Finding Help

• Advocates for Youth: Advocates for Youth champions efforts to help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health.
  
  
• CafeMom: Moms for Drug-Free Kids connects moms who want to discuss the risks their children face with drugs and alcohol, no matter the age of your child or what issues you might be facing. Moms for Drug-Free Kids offers you a place to breathe, vent, get support and advice, and find practical tools, tips and resources to help you navigate these challenging times.
  
  
• Care.com - Caregiver Guide for Special Needs Care.com is a national leader helping families find child care and special needs care. The Today Show, New York Times, and many other local and national media outlets have reviewed and written about Care.com.
  
  
  
• Child Welfare Information Gateway: provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. Visit often for the latest on a wide range of topics from prevention to permanency, including child welfare, child abuse and neglect, foster care, and adoption...
  
  
• Conflict Resolution Center of the West Shore, Inc.Conflict Resolution Center of the West Shore, Inc. [CRC] is a non-profit community-based agency offering mediation services and educational programs and training for Northeast Ohio.  CRC provides programs such as Anger Management, Conflict Management, Gun Safety, Bully Prevention, Girls Programs, and more.  Call 440-808-1111.
  
  
• DrugFree.org Need Help? Get Help! Drug prevention, drug abuse, drug intervention, drug treatment and recovery. Drugfree.org provides answers, guidance, tips and stories.
  
  
• Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free: To enhance the bond between parent and child, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) developed this site. It offers adults who influence the lives of children ages 7-18 suggestions fro better communication with children as well as other tips that aid in prevention.
  
  
• Families Anonymous - A Beacon of Hope: Are you at your wits’ end?  Does someone you love have drug, alcohol or behavioral problems?  We can help. <Meeting Schedule>
  
  
• Far West Center: a community mental health center providing behavioral health services for residents of western Cuyahoga and Lorain counties. <website currently under construction>
  
  
• Getting involved in your child's education <click here>
  
  
• Hospice of the Western Reserve: Information on dealing with grief and bereavement, for all ages.
  
  
• Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center of Greater Cleveland
  
  
• Older Parents / Younger Children
  

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• MADD: Mothers Against Drunk Driving
  
  
• Mental Health Services for Cleleveland's West Side
  
  
• Milestones.org: Link to website for families with autism.
  
  
• National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
  
  
• National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
  
  
• National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
  
  
• National Education Association
  
  
• National Mental Health Association: Resource List
  
  
• NetworkOfCare.org: an online information place for individuals, families and agencies concerned with mental and emotional wellness.
  
  
• New Directions: Treatment facility specializing in adolescent treatment for substance abuse.
  
• Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities: Link to website, includes schedule for FREE audio conferences.
  
  
• Parent Education Resources: Wealth of resources and articles from the University of Minnesota.
  
  
• Parenting Teens Network
  
  
• Parents - The Anti-Drug: Link to PDF with tips for parents.
  
  
• Academic Success: Get the Facts (Parents: The Anti-Drug Newsletter, Aug. 28, 2008) A teen's performance in high school has long-term implications-grade point averages and test scores can dictate where they go to college, and their success in high school is often an indicator of how they will perform later on campus and in the job market. So don't let drug use hold them back. What can you do to ensure your children reach their maximum potential? <Read More>
  
  
• Parent Resources and Information on Drug Education (PRIDE)
  
  
• Please stop the rollercoaster <link> I believe all parents have the qualities necessary to do this job well....but we need to step back from the rollercoaster and learn a bit about what "normal" teenage behavior and development looks like, what the implications are of our changing role as parent of a soon-to-be adult, and our role in keeping our kids safe from risky behavior.
  
  
• Prevention Coalition: Link to the Grand Futures Prevention Coalition. Risk factors, legal consequences, and much more.
  
  
• Recovery Resources: a nonprofit community-based behavioral healthcare organization that helps people triumph over mental illness, alcoholism, drug and other addictions.
  
  
• St. John Westshore Hospital serving the West Side of Cleveland
  
  
• Self Mutiliation Resources
  
  
• Serenity Hall: Chemical dependence and substance abuse services.
  
  
• Shouting Inside: Targeted at teens and young adults, provides valuable support information and gives individuals a safe, anonymous place to talk.
  
  
• Suicide Prevention Lifeline: toll free number for help
  
  
• Tools for Today: Link to listing of educational opportunities for families and professionals throughout Cuyahoga County.
  
  
• Tutoring Club: Help with school work, K-12
  
  
• University Hospital Health System: Family Link
  
  
• Westlake Schools DARE Website
  
  
• Who Can Help A list of the types of people and places that will make a referral, or provide diagnostic and treatment services.
  
  
• Youth for Youth: Link to newsletter for youth and website