Resources for Parents
Talking to Your Teen About Substance Use:
Preventing Teen Drug Use: How to Talk with Your Teen from the Partnership for Drug Free Kids
Teens and drugs: 5 tips for talking with your kids from the Harvard Health Blog
Substance Use Disorder Resources and Information from United Way of CT
Guide for Parents of Addicted Children and Teens Part I: The Addiction Problem from American Addiction Centers
Teen Depression & Mental Health:
Parent’s Guide to Teen Depression from Help Guide
How to Help Depressed Teen | Teenage Depression from the Child Mind Institute
Above & Beyond Community Services
Childhood and Teen Depression from Erika’s Lighthouse
Eating Disorders:
Parents Toolkit from the National Eating Disorders Association
Eating Disorders and Youth from Mental Health America
About Eating Disorders from Kids Health by Nemours
Talking to Your Teen About Sex:
Resources for Parents from the American Sexual Health Association
Sexual & Reproductive Health Resources from the Society for Adolescent Health & Medicine
Sex Education – Tips for Parents from the Better Health Channel
Family & Youth Safety
Safe Kids Greater Naugatuck Valley
Safety for Teens from Safe Kids Worldwide
What should I teach my high school-aged teen about personal safety? from Planned Parenthood
Safe Youth, Safe Schools from the Center for Disease Control
Independent teens: 9 safety tips for going out alone from the Marshfield Clinic Health System
The United Way’s 211.org: Call 2-1-1
The hotline is intended for anyone living in North America who has any type of crisis or who needs help locating specific resources, including information and referrals for eating disorder treatment. Available 24/7, it can offer information and referrals to treatment organizations in your area.