Adolescent Issues

• Adolescent Book List from Mrs. Willette
• Books: St. Joseph's Library (at school only)
  • Seattle Public Library Catalog
  • King County Library Catalog
• Encyclopedia - Grolier Online Encyclopedia
• Internet:
  • Google - if more than 1 word, use quotation marks
  • Multnomah Library list of Social Issues - GREAT list of topics and web sites
    • Hot topics for papers - links from Best Inrformation on the Net
    • Social Issues - pro and con links from King County Library
  • Wise to Social Issues - gives pro and con viewpoints- alphabetical list
• Magazine articles: email Mrs. Cutler for password for at home
• ProQuest Direct - click on TOPICS, then TOPIC GUIDE - use teenagers AND...
  • account # ar121stjoe
  • password welcome

National

• Girl Power - healthy choices for girls -US Dept. of Health and Human Services
• TeensHealth -Search - from Nemours Foundation
• MedlinePlus-Teens Page - Search
• National Institute of Health - Search for your topic

Drugs

• http://www.drugabuse.gov/PDF/overview2001.pdf (PDF file)
• http://www.drugabuse.gov/students.html - Information for Students (NIDA)
• http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/subabuse.cfm - Substance abuse
• http://family.samhsa.gov/ - Family guide on drug abuse with links to teen brochures on
• http://depts.washington.edu/thmedia/ - Teen health
• Al-Anon/Ala teen
• TheCoolSpot.gov - alcohol info by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
• Stop underage drinking
• Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) (formerly Students Against Driving Drunk)
• Teen Health - Alcohol - KidsHealth.org
• Teen Health - Drugs and Alcohol - KidsHealth.org
  • What you need to know about drugs
• Too smart to start - alcohol abuse
• Under 21 - Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
  • Jr. and Senior High

Mental illness

• American Academy of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Facts for families - scroll down to topics
• http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=Child_and_Adolescent_Action_Center National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
• http://www.mentalhealth.com/book/p43-yout.html - Youth and Mental illness
• National Youth Violence Prevention - SafeYouth.org
• Mental Health Risk factors for adolescents - Adolescent Directory online
• http://depts.washington.edu/thmedia/ - teen health
• Mental Health good list from KidsHealth - Nemours Foundation
• Mental Illness in teens -PsychInstitute
• MindZone - for teens - Cope, Care, Deal - Annenberg Foundation
• National Institute for Mental Health: Child and Adolescent NIMH

Family Dynamics

• Teen years - from Family and relationships - American Psychological Association
• http://helping.apa.org/family/teen.html
• http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/teen.html - Teens only
• Administration for children and families Family and Youth Services
• ChildStats.gov - Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
• Families - scroll down to Families section, with good links to other articles and resources - KidsHealth
• Family Issues - MedlinePlus
• Stepfamily Association of America

Peer relationships

• http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/family/nf211.htm
• http://depts.washington.edu/thmedia/

Violence

• http://helping.apa.org/warningsigns/index.html
• http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/violencemenu.cfm - Children and violence NIMH
• http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_adolvio.html
• http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles/fs000189.pdf (PDF file)
• http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/publications/factsheets/schoolviolence/FS-SV03.html Violence fact sheets
• http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=15 Raising kids to resist violence
  • http://www.apahelpcenter.org/featuredtopics/feature.php?id=38 Warning signs of youth violence
• http://education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html Adolescent directory online
• Child Abuse - MedlinePlus
• Child Abuse: statistics, research and resources
  provides links to a variety of essays and reports. Scroll down for his research information

Washington State -

• 24 Hour Alcohol and Drug Help Line ADHL
  • Domestic Violence Outreach Program
  • The Teen Line Peer Counseling for Young Adults who are Experiencing Personal Crisis in their Lives
• Seattle and King County Public Health homepage
  • Alcohol and Drug Prevention
• King County Department of Community and Human Services Mental Health, Chemical Abuse and Dependency Services
  • Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services
  • Children's Services
  • Mental Health Services
  • Web resources - lists of links to organizations
    • Teen and Young Adults
  • Youth Health services