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| American Psychiatric Association | ||
| Explores what abnormal behavior involves, various mental disorders and their classification, and provides links to other related mental health web sites. ( http://www.psych.org/ ) | ||
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| Developmental Assets | ||
| This web site of the Search Institute includes a discussion of developmental assets and ideas for asset building at home, in schools, in youth organizations, and in congregations. ( http://www.search-institute.org/ ) | ||
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| Developing Resilience in Urban Youth | ||
| Describes characteristics of resilient children, what is meant by resilience, factors that foster resilience, and transitions in development. ( http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/leadrshp/le0win.htm ) | ||
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| National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information | ||
| A wide range of information about alcohol and drugs is provided; a breakdown of publications by audience, such as educators, children of substance abusing parents, and youth & teens is included. ( http://www.health.org/ ) | ||
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| National Institute on Drug Abuse | ||
| Descriptions of drugs of abuse, news releases, and links to other web sites weith information about drug abuse are presented. ( http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDAHOME.html ) | ||
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| Drug Abuse and Adolescents | ||
| This information is for individuals in grades 5-9 to help them learn about the effects of drug abuse on the brain and body. ( http://www.nida.nih.gov/MOM/MOMIndex.html ) | ||
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| Monitoring the Future Study | ||
| Monitoring the Future conducts cross-sectional, in-school surveys through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA), a part of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). ( http://monitoringthefuture.org/ ) | ||
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| National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism | ||
| Includes press releases, research programs, answers to frequently asked questions, and resources for learning more about alcohol abuse. ( http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ ) | ||
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| LSD | ||
| Explores health hazards of using LSD and the extent of LSD's use. ( http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/LSD.html ) | ||
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| Marijuana | ||
| Describes facts about marijuana for adolescents. ( http://www.marijuana.org/ ) | ||
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| Cigarettes and Adolescents | ||
| Read a press release about trends in the prevalence of cigarette smoking among adolescents. ( http://monitoringthefuture.org/data/99data.html#1999data-cigs ) | ||
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| Addicted to Nicotine | ||
| This national research forum includes presentations by a number of leading researchers in the area of nicotine addiction; includes discussion of child and adolescent psychopathology as risk factors for tobacco use, access to tobacco, and advertising and promotion. ( http://www.nida.nih.gov/Meetsum/Nicotine/SummaryIndex.html ) | ||
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| Cocaine | ||
| Examine a number of topics related to cocaine, including the scope of cocaine use in the U.S., the short-term and long-term effects of cocaine, and treatments. ( http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/Cocaine/Cocaine.html ) | ||
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| Anabolic Steroids | ||
| The National Institute of Drug Abuse research report series on anabolic steroids that explores such topics as health hazards, abuse, and resources. ( http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/Steroids/AnabolicSteroids.html ) | ||
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| Drug Abuse Prevention Programs | ||
| Explore a number of drug abuse prevention programs and their research evaluation. ( http://www.cesar.umd.edu/ ) | ||
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| Drug Abuse Resources | ||
| Links to a wide range of drug abuse resources are provided. ( http://www.drugfree.org/ ) | ||
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| Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention | ||
| Learn more about delinquency prevention, gangs, and juvenile justice issues. ( http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ ) | ||
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| Justice Information Center | ||
| Read about crime prevention, drugs and crime, juvenile justice, and research in these areas. ( http://www.ncjrs.org/ ) | ||
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| National Youth Gang Center | ||
| Explore various aspects of gangs, such as gang-related legislation, research, and promising strategies for reducing gangs and gang violence. ( http://www.iir.com/nygc/ ) | ||
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| Oregon Social Learning Center | ||
| For many years, the Oregon Social Learning Center has been one of the leading sites for research on many aspects of aggression and antisocial behavior. At their web site, you can read about current projects, observation research, parenting resources, therapy resources, publications, news articles, and related links. ( http://www.oslc.org/ ) | ||
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| A Guide For Safe Schools | ||
| Extensive connections to web sites with information about school safety and violence prevention. ( http://cecp.air.org/ ) | ||
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| Prevention of Youth Violence | ||
| Read about many aspects of youth violence prevention. ( http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/index.asp ) | ||
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| Exploring Adolescent Depression | ||
| Learn more about the extent of adolescent depression, why it is hard to diagnose, its common symptoms, and adolescent suicide. ( http://www.mentalhealth.com/mag1/p51-dp01.html ) | ||
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| Depression Research | ||
| Learn about a number of research studies on depression going on at the National Institute of Mental Health. ( http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depresfact.cfm ) | ||
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| Suicide Facts | ||
| Prevention Research ( http://www.nimh.nih.gov/suicideprevention/suifact.cfm ) | ||
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