Caring for Our Youth: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Resources for Families

Featured Publications

Tips for Teens

These brochures provide facts and dispel myths about substance use. Information is provided on long-term and short-term effects, physical and psychological risks, and legal implications.

Tips for Teens: Club Drugs (PHD852)
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Tips for Teens: Hallucinogens (PHD642)
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Tips for Teens: Heroin (PHD860)
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The Teen Years: A Road Map for Parents (CD-ROM) (AVD228)

This interactive CD provides in-depth information about how teens develop during adolescence and offers expert advice for parents on how they can best guide their teens through this transitional time.

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Navigating the Teen Years: A Parent's Handbook for Raising Healthy Teens (PHD1127)

Endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, this new handbook includes expert advice, information, and easy-to-use checklists designed to help parents guide teens toward a healthy life. It provides suggestions for daily, weekly, and monthly actions, as well as setting expectations and rules, monitoring teens, and being a good role model.

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¡Vida en la Comunidad para Todos! (Life in the Community for Everyone!) (DVD) (DVD248)

This DVD addresses substance abuse prevention and mental health promotion in Hispanic/Latino communities. It is designed to be used by service providers working with Latino parents in group settings. The DVD presents 10 powerful chapters that include dramatic vignettes and expert and community interviews. It reinforces Hispanic values and traditions and motivates parents to get more involved in protecting their children.

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How To Hold Crucial Conversations About Drugs With Your Teenager
(CCTCRD-06 )

This reference card provides easy-to-follow tips on starting crucial conversations with teens on various tough topics, including drug use. It offers research-based tips for initiating tough but vital parent-child conversations.

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Keeping Your Teens Drug-Free

Parents are the most important influence in their children’s lives, and this guide provides ideas and examples of the skills that busy parents and caregivers can use to keep their teens drug-free.

A Family Guide (PHD1114)
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A Guide for African American Parents and Caregivers (PHD1116)
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Manteniendo a sus Adolescentes Libres de Drogas: Una Guia Para Las Familias Hispanas (PHD1115)
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Family Guide to Systems of Care for Children With Mental Health Needs (SMA05-4054)

This publication informs caregivers and families seeking help for children with mental health problems. It provides information on what caregivers and families need to know, do, ask, and expect in order to get the most out of their experience with systems of care.

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Sistemas de Cuidado: Ayudando a Ninos y Jovenes con Necesidades de Salud Mental Severas (Helping Children and Youth With Severe Mental Health Needs) (SMA06-4197S)

This factsheet in Spanish provides information on how to help children and youth with serious mental health needs through the “Systems of Care” programs. It provides background information on what serious mental health needs entail and also provides information on how to get help and support through “Systems of Care” networks. These support networks provide assistance to youth and their families to help them thrive at home, at school, in the community, and throughout life, and addresses cultural and linguistic needs of individuals.

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Have a Newsletter? Download Our Drop-in Article!

Use the drop-in article in your newsletter or listserv to help keep parents reminded of their role in preventing drug use.

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