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Recommended Articles and Web Sites:

Coping |
Family Issues |
Mental Health |
Substance Abuse |
Wellness |
Workplace Issues
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Adventures in Parenting |
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How responding, preventing,
monitoring, mentoring, and modeling can help you be
a successful parent. |
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Parents. The Anti-Drug |
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Access to drug prevention materials
employers can use to assist parents in the
workplace. |
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A Family Guide
to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug-Free
- SAMHSA |
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A Web site for parents and other
caring adults with information that promotes mental
health and prevents the use of alcohol, tobacco, and
illegal drugs among 7- to 18-year-olds. |
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Talking
with Kids about Tough Issues |
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Resources to help parents talk with
their children about such tough issues as sex,
violence, HIV/AIDS, alcohol, and drugs. |
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After School |
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This site connects you to federal
resources that support children during out-of-school
hours and includes sites for kids and teens. |
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Get Ready for School! |
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Tips and activities for children
from birth to age 5 from the Department of
Education. |
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Health & Fitness Activities for Pre-Schoolers |
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From PBS.TeacherSource. Activities
for parents/caregivers and pre-schoolers to
encourage healthy development. Select categories
from drop down list. |
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Helping Your Children Navigate Their Teenage Years |
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A Guide for Parents. |
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Suspect your Teens are Using Drugs or Drinking? Brief Guide to Action for Parents -The
Anti-Drug |
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7 Steps to Take if You Suspect Your Child Has a Drug
Problem -Partnership for Drug-Free America |
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The
Role of Parents in Preventing and Addressing
Underage Drinking -SAMHSA |
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When it's not your Kid, How do you Deal with Drug
Use and Drinking? -The Anti-Drug |
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If You're a Parent Who Drinks -SAMHSA |
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Iowa Substance
Abuse Information Center |
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A gateway to resources on alcohol,
drugs, tobacco, parenting, mental health and more.
Search for information on the site or call the Iowa
Drug and Alcohol Help Line 1-866-242-4111 any time. |
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Office of National Drug Control Policy |
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A good overview of what is happening
nationally to prevent drug and alcohol abuse and
dependency. Statistics, Drug Facts, research, news,
search option, more. |
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Family Guide |
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This SAMHSA
Sponsored site provides accurate
information, support, and resources to assist
parents and others in raising children to be
healthy, drug-free, productive adults. |
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Partnership for a
Drug Free America |
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Gives parents useful information on
drugs and offers tips on raising a drug free teen.
It also allows you to search for relevant
information. See
Partnering with Families. |
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National
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) |
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NIDA is an informative site where
researchers, health professionals, parents teachers and students can find
information on trends and statistics. |
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CollegeDrinkingPrevention.gov |
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This resource is designed to change
the drinking culture on college campuses. The
content is based on reports published by the Task
Force of the National Advisory Council on Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism, which found that prevention
efforts will have greater success when based on
science-based research. |
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NIOSH Safety and Health Topics
- National Institute on Occupational Safety and Health |
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Provides information on nearly a
hundred occupational safety and health topics, from
Agricultural Safety and Health, to Women's Safety
and Health Issues at Work. |
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Parents@Work from Parents. The Anti-Drug |
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Employers have a vested interest in helping their
employees prevent family substance abuse. This site
is designed to reach parents where they spend much
of their time - at work. |
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SAMHSA Division of Workplace Programs |
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Provides centralized access to information about drug-free workplaces and related topics. |
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Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free
Workplace |
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U.S. Department of Labor Web site to
help small businesses maintain safe, healthy, and
productive workplaces by offering quality substance
abuse prevention information. |
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