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Parents Who Host Lose the Most Fairfax County initiative
FCPS Underage Drinking Campaign
Inhalant Abuse - The Invisible Drug of Abuse
2008 Fairfax County Youth Survey - Key Findings
A Brief Guide to Action for Parents Who Suspect their Teen is Using Drugs or Drinking (PDF)
www.drugfree.org/Portal/
The Partnership for a Drugfree America
www.theantidrug.com
Learn about the positive influence of parents on their kids’ involvement with drugs and alcohol at . Parents can make a difference.
www.abc.virginia.gov
Learn about Virginia Laws relating to underage alcohol use, fake ids, and drugs.
www.health.org
The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug. Learn the facts about many abused drugs, slang terms, recognizing the signs of abuse, and health risks involved with abusing drugs.
www.streetdrugs.org
Learn about the dangers of Methamphetamine labs; environmental hazards, potential health effects of methamphetamines and landlord responsibilities.
www.wrap.org/
WRAP's Ten Tips for Parents to Deter Underage Drinking and Drunk Driving.
www.jointogether.org/
Join Together – Advancing effective alcohol and drug policy, prevention and treatment.
ncadi.samhsa.gov/
The Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/gangprevention and
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/youth_gangs.htm
Fairfax County gang prevention sites.
www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov
For information on Bullying and how you can stop it.
www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/
National Association of School Psychologists
www.sadd.org/
Information on Students Against Destructive Decisions, a student organization promoting safe and healthy lifestyles.
www.fairfaxyouth.org
The Fairfax Partnership for Youth's programs and services address critical areas such as: mentoring, academic support (Support on Suspension), after-school programs, mental health, community building and reduction of gang violence.
www.youngwomenshealth.org/eating_disorders.html
For information on Eating disorders.
www.kidshealth.org/teen/ and
www.kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/
Questions about Academic Stress? Bullying? Alcohol and Drugs? Tobacco?
Eating disorders? Depression? The KidsHealth website has a lot of information on these topics and more.
www.ed.gov/parents U.S. Dept of Education and
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osdfs/ The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS)
Promoting educational excellence for all Americans.
www.pta.org/
National PTA - Every Child, One Voice
Internet Safety
Tips for Parents: Cyberbullying
www.childsafenet.org
Tips for keeping kids safe and guidelines for parents and educators.
www.NetSmartz.com
Learn how to keep your kids safe on the internet. View animated videos with your young children to teach them to be safe while on the internet. "Teen" tab also has video stories of real kids who've had various problems on the internet.
ChildSafeNet and NetSmartz team up with Fairfax County Police to protect kids.
www.co.fairfax.va.us/ps/police/trafficwatch.htm
Fairfax
County Police Site – contacts, laws, reports, information
drivehomesafe.com/
Teen Driving Safety is why this website exists.
www.aaamidatlantic.com/safety/ and www.aaamidatlantic.com/safety/safe_driving.asp
AAA Mid-Atlantic – Drivers Education and tips
www.roadreadyteens.org/
A Parent’s Guide to Safely Ease Teens Into Driving
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
National Institute For Highway Safety – includes information about safe cars and crash tests as well as pertinent guidelines and laws
www.nsc.org/issues/drivsafe.htm and
www.nsc.org/library/facts/yngdrive.htm
National Safety Council –Facts, articles, tips, laws and more
www.safeteendriving.org
TeenSmartDriver: A Teen-Safe Community Health Initiative is to reduce the incidences of teenage automobile crashes in Virginia.
www.hwysafety.org/
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
www.teendriving.com/
New Teen Drivers' Website a site full of tips to help new drivers.
www.madd.org
MADD's mission is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking.
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