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Child Welfare Agencies' Efforts To Identify, Locate And Involve Nonresident Fathers Wheeler Clinic - Fatherhood Initiative  Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy - March of Dimes El Consumo de Drogas Ílicitas Durante el Embarazo - March of Dimes / Nacer Sano Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - Center for Disease Control - National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - MedlinePlus - National Library of Medicine La Bebida y su Embarazo - NIAAA Medical Consequences of Drug Use: Prenatal Effects - NIDA National Organization of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Síndrome de Alcoholismo Fetal - MedlinePlus Tabaco, Alcohol, Drogas y Embarazo - ACOG  Gangs Gang Resistance Education and Training - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Gangs and Your Child - National Crime Prevention Council National Alliance of Gang Investigators Associations National Gang Center (OJJDP) National Youth Gang Center OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model Para Padres de Adolescentes: Conversación con su Adolescente Sobre las Pandillas - 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Infección por el VIH en las Mujeres - Familydoctor.org National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Nine and A Half Minutes - Act Against AIDS Por Qué son las Drogas Inyectables un Riesgo para el VIH? - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Project Inform - Information, Inspiration and Advocacy for People Living with HIV/AIDS Street Smart: Reducing HIV Risk Among Runaway and Homeless Youth - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Body - An AIDS and HIV Information Resource The Guardian Health Association, Inc. TIP 37: Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with HIV/AIDS U. S. National AIDS Hotlines and Resources UNAIDS - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS VIH: ¿Qué es el síndrome del VIH? - Familydoctor.org Why is injecting drugs a risk for HIV? - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Women, Children and HIV - Resources for Prevention and Treatment  Information for Tobacco Merchants Tobacco Prevention and Enforcement Program (CT Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services) Tobacco/Synar (SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention)  Inhalants Abuso de Inhalantes y su Niño - Familydoctor.org Guía para los Padres para la Prevención del Abuso de Inhalantes - U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Inhalant Abuse - National Institute on Drug Abuse Inhalant Abuse Training For Parents inhalant.org - Alliance for Consumer Education Inhalants - NIDA InfoFacts - National Institute on Drug Abuse Inhalants - Office of National Drug Control Policy Inhalants - United States Drug Enforcement Administration inhalants.drugabuse.gov National Inhalant Prevention Coalition  Internet Safety A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety - Federal Bureau of Investigation American Library Association - Especially for Children and Their Parents Center For Safe And Responsible Internet Use Children Online - American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry CyberbullyNOT: Student Guide To Cyberbullying - Center For Safe And Responsible Internet Use Educator's Guide To Cyberbullying And Cyberthreats - Center For Safe And Responsible Use Of The Internet Electronic Media and Youth Violence: A CDC Issue Brief for Educators and Caregivers GetNetWise Coalition National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - Internet-Related Safety Tips for Teens OnGuard.gov SafeKids.com Seguridad en la Internet (para Padres) - KidsHealth, Nemours Sexting and Teens - Connecticut State Police TIPS Social Networking Sites: Safety Tips for Tweens and Teens - FTC Talking to Kids and Teens about Social Media and Sexting - American Academy of Pediatrics Threats Online: Student Guide To Cyberthreats - Center For Safe And Responsible Internet Use Tips To Prevent Sexting - Connect Safely  Ketamine Club Drugs: Ketamine: SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information Ketamina - La Anti-droga Ketamine - United States Drug Enforcement Administration Ketamine Fast Facts - National Drug Intelligence Center  LSD LSD (Acid) - National Institute on Drug Abuse LSD - NIDA InfoFacts - National Institute on Drug Abuse LSD Datos Rapidos - National Drug Intelligence Center Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) - United States Drug Enforcement Administration What's Up With LSD? - United States Drug Enforcement Administration  Marijuana Driving Toward Disaster? Steer Your Teen Away from Marijuana - SAMHSA Family Guide La Marihuana: Lo Que Los Padres Deben Saber - NIDA Marihuana - MedlinePlus Marijuana - NIDA InfoFacts - National Institute on Drug Abuse Marijuana - United States Drug Enforcement Administration Marijuana Information - National Institute on Drug Abuse Marijuana's Adverse Effects - Familydoctor.org Marijuana: Facts for Teens - National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA InfoFacts: La Marihuana Tips for Teens: The Truth About Marijuana - SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information What You Need to Know About Drugs: Marijuana - KidsHealth, Nemours  Media Advocacy Higher Education Center  Media Literacy About Face Action Coalition for Media Education Alcoholic-Beverage Advertising Expenditures, 1998-2007 - Center for Science in the Public Interest Alliance for a Media Literate America Center for Media Literacy Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at Georgetown University (CAMY) Children's Media Project Children, Health and the Media: Report and Fact Sheet Series Don't Buy It - PBS Kids Family Guide (SAMHSA ) Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-olds Just Think Media Awareness Network New Mexico Media Literacy Project Not a Cough in a Carload: Images from the Tobacco Industry Campaign to Hide the Hazards of Smoking -- Stanford School of Medicine, Lane Library Project Look Sharp - Media Literacy at Ithaca College SIMILE Studies in Media & Information Literacy Education  Mental Health 18 Session Family Education Program for People Who Care about Someone Living with Mental Illness or PTSD - Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Medical Center APA Help Center - American Psychological Association Child and Adolescent Mental Health - National Mental Health Information Center Connecticut Network of Care - Behavioral Health Cope Care Deal: A Mental Health Site for Teens - a program of the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands Families and Health - American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Healthy Minds - American Psychiatric Association Help Starts Here - National