Prevention & Wellness

General drug resources: 

For parents:

• Mayo Clinic: Teen drug abuse: Help your teen avoid drugs

• Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration: Talking with Teens About Alcohol and Other Drugs

• The University of Melbourne: The value of strength-based parenting

• National Institute on Drug Abuse: Start A Conversation: 10 Questions Teens Ask About Drugs and Health

• Monitoring the Future: Drug Prevalence

• DrugFree: My child is experimenting with drugs. What should I do?

For teens:

• KidsHealth: Dealing With Addiction (for Teens)

• Mental Health Recovery: Tips for Teens

• KidsHealth: How Can I Improve My Self-Esteem? (for Teens)

  • ¿Cómo puedo mejorar mi autoestima? (para Adolescentes)

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychology: Bullying Resource Center

  • Bullying Resource Center: most resources in Spanish

• UNICEF Parenting: Bullying: What is it and how to stop it

• Child Mind Institute: My Child Is a Bully: What Should I Do? 

• StopBullying.gov: What Teens Can Do

• American Psychological Association: Discrimination: What it is and how to cope

• American Psychological Association: Talking to kids about discrimination

• CDC: Parents’ influence on lesbian, gay, or bisexual teens

• CDC: Risk and Protective Factors

• Child Development Institute: How To Talk To Kids About Tragedies In The Media

• VictimConnect: National Hotlines - Victim Connect Resource Center

• National Association of School Psychologists: School Violence Prevention: Tips for Parents & Educators

• University of Minnesota: Divorce and other family transitions

• University of Rochester Medical Center: Close Bond With Your Teen Can Keep Them Physically Healthy, Too: Study - Health Encyclopedia

• Love is Respect

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: What You Can Do if You Think Your Teen Is in an Abusive Relationship

• KidsHealth: Healthy Eating (for Parents)

  • Una alimentación saludable (para Padres) - Nemours KidsHealth

• Weill Cornell Medicine: Helping Your Kids Develop a Healthy Relationship with Food

• Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery: Self-injury & Recovery Resources

• UCLA Health: How much sleep do teens need? And how to help them get enough

• Canadian Pediatric Society: Teens and sleep: Why you need it and how to get enough

• Problem Gambling Help in Massachusetts
• Guide to Discussing Gambling with your Child
• The Lower-Risk Gambling Guidelines
• Gambling Helpline
• Gam-Anon

• Pregnancy & Parenting Support
• Healthy Families MA
• ROCA Young Women
• YWCA Childcare Services
• Children's Trust

• Boston Children's Hospital Eating Disorders Program
• Mass General Eating Disorders Clinic
• Boston area residential eating disorder treatment for women
• Cambridge Eating Disorder Center
• Klarman Eating Disorders Center
• UMASS Adolescent Eating Disorders Clinic
• The Renfrew Center Eating Disorder Treatment
• Multi-service Eating Disorders Association
• Eating Disorder Hope