Resources

• Agencies That Can Help
• Help for Families
• Legal and Legislative Info
• Mental Health Resources
• Research
• School References
• School Violence Prevention
• Teaching Cultural Awareness and Tolerance
• Underage Drinking Prevention

Agencies That Can Help

• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
• Center for Effective Collaboration & Practice - It is the mission of the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice to support and promote a reoriented national preparedness to foster the development and the adjustment of children with or at risk of developing serious emotional disturbance.
• Center for Safe Schools & Communities - The Center's work focuses on prevention and intervention initiatives operated by schools, organizations and agencies serving children, youth and families.
• Commonwealth Student Assistance Program - A program that is designed to assist school personnel in identifying issues including alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and mental health issues which pose a barrier to a student’s success.
• Community Drug Coalitions of America - CADCAtrains local grassroots groups, known as community anti-drug coalitions, in effective community problem-solving strategies, teaching them how to assess their local substance abuse-related problems and develop a comprehensive plan to address them.
• Family Policy Compliance Office (FPCO) - The mission of the Family Policy Compliance Office (FPCO) is to meet the needs of the Department's primary customers--learners of all ages--by effectively implementing two laws that seek to ensure student and parental rights in education.
• Find Youth Info - Composed of representatives from 12 Federal agencies that support programs and services focusing on youth, the IWGYP promotes the goal of positive, healthy outcomes for youth
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
• National Inhalant Prevention Coalition - The ACE mission is to promote responsible and beneficial use of products to ensure a safer, healthier and cleaner environment in homes, businesses and the community.
• No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
• Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention - The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization.
• PA Commission on Crime & Delinquency
• PA Dept. of Education (PDE) - The mission of the Pennsylvania Department of Education is to assist the General Assembly, the Governor, the Secretary of Education and Pennsylvania educators in providing for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of education.
• PA Dept. of Health - The Department's mission is to promote healthy lifestyles, prevent injury and disease, and to assure the safe delivery of quality health care for all Commonwealth citizens.
• PA Dept. of Public Welfare
• PA Licquor Control Board
• Partnership for a Drug-Free America - The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is a nonprofit organization that unites parents, renowned scientists and communications professionals to help families raise healthy children.
• Safe & Drug-free Schools & Communities (Pennsylvania)
• Safe Schools Healthy Students - The SS/HS Initiative is a unique Federal grant-making program designed to prevent violence and substance abuse among our Nation's youth, schools, and communities.
• StopAlcoholAbuse.Gov - A comprehensive portal of Federal resources for information on underage drinking and ideas for combating this issue.
• Striving To Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere (STRYVE) - A national initiative led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent youth violence before it starts among young people ages 10 to 24.
• U.S. Dept. of Education/Federal Registers - The mission of the Department of Education is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.
• U.S. Surgeon General's Office - The Surgeon General serves as America's Doctor by providing Americans the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury.

Help for Families

• Center for Effective Collaboration & Practice - It is the mission of the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice to support and promote a reoriented national preparedness to foster the development and the adjustment of children with or at risk of developing serious emotional disturbance.
• Center for Safe Schools & Communities - The Center's work focuses on prevention and intervention initiatives operated by schools, organizations and agencies serving children, youth and families.
• Commonwealth Student Assistance Program - A program that is designed to assist school personnel in identifying issues including alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and mental health issues which pose a barrier to a student’s success.
• Community Drug Coalitions of America - CADCAtrains local grassroots groups, known as community anti-drug coalitions, in effective community problem-solving strategies, teaching them how to assess their local substance abuse-related problems and develop a comprehensive plan to address them.
• Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) - COPS advances the practice of community policing in America’s state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies.
• FACE Project - FACE produces national resources that tell the truth about alcohol and its impact on business, healthcare, legal and judicial systems, the safety of our communities and the quality of our lives.
• Family Education - Family Edication's mission is to be an online consumer network of the world's best learning and information resources, personalized to help parents, teachers, and students of all ages take control of their learning and make it part of their everyday lives
• Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free - The site's six main sections relate directly to what researchers and substance abuse prevention professionals term family-related "protective factors."
• Intervention Instruction, Inc. - Intervention Instruction, Inc. sees its mission as having a positive effect on recidivism among those who commit a first DUI by changing their substance use behavior through education and treatment as needed.
• Join Together - Join Together leads initiatives to help communities respond to the harms caused by excessive alcohol and drug use and provides free internet services supporting their efforts.
• Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free Foundation - An initiative to prevent the use of alcohol by children ages 9 to 15 and the only national effort that focuses on alcohol use in this age group.
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
• National Clearinghouse for D&A - SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the Nation's one-stop resource for information about substance abuse prevention and addiction treatment.
• National Inhalant Prevention Coalition - The ACE mission is to promote responsible and beneficial use of products to ensure a safer, healthier and cleaner environment in homes, businesses and the community.
• Parental Involvement - CT Parent Power is a statewide parent-led advocacy organization engaging and mobilizing parents on behalf of Connecticut’s children.
• Partnership for a Drug-Free America - The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is a nonprofit organization that unites parents, renowned scientists and communications professionals to help families raise healthy children.
• Pennsylvania Assn. of Student Assistance Professionals - An association organized to meet the needs of youth for education, prevention, intervention, referral and support services in the area of at-risk behaviors affecting mental health and wellness, and to address alcohol and other drug related problems.
• SAMHSA Programs & Campaigns
• Search Institute (Resiliency Assets) - A leading global innovator in discovering what children and adolescents need to become caring, healthy and responsible adults.
• StopAlcoholAbuse.Gov - A comprehensive portal of Federal resources for information on underage drinking and ideas for combating this issue.
• Too Smart to Start - The Too Smart To Start Web site helps youth, families, educators, and communities prevent underage alcohol use and its related problems.
• UnderageDrinking.SAMHSA.gov - A public education website developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in support of the Surgeon General's Call to Action to communicate to parents about how they can help reduce their child's risk of becoming involved with alcohol.

