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

Order or download these resources to learn the signs and symptoms of drug abuse and mental health issues that affect youth and teens. The publications also provide information on how teens and their families can find help and support.

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Tips for Teens

Tips for Teens

This series of brochures provides facts and dispels 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: Cocaine (PHD640)
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Tips for Teens: Hallucinogens (PHD642)
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Tips for Teens: Heroin (PHD860)
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Tips for Teens: HIV/AIDS (PHD725)
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Tips for Teens: Inhalants (PHD631)
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Tips for Teens: Methamphetamine (PHD861)
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Tips for Teen: Steroids (PHD726)
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Tips for Teens: Tobacco (PHD633)
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Underage Drinking: Myths vs Facts

Underage Drinking: Myths vs. Facts (SMA08-4299)

The revised brochure will replace the original Tips for Teens: Alcohol pamphlet that was included in a series of substance abuse pamphlets targeting 12- to 17-year-old youth. The revised brochure expands on the Surgeon General's Call to Action while providing easily understood and factual information about alcohol.

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The Teen Years: A Road Map for Parents (CD-ROM)

The Teen Years: A Road Map for Parents (CD-ROM) (AVD228)

This interactive CD provides in-depth information about how teens develop throughout adolescence and offers expert advice for parents on how they can best guide their teen through this transitional time. The CD complements the booklet, Navigating the Teen Years: A Parent's Handbook for Raising Healthy Teens.

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

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 and information and easy-to-use checklists designed to help parents guide teens to a healthy life. The handbook provides suggestions for actions to take daily, weekly, or monthly, 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! (DVD)

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

¡Vida en la Comunidad para Todos! (Life in the Community for Everyone!) is a bilingual audiovisual product that 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. This DVD presents 10 impacting chapters with 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

How To Hold Crucial Conversations About Drugs With Your Teenager

This tip sheet offers specific skills and ideas that parents can use when talking to their teens about drugs and alcohol.

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Keeping Your Teens Drug-Free: A Family Guide

Keeping Your Teens Drug-Free: A Family Guide (PHD1114)

Parents are the most important influence in their children's lives. This booklet provides ideas and examples of the skills busy parents and caregivers can use to keep their teens away from marijuana and other illicit drugs.

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Keeping Your Teens Drug-Free: A Guide for African American Parents and Caregivers

Keeping Your Teens Drug-Free: A Guide for African American Parents and Caregivers (PHD1116)

Parents are the most important influence in their children’s lives. This booklet provides ideas and examples of the skills busy parents and caregivers can use to keep their teens away from marijuana and other illicit drugs.

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Manteniendo a sus Adolescentes Libres de Drogas: Una Guia Para Las Familias Hispanas

Manteniendo a sus Adolescentes Libres de Drogas: Una Guia Para Las Familias Hispanas (PHD1115)

Parents are the most important influence in their children’s lives. This booklet provides ideas and examples of the skills busy parents and caregivers can use to keep their teens away from marijuana and other illicit drugs.

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Family Guide to Systems of Care for Children With Mental Health Needs

Family Guide to Systems of Care for Children With Mental Health Needs (CA0029)

If your child has a mental health need, Family Guide to Systems of Care can help you to effectively work with schools, health clinics or hospitals, health insurance providers, social service programs, etc., to build and get the most out of a system of care.

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Sistemas de cuidado: Ayudando a ninos y jovenes con necesidades de salud mental severas (SMA06-4197S)

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 Spanish-language fact sheet presents information on how to navigate children and youth with serious mental health needs through the Systems of Care Programs. It explains what a serious mental illness entails and delivers information on how to obtain 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 while addressing the cultural and linguistic needs of individuals.

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Sistemas de cuidado: Ayudando a ninos y jovenes con trastorno bipolar(Helping Children and Youth with Bipolar Disorder) (SMA06-4199)

Sistemas de Cuidado:  Ayudando a Ninos y Jovenes con Trastorno Bipolar (Helping Children and Youth with Bipolar Disorder) (SMA06-4199)

This Spanish-language fact sheet presents information on how to navigate children and youth with bipolar disorders through the Systems of Care Programs. It provides basic information on bipolar disorder in children and describes an approach to getting services 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 while addressing the 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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