Internet Resources

Parents Addicted to Loved Ones (PAL)

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
NIAAA

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMSHA

Teen Drinking - Understanding the Dangers & Talking to Your Child
Harvard Health Publications

National Institute of Health – Drug Abuse & Addiction
NIH

Partnership for Drug Free Kids

Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline
from childhood to midlife
PNAS.org

Get Smart About Drugs 

Georgia Overdose Prevention Board

Think your teen is using?  Write a letter​

Drug Abuse Prevention Starts with Parents
AAP

The facts on e-cigarette use among youth and young adults
US Surgeon General

Is Vaporizing Safer Than Smoking? Why Vaping Isn’t Healthy For Teens,
Your Teen For Parents

Quick Facts on the Risks of E-cigarettes for Kids, Teens, and Young Adults
CDC

#ThisIsQuitting

Electronic Cigarettes
CDC

That USB Stick Might Be an E-cigarette
CDC

Talk with Your Teen About E-cigarettes: A Tip Sheet for Parents
US Surgeon General

The Real Cost Campaign
US Department of Health & Human Services

Ready to Quit
GA Department of Public Health

Youth Tobacco Use (National 2020 Survey Results)
FDA

Tobacco Education Resources for Parents and Teachers
FDA

​Internet Safety 101
Enough is Enough Nonprofit

Electronic Media and Youth Violence: A CDC Issue Brief for Researchers
HHS/CDC

Adolescents, Technology and Reducing Risk for HIV, STDs and Pregnancy
CDC​

Advocates for Youth

SEX AND TECH: Results from a Survey of Teens and Young Adults
National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

Just the Facts: Teen Sexual Behavior and Parent-Child Communication
Planned Parenthood

StopBullying.gov

Anti-Defamation League

Stop Cyberbullying Before it Starts
Dartmouth University

National Alliance on Mental Health
NAMI

Suicide Prevention
GA Department of Education

Suicide Prevention
GA DBHDD

How to Talk to Kids About Suicide
On Our Sleeves

Helping Kids Who are Thinking About Suicide
On Our Sleeves

Feel Your Feels
GA DBHDD
"A DBHDD mental health awareness campaign encouraging Georgia's young people to explore their real feelings and share them fearlessly."

Operation Parent
Similar to DPN, great parenting handbooks. 

Personal & Social Development
Links posted on the DHS Counseling Department webpage.

Child Mind Institute
Advocating for increased mental health services for kids in schools.

​Greater Good Science Center
Greater Good parenting newsletter featuring the best news, stories, tips, and tools for moms, dads, and caregivers from the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley.

Lives in the Balance
Ross Greene, PhD, Founding Director, served on the faculty at Harvard Medical School for over 20 years. 

Take a Peek at a Chat Session with a Helpline Specialist
Helpline Chat Specialists work with parents to answer personalized questions about their child’s drug use via chat, regardless of the severity of the problem.

The Family Acceptance Project®
A research, intervention, education, and policy initiative for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) children and youth working to prevent health/mental health risks including suicide, homelessness and HIV in the context of their families, cultures and faith communities. 

Center For Parent & Teen Communication

National Sleep Foundation

Podcast > Experts on Expert: with Dax Shepard
interview with Jonathan Haidt
December 6, 2018. Available on Spotify or iTunes
Note: there is some explicit language, but segments are appropriate to share with youth.