Legal and Legislative Info

• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
• Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
• Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention - The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization.

Mental Health Resources

• Center for Mental Health In Schools
• Center for Mental Health Services - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) National Mental Health Information Center provides information about mental health via a toll-free telephone number (800-789-2647), this web site, and more than 600 publications.
• Community Drug Coalitions of America - CADCAtrains local grassroots groups, known as community anti-drug coalitions, in effective community problem-solving strategies, teaching them how to assess their local substance abuse-related problems and develop a comprehensive plan to address them.
• Partnership for a Drug-Free America - The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is a nonprofit organization that unites parents, renowned scientists and communications professionals to help families raise healthy children.
• Research & Training Center on Family Support & Children's Mental Health - The Center is dedicated to promoting effective community-based, culturally competent, family-centered services for families and their children who are, or may be affected by mental, emotional or behavioral disorders.
• Suicide Prevention Action Network

Research

• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
• Community Drug Coalitions of America - CADCAtrains local grassroots groups, known as community anti-drug coalitions, in effective community problem-solving strategies, teaching them how to assess their local substance abuse-related problems and develop a comprehensive plan to address them.
• FACE Project - FACE produces national resources that tell the truth about alcohol and its impact on business, healthcare, legal and judicial systems, the safety of our communities and the quality of our lives.
• National Clearinghouse for D&A - SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the Nation's one-stop resource for information about substance abuse prevention and addiction treatment.
• Partnership for a Drug-Free America - The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is a nonprofit organization that unites parents, renowned scientists and communications professionals to help families raise healthy children.
• Resiliency In Action
• Safe Schools Healthy Students - The SS/HS Initiative is a unique Federal grant-making program designed to prevent violence and substance abuse among our Nation's youth, schools, and communities.
• Search Institute (Resiliency Assets) - A leading global innovator in discovering what children and adolescents need to become caring, healthy and responsible adults.
• Social Development Research Group - The Social Development Research Group (SDRG) is a nationally recognized, interdisciplinary team of researchers united in a common mission: to understand and promote healthy behaviors and positive social development among diverse populations
• Striving To Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere (STRYVE) - A national initiative led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent youth violence before it starts among young people ages 10 to 24.
• Too Smart to Start - The Too Smart To Start Web site helps youth, families, educators, and communities prevent underage alcohol use and its related problems.

School References

• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
• Center for Safe Schools & Communities - The Center's work focuses on prevention and intervention initiatives operated by schools, organizations and agencies serving children, youth and families.
• Commonwealth Student Assistance Program - A program that is designed to assist school personnel in identifying issues including alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and mental health issues which pose a barrier to a student’s success.
• Community Drug Coalitions of America - CADCAtrains local grassroots groups, known as community anti-drug coalitions, in effective community problem-solving strategies, teaching them how to assess their local substance abuse-related problems and develop a comprehensive plan to address them.
• FACE Project - FACE produces national resources that tell the truth about alcohol and its impact on business, healthcare, legal and judicial systems, the safety of our communities and the quality of our lives.
• Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free - The site's six main sections relate directly to what researchers and substance abuse prevention professionals term family-related "protective factors."
• Find Youth Info - Composed of representatives from 12 Federal agencies that support programs and services focusing on youth, the IWGYP promotes the goal of positive, healthy outcomes for youth
• Intervention Instruction, Inc. - Intervention Instruction, Inc. sees its mission as having a positive effect on recidivism among those who commit a first DUI by changing their substance use behavior through education and treatment as needed.
• Join Together - Join Together leads initiatives to help communities respond to the harms caused by excessive alcohol and drug use and provides free internet services supporting their efforts.
• Learning First Alliance
• National Clearinghouse for D&A - SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the Nation's one-stop resource for information about substance abuse prevention and addiction treatment.
• National Inhalant Prevention Coalition - The ACE mission is to promote responsible and beneficial use of products to ensure a safer, healthier and cleaner environment in homes, businesses and the community.
• National School Safety Center - The National School Safety Center serves as an advocate for safe, secure and peaceful schools worldwide and as a catalyst for the prevention of school crime and violence.
• No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
• Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention - The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization.
• Partnership for a Drug-Free America - The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is a nonprofit organization that unites parents, renowned scientists and communications professionals to help families raise healthy children.
• Pennsylvania Assn. of Student Assistance Professionals - An association organized to meet the needs of youth for education, prevention, intervention, referral and support services in the area of at-risk behaviors affecting mental health and wellness, and to address alcohol and other drug related problems.
• Safe & Drug-free Schools & Communities (Pennsylvania)
• Safe Schools Healthy Students - The SS/HS Initiative is a unique Federal grant-making program designed to prevent violence and substance abuse among our Nation's youth, schools, and communities.
• SAMHSA Programs & Campaigns
• Search Institute (Resiliency Assets) - A leading global innovator in discovering what children and adolescents need to become caring, healthy and responsible adults.
• StopAlcoholAbuse.Gov - A comprehensive portal of Federal resources for information on underage drinking and ideas for combating this issue.
• The Safety Zone
• The School Shooter: FBI Assessment - A publication that is aimed at prevention: identifying the precursors of violence through threat assessments, then initiating an intervention process to stop violent acts before they erupt.
• Too Smart to Start - The Too Smart To Start Web site helps youth, families, educators, and communities prevent underage alcohol use and its related problems.

