Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Updated Guidance for Schools and Districts on Addressing Teen Dating Violence (2013): http://www.doe.mass.edu/ssce/teen_dating.pdf

Massachusetts Domestic Violence Programs: http://www.mass.gov/eopss/crime-prev-personal-sfty/personal-sfty/sexual-and-dom-viol/resources/domestic-violence-programs.html

REACH Beyond Domestic Violence: www.reachma.org

Ad Council: http://www.adcouncil.org/Our-Campaigns/Safety/Dating-Abuse-Prevention

American Bar Association Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence: http://www.americanbar.org/groups/domestic_violence.html

Break the Cycle: http://www.breakthecycle.org

Children’s Safety Network: http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/injury-topics/familyintimate-partner-violence

Emerge, batterers intervention program: http://www.emergedv.com/

GLBTQ Domestic Violence Project: http://www.glbtqdvp.org/

Jane Doe Inc.: http://www.janedoe.org/

Love is Respect: http://www.loveisrespect.org/

Men Can Stop Rape: http://www.mencanstoprape.org/

National Criminal Justice Reference System: https://www.ncjrs.gov/teendatingviolence/

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN): https://rainn.org/

RESPOND: http://www.respondinc.org/

Start Strong / Futures Without Violence: http://startstrong.futureswithoutviolence.org/

Teens Experiencing Abusive Relationships (TEAR): http://www.teensagainstabuse.org/index.php?q=home

Teen Relationships: http://teenrelationships.org/

Teens, Technology and Romantic Relationships: http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/10/01/teens-technology-and-romantic-relationships/

Teen Voices: Dating in a Digital Age: http://www.pewinternet.org/online-romance/

Voices Against Violence: http://www.smoc.org/voices-against-violence.php

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Home Safety

Safety at home: https://www.safehome.org/resources/child-safety/

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Internet Safety

Blogging Safety: https://blogging.im/bloggingsafety

Common Sense Media: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/

Computer Addiction Services: http://www.computeraddiction.com/

Connect Safely: http://www.connectsafely.org/

Family Online Safety Institute: https://www.fosi.org/

FBI Safety Tips for Kids: https://www.fbi.gov/fun-games/kids/kids-safety

iKeepSafe: http://ikeepsafe.org/

I Know Better… Do You?: http://inobtr.org/

Lifecake: https://www.lifecake.com/family-internet-safety-privacy/

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: http://www.missingkids.com/Exploitation

National Crime Prevention Council: http://www.ncpc.org/topics/internet-safety

NS Teens: http://www.nsteens.org/

PEW Research Center & Social Networking: http://www.pewinternet.org/topics/social-networking/

Privacy.net: https://privacy.net/stop-isps-tracking-your-child/

Premier Choice Internet: https://www.premierchoiceinternet.com/online-privacy/chapter-two.html

Project Safe Childhood: http://www.justice.gov/psc

Protect Yourself from Identity Crime: http://www.theiacp.org/idsafety/files_cms/PreventionSmallV2.pdf

Protecting Children's Privacy Online: http://comparitech.net/child-privacy

Social Media: A Gateway for Child Predators: http://www.rawhide.org/blog/wellness/social-media-a-gateway-for-child-predators/

YouthSpark Online Safety: http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/en-us/youthspark/youthsparkhub/programs/onlinesafety/

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Juvenile Fire Setting

Juvenile Fire Setting Intervention: http://www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/dfs/dfs2/osfm/pubed/juvenile-firesetting-intervention.html

Mandatory Report of Any School Fires: http://www.mass.gov/eopss/docs/dfs/osfm/forms/fp200.pdf

Juvenile Fire Setting: A Research Overview: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/207606.pdf

SOS Fires Youth Intervention Programs: http://www.sosfires.com/

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Juvenile Justice

Community Based Justice: http://middlesexda.com/prevention/Community-Based-Justice.php

Juvenile Diversion Program: http://middlesexda.com/prevention/Juvenile.php

Juvenile Justice and Rehabilitation in Massachusetts: http://www.mass.gov/portal/articles/juvenile-justice-and-rehabilitation-in-massachusetts.html

The Annie E. Casey Foundation: http://www.aecf.org/work/juvenile-justice/

The Burns Institute for Juvenile Justice Fairness & Equity: http://www.burnsinstitute.org/

Children’s Defense Fund: http://www.childrensdefense.org/

Coalition for Juvenile Justice: http://www.juvjustice.org/

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: http://www.ojjdp.gov/index.html

The Student Press Law Center: http://www.splc.org/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: http://www.samhsa.gov/criminal-juvenile-justice

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Mental Health

Center for Mental Health in Schools: http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/

Child and Adolescent Mental Health: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/child-and-adolescent-mental-health/index.shtml

Child Trends Adolescent Health Highlight: http://www.childtrends.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Child_Trends-2013_01_01_AHH_MentalDisordersl.pdf