Association of Social Workers Mental Health America Mental Health Information In Asian Languages (SPIRAL, South Cove Community Health Center And Tufts University Hirsh Health Sciences Library) Mental Health Services Locator - SAMHSA NAMI, la Alianza Nacional Sobre Enfermedades Mentales National Alliance On Mental Illness (NAMI) National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Institute of Mental Health ReachOut.com - Inspire USA Foundation Salud Mental - MedlinePlus Salud Mental: Cómo Mantener Su Salud Emocional - Familydoctor.org SAMHSA Systems of Care SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center - Center for Mental Health Services SAMHSA's Resource Center to Promote Acceptance, Dignity and Social Inclusion Associated with Mental Health (ADS Center) Stories that Heal - a website for people living with mental health problems—and their friends and family - SAMHSA Teen Mental Health Problems: What Are the Warning Signs - National Mental Health Information Center - Center for Mental Health Services Un Amigo Marca Una Gran Diferencia - SAMHSA What A Difference A Friend Makes - SAMHSA  Methadone Medication Assisted Treatment - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Methadone - MedlinePlus Methadone - Office of National Drug Control Policy Methadone - United States Drug Enforcement Administration Methadone Maintenance Treatment - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tratamiento de Mantenimiento con Metadona - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  Methamphetamine Developing A Strategy For A Multiagency Response To Clandestine Drug Laboratories Just Think Twice - DEA Demand Reduction - Street Smart Prevention Metanfetamina - La Anti-Droga Meth Watch Program Methamphetamine - NIDA InfoFacts - National Institute on Drug Abuse Methamphetamine Abuse and Addiction - National Institute on Drug Abuse MethResources.gov NIDA InfoFacts: La Metanfetamina Tips for Teens: The Truth About Methamphetamine - SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information Yaba - Center for Substance Abuse Research  Military and Veteran Issues 18 Session Family Education Program for People Who Care about Someone Living with Mental Illness or PTSD - Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Medical Center Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress Connecticut Department of Veterans' Affairs Connecticut Military Support Program Courage to Care Campaign - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Military Family Association National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Reports on Veterans United States Department of Veterans Affairs USA.gov - U.S. Military Personnel and Veterans Vet Center - United States Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans and Families WarFighterDiaries.com  Opiates / Opioids Adicción a los Opiáceos - Familydoctor.org Dependencia de Opiáceos - JAMA Patient Page Heroin, Methadone, Other Opiates & Injection Drug Use - 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National Drug Intelligence Center OxyContin: Prescription Drug Abuse - SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information  Parenting A “Perfect” Parent – Healthychildren.org (from the American Academy of Pediatrics) A Family Guide to Keeping Youth Healthy and Drug-Free - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration A Parent's Guide to the Teen Brain - The Partnership for a Drug-free America Adventures in Parenting: How Responding, Preventing, Monitoring, Mentoring, and Modeling Can Help You Be A Successful Parent – National Institute of Child Health & Human Development An Act Concerning Teenage Drivers - Public Act No. 08-32 (Connecticut General Assembly) Center for Teen Safe Driving - Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles Child Behavior: What Parents Can Do to Change Their Child's Behavior – Familydoctor.org Children's Behavioral/Mental Health Topics - American Academy of Pediatrics Consejos de Comunicación Para Padres - Centro de Apoyo de la APA / APA Help Center Consejos para la Crianza - 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(Columbia University) Sexually Transmitted Infections - Planned Parenthood STD Health Disparities - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention STDs - Kidshealth.org (for Parents) STIs: Common Symptoms & Tips on Prevention - Familydoctor.org Syphilis & MSM (Men Who Have Sex With Men) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Syphilis - JAMA Patient Page The Role of STD Detection and Treatment in HIV Prevention - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Trichomoniasis - Womenshealth.gov  Smoking Cessation / Quitting Smoking Become An EX - American Legacy Foundation ChewFree.com - National Institutes of Health Connecticut Quitline - CT Department of Public Health Connecticut Tobacco Use Cessation Programs - CT Department of Public Health (MS Word) Free and Clear Freedom From Smoking - American Lung Association Helping Smokers Quit: A Guide For Clinicians - AHRQ Journey To A Smoke-Free Life: A Workbook To Help You Succeed (UPMC: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Nicotine Anonymous Quitting Smokeless Tobacco - American Cancer Society Quitting Smoking - MedlinePlus Smokefree Women Smokefree.gov Smoking Quitlines Spit Tobacco: A Guide for Quitting - National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Tips To Quit Smoking - CT Department of Public Health (pdf) Tobacco Cessation Guideline - Office of the Surgeon General Way2Quit You Can Quit Smoking Consumer Guide - CT Department of Public Health (pdf) Your First Step To Change: Smoking. 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2005 Connecticut Youth Suicide Advisory Board CT Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative (CYSPI) National Strategy for Suicide Prevention National Strategy for Suicide Prevention - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Suicide Prevention Lifeline National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: After an Attempt—A Guide for Taking Care of Your Family Member After Treatment in the Emergency Room - SAMHSA ReachOut. com - Inspire USA Foundation SAVE - Suicide Awareness Voices of Education Suicide - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Suicide Prevention Resource Center - SPRC The Trevor Project Youth & Suicide Warning signs- SAMHSA  Synthetic Drugs Interpol - Synthetic Drugs Office of National Drug Control Policy - Reducing Synthetic Drug Abuse  Tobacco / Nicotine Addictions Tip Sheet - Understanding Tobacco Addiction - NASW Help Starts Here American Lung Association American Lung Association of Connecticut Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Cigarettes and Other Nicotine Products - 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