Effective parenting is substance abuse prevention.
There is a great deal of material on the Internet from health care professionals, resource organizations and other support groups. Below are some web sites that you may find useful in formulating questions and developing a basic understanding of specific problems.
Alcohol and Drugs Information and Intervention
Alcoholics Anonymous: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
Alcoholics Anonymous of New York: www.nyintergroup.org
Alcoholism Council of New York: www.alcoholism.org
Caron Foundation: www.caron.org
Daytop Village: www.daytop.org
Freedom Institute: www.freedominstitute.org
FCD, Freedom from Chemical Dependency: www.fcd.org
NIAAA- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: www.niaaa.nih.gov
NIDA - National Institute on Drug Abuse: www.nida.nih.gov
Partnership for a Drug-Free America: www.drugfree.org
Phoenix House: www.phoenixhouse.org
American Council For Drug Education: www.acde.org
Children of Alcoholics Foundation: www.coaf.org
Learning Differences
All Kinds of Minds (Dr. Mel Levine): www.allkindsofminds.org
Resources for Children with Special Needs: www.resourcesnyc.org
Parenting Help
NYU Child Study Center: www.AboutOurKids.org
Nancy Samalin Parent Workshops: www.samalin.com
Julie Ross Parenting Horizons: www.parentinghorizons.com
Character Education: www.cortland.edu/c4n5rs
Eating Disorders
National Eating Disorders Association: www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
The Eating Disorders Clinic, New York State Psychiatric Institute & Columbia University Medical Center: www.eatingdisordersclinic.org
Online Incidents
To report disturbing online incidents: United States Secret Service, NY Electronic Crimes Task Force: www.ectf.usss.gov, or email nyectf@usss.dhs.gov
National Center For Missing & Exploited Children: www.missingkids.com
The Cyber Tipline: www.cybertipline.com




Internet Use and Safety
A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety: www.fbi.gov
Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use: www.cyberbully.org
Children Online: www.children-online.org
Instant Messaging Information: www.netlingo.com
Online Safety Information: www.cybertipline.com

Some Additional Public Safety Web Sites:
www.getnetwise.org
www.ikeepsafe.org www.isafe.org
www.safekids.com
www.safeteens.com
www.blogsafety.com
www.wiredsafety.org
www.wiredkids.org
www.teenangels.org
Media
Coalition for Independent Ratings Services: www.independentratings.org
Common Sense Media: www.commonsensemedia.org
National Institute on Media and the Family: www.mediafamily.org
Parents Television Council: www.parentstv.org
Pause Parent Play: www.pauseparentplay.org
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