 741-741

The TrevorLifeline LGBTQ suicide prevention hotline can be reached at (866) 488-7386, texting START to 678-678, or through their website https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/.

The Safe Horizon/RAINN domestic abuse, rape, and incest hotline can be reached at (800) 621-4673

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Mental Health in Children and Adolescents

A dedicated child health site founded and run by pediatrician Ren Chats: http://www.childhealth-explanation.com

Child and adolescent information from the National Institute of Mental Health: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/child-and-adolescent-mental-health/index.shtml

Information on depression in teens: http://www.about-teen-depression.com

Information on emerging adults, who lie somewhere between adolescence and adulthood: http://www.apa.org/monitor/jun06/emerging.aspx

Resources for teens struggling with substance abuse or peer pressure: https://teens.drugabuse.gov

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Parenting

Building resilience in children and families through Conscious Discipline

http://consciousdiscipline.com/about/the_connected_family.asp

http://consciousdiscipline.com/about/conscious-discipline-for-parents.asp

 

Free Webinars

1) Guiding the Most Challenging Children

https://consciousdiscipline.com/webinars-guiding-the-most-challenging-children

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National Institute of Health -- National Institute of Mental Health

The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure. Their website includes information on a vast array of mental health topics.

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/index.shtml

 

Drug & Alcohol Addiction

To learn about substance abuse, addiction, and recovery: https://www.addictiongroup.org/resources/

For tools and resources to help empower those with substance abuse addiction: Rehab.Help.org

To find rehab centers in New York: https://www.help.org/drug-and-alcohol-rehab-centers-in-new-york-ny/

Information from NIDA to educate and empower teens related to substance abuse topics: https://teens.drugabuse.gov