"Too Smart to Start" is a website that illustrates myth versus facts about underage drinking, a great resource for parents and teenagers.
Treatment USA is a nationwide program extending its services from living sober to helping teens with eating disorder.
Wiki How discusses 7 ways for parents to deal with children who are smokers, ranging from how to approach their children, communicating, explaining and setting boundaries to try to limit their children's tobacco intake.
The Youth Tobacco Cessation Collaborative (YTCC) was formed in 1998 to address the gap in knowledge about what cessation strategies are most effective in assisting youth to quit smoking. Collaborative members represent major organizations that fund research, program, and policy initiatives related to controlling youth tobacco use.
An article that outlines the best practices on how to prevent bullying in schools.
Action steps on how teachers can help alleviate violence in the classroom.
Tips on how to start a conversation about bullying and how to keep it out of your children’s lives.
The Center for Safe Schools Third Thursday online learning series is designed to provide up to date information about issues of school climate and school safety to educators and public.
As a research program at the Institute of Behavioral Sciences at the University of Colorado, The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence offers an extensive database of research and literature.
CASEL is a not-for-profit organization that works to advance the science and evidence-based practice of social and emotional learning. The report, SEL and Bullying Prevention, illustrates the relationship between social and emotional factors and bullying
ConnectSafely.org is a Silicon Valley, Calif.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to educating users of connected technology about safety, privacy and security. Here you’ll find research-based safety tips, parents’ guidebooks, advice, news and commentary on all aspects of tech use and policy.
The First Amendment Center provides a framework for diverse communities to bridge their differences to address issues such as sexual orientation and school safety within public schools.
Anything parents, teachers, and peers need to know about understanding gang violence and why or how young people get caught up in gangs.
Tips on how youth get involved in gangs and how to prevent your child from joining.
This site's bully prevention section offers many links to anti-bullying initiatives, campaigns, books, videos, articles and other resources from a number of different education organizations.
An organization that works to change the ideal that bullying is part of a childhood rite of passage.
This web site features the latest research about gangs; descriptions of evidence-based, anti-gang programs; and links to tools, databases, and other resources to assist in developing and implementing effective community-based gang prevention, intervention, and suppression strategies. Here you will find an analysis of the findings from nearly 15 years of data collected by the annual National Youth Gang Survey of 2,500 U.S. law enforcement agencies.
A student led campaign to end violence and educate others into a life of good citizenship.
Understanding why young people join gangs is the first step in prevention, this website thoroughly explains these reasons as well as providing action steps to take in prevention.
Aspire Public Schools is a non-profit organization that prepares urban students for college, encourages parent participation in all aspects of school life by providing guidance about at-home support, school decision-making and supporting easy, open communication with teachers.