School Violence Prevention

• Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) - Founded in 1992 to provide informed assistance to groups committed to understanding and preventing violence, particularly adolescent violence.
• Emergency Management Institute
• Federal Emergency Management Agency - FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
• National Center for Conflict Resolution (NCCR) - NCCRE provides a variety of workshops for educators, juvenile justice and youth service professionals. NCCRE assists clients in assessing their needs and custom designs workshops addressing identified needs and goals.
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service
• National Organization for Victim's Assistance (NOVA) - Founded in 1975, NOVA is the oldest national group of its kind in the worldwide victims’ movement. NOVA’s mission is to promote rights and services for victims of crime and crisis everywhere.
• Safe Schools Healthy Students - The SS/HS Initiative is a unique Federal grant-making program designed to prevent violence and substance abuse among our Nation's youth, schools, and communities.
• Striving To Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere (STRYVE) - A national initiative led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent youth violence before it starts among young people ages 10 to 24.
• The School Shooter: FBI Assessment - A publication that is aimed at prevention: identifying the precursors of violence through threat assessments, then initiating an intervention process to stop violent acts before they erupt.

Teaching Cultural Awareness and Tolerance

• Partners Against Hate - Blueprints, activities, and tools to help adults teach children not to hate; how to navigate the Internet; and how to create programs for their student peers.
• Pennsylvania Inter-Agency Task Force on Civil Tension - A group of governmental, law enforcement, and private agencies working together to both prevent and respond to bias-related incidents in Pennsylvania.
• Striving To Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere (STRYVE) - A national initiative led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent youth violence before it starts among young people ages 10 to 24.
• Teaching Tolerance - Teaching Tolerance is dedicated to reducing prejudice, improving intergroup relations and supporting equitable school experiences for our nation's children. Teaching Tolerance provide free educational materials to teachers and other school practitioners

Underage Drinking Prevention

• Cost of Underage Drinking (pdf) - This document provides information about the range of serious health and social problems associated with underage drinking and about their economic costs.
• FACE Project - FACE produces national resources that tell the truth about alcohol and its impact on business, healthcare, legal and judicial systems, the safety of our communities and the quality of our lives.
• Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Violence - The Higher Education Center helps campuses and communities address problems of alcohol, other drugs, and violence by identifying effective strategies and programs based upon the best prevention science.
• Intervention Instruction, Inc. - Intervention Instruction, Inc. sees its mission as having a positive effect on recidivism among those who commit a first DUI by changing their substance use behavior through education and treatment as needed. Its financial assistance policy and procedures
• Intervention Instruction, Inc. - Intervention Instruction, Inc. sees its mission as having a positive effect on recidivism among those who commit a first DUI by changing their substance use behavior through education and treatment as needed.
• Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free Foundation - An initiative to prevent the use of alcohol by children ages 9 to 15. It is the only national effort that focuses on alcohol use in this age group.
• Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free Foundation - An initiative to prevent the use of alcohol by children ages 9 to 15 and the only national effort that focuses on alcohol use in this age group.
• MADD Under 21 - MADD's mission or purposes are "To aid the victims of crimes performed by individuals driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, to aid the families of such victims and to increase public awareness of the problem of drinking and drugged driving."
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
• SAMHSA Campaigns - SAMHSA’s mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.
• StopAlcoholAbuse.Gov - A comprehensive portal of Federal resources for information on underage drinking and ideas for combating this issue.
• Take Action: Support the 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age - To show your support for the 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age law, which has saved 25,000 lives since it was enacted in 1984, please sign our pledge.
• Teen Tipplers: America’s Underage Drinking Epidemic
• Too Smart to Start - The Too Smart To Start Web site helps youth, families, educators, and communities prevent underage alcohol use and its related problems.
• Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center
• UnderageDrinking.SAMHSA.gov - A public education website developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in support of the Surgeon General's Call to Action to communicate to parents about how they can help reduce their child's risk of becoming involved with alcohol.
• Youth and Underage Drinking: An Overview - Read highlights from SAMHSA’s National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.