Madison Alliance Against Substance Abuse
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Madison, N.J. 07940
Phone:973-593-3079 x
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Recently Added Links (Special thanks to Sue Behrens for keeping us up to date!)

-The Search Institute -promotion of healthy children, youth, and communities

-Chatham - AlaTeen Program  - every Thursday at the Presbyterian Church
of Chatham Township on Southern Blvd.

Call Deb Belusa- 973-635-2340 
Director of Youth Ministries, Presbyterian Church of Chatham Township

deb.belusa@pcct-nj.org
Office Hours: M-Th 9:30 - 4:30

Local
-Growing Up Online- Frontline  Program aired 1/22/08:
       (includes families from Chatham, Madison, and Morristown N.J.)
90 Minutes

-Chatham - AlaTeen Program  - every Wednesday at the Presbyterian Church
  of Chatham Township on Southern Blvd.
Call Deb Belusa- 973-635-2340 
-Director of Youth Ministries, Presbyterian Church of Chatham Township

   deb.belusa@pcct-nj.org - Office Hours: M-Th 9:30 - 4:30
-The Harding Alliance Against Substance Abuse
-TeenHealthFx- Atlantic Health Systems
-Morris County Health Services - Office of Emergency Management

-Local Treatment Facilities
-First Call for Help

MAASA
MAASA's The Parent Connection
Madison's Project Pride
MAASA Parent Helpline


Education
Planning College Visits
How not to get into college
Life Skills for College

Behavior

Stop Bullying Now
Surveys, Studies and Reports about Girls
Developing Your Child's Self-Esteem
Manners
Acronyms and Text Messaging Shorthand
Computer Keyboard: Smileys and Emoticons

Stop Mobile Phone Bullying
The Search Institute - promotion of healthy children, youth, and communities
Digital Youth Research Project - U.C. Berkeley
Cyberbullying - Parry Aftab, internet privacy and security lawyer


Parenting
Driving - Is you teen ready to hit the road ?
Talking about love and sex
Talk to Your Teen
Top 10 Guidebooks for Parents of Teens
Raising Successful Teenagers
Parenting Website - Your teen's friends
Parent Support

Helping your child through early adolescence
Helping Girls 9-13  Make the Most of Their Lives
When is the right time to date?
Mother's Influence on Adolescent Sex


Health
Aetna Intellihealth - free articles: The Adolescent Brain
New Jersey Health Link - Consumer Health Care
Teen Health
Americal Social Health Association
Health
Media campaign

Dental/Oral  Health in the Teen Years
Answer - Sexuality Education

Alcohol & Drugs
Keeping your Teens Drug Free - A Family Guide
Parent Liability-Serving Alcohol to Minors
CNN - Parents, fake IDs undermine efforts to stop underage drinking
What's Wrong with a few Drinks?
Drinking Games - Power Hour
Click for short slideshow:

   STOP Underage Drinking Project Slideshow (Johnson County, Kansas) 

Don't Give Teens Alcohol
Pre-mix Drinks the Hidden Teen Danger
What Booze Does to Brains and Bodies
Alcohol Appears to Damage Young Brains
When Teens Drink, Parents May Pay
Facts for Parents - Teens and Alcohol
Parents, Teens, and Alcohol: A Dangerous Mix

General
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services &
    SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

Center For Substance Abuse Prevention
The Rocky Mountain Behavioral Science Institute
The Rockaway Township Municipal Alliance Committee
Drug-Free Resource Net: Partnership for a Drug Free America
Hot lines and self help groups

Youth and Family Services
Cocaine Help
Morris Council on Alcohol & Drug Abuse - email
Al-A-Call (Alcohol Counseling)
Nar-Anon
Nar-Anon Teen Line
Hope House
National Runaway Switchboard
VD Information and Referral

Law Enforcement
Facebook and Prospective Employers
 

 

 

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