Families for Depression Awareness: http://familyaware.org/

NAHIC The Mental Health of Adolescents: A National Profile, 2008: http://nahic.ucsf.edu/downloads/MentalHealthBrief.pdf

Office of Adolescent Mental Health: http://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/adolescent-health-topics/mental-health/

Screening for Mental Health, Inc.: https://mentalhealthscreening.org/

Teen Mental Health: http://teenmentalhealth.org/

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Mindfulness

When Science Meets Mindfulness: Researchers Study How it Seems to Change the Brain in Depressed Patients

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/04/harvard-researchers-study-how-mindfulness-may-change-the-brain-in-depressed-patients/

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Positive Youth Development

Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development: http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/blueprints/

Child Welfare Information Gateway: https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/youth/development/about/

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning: http://www.casel.org/

Family & Youth Services Bureau: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/positive-youth-development

Foundations for Young Adult Success: https://ccsr.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/publications/Wallace%20Report.pdf

Girls, Inc.: http://www.girlsinc.org/

Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports: http://www.pbis.org/

Search Institute: Developmental Relationships: http://www.search-institute.org/downloadable/Dev-Relationships-Framework-Sept2014.pdf

Social Development Research Group: http://www.sdrg.org/

Youth.gov: http://youth.gov/youth-topics/positive-youth-development

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Sexting

DoSomething.org: https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-sexting

Effective Responses to Teen Sexting, A Guide for Judges and Other Professionals: https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/userfiles/file/Judicial/Effective%20Responses%20to%20Teen%20Sexting.pdf

FBI Sextortion: https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2015/july/sextortion

MTV’s A Thin Line: http://www.athinline.org/facts/sexting

NCPC How Parents Can Keep Kids Safe: http://www.ncpc.org/resources/files/pdf/internet-safety/NCPC-FactSheet2.pdf

NCPC How Teens Can Stay Safe: http://www.ncpc.org/resources/files/pdf/internet-safety/NCPC-FactSheet1.pdf

NetSmartz: http://www.netsmartz.org/Sexting

NetSmartz: http://cdn.netsmartz.org/tipsheets/sexting.pdf

That’s Not Cool: http://www.thatsnotcool.com/

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Social Host Liability

Campbell & Campbell: http://socialhostliability.org/

Mothers Against Drunk Driving Social Host Liability: http://www.madd.org/underage-drinking/the-power-of-parents/high-school-parents/social-host/

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Spanish Language Resources

http://library.sprc.org/browse.php?catid=65805

http://drugpubs.drugabuse.gov/search-for-spanish

http://es.netsmartz.org/Parents

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PublicHomeServlet?PageType=ContentMain&LanguageCountry=es_US

http://www.parentcenterhub.org/resources/

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Substance Abuse

AdCare Hospital: http://www.adcare.com/

The 84 Movement: http://the84.org/

Children’s Safety Network: http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/injury-topics/underage-drinking-illicit-drug-abuse

The Cool Spot (alcohol and peer pressure): http://www.thecoolspot.gov/default.aspx

Drug Dangers https://www.drugdangers.com/

Drug-Free World Online Education: http://education.drugfreeworld.org/ipad-features.html

Get Outraged (getoutraged.com)

The New Look of Nicotine Addiction:

/persistent/resources/media/files/HowtotalkwithyourkidsaboutVaping.pdf

/persistent/resources/media/files/TheNewLookofNicotineAddiction.pdf

/persistent/resources/media/files/TheNewLookofNicotineAddictionDidyouknow%281%29.pdf

Just Think Twice: http://www.justthinktwice.com/

Maryville University:

Smoking Among College Students:

https://online.maryville.edu/healthcare-degrees/smoking-among-college-students/

Mass.gov:

Preventing E-Cigarette and Tobacco Use by Young People

Information for Tobacco and Nicotine Retailers and Manufacturers

National Institute on Drug Abuse: http://www.drugabuse.gov/

NIDA for Teens: http://teens.drugabuse.gov/

Opoid Help: https://www.opioidhelp.com/signs-risk-factors-teen-using-opioids/

Partnerships for Drug-Free Kids: http://medicineabuseproject.org/

Phoenix House: http://www.phoenixhouse.org/locations/massachusetts/

Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General, 2012: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/reports/preventing-youth-tobacco-use/index.html

Public Health Addiction Resources: http://www.publichealth.org/resources/addiction/

Stop Addiction: http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/stop-addiction/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: http://www.samhsa.gov/underage-drinking-topic

The Truth: http://www.thetruth.com/

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Suicide

Children’s Safety Network: http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/injury-topics/suicide-prevention

National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/reports/national-strategy-suicide-prevention/

SAMHSA Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools: http://store.samhsa.gov/product/Preventing-Suicide-A-Toolkit-for-High-Schools/SMA12-4669

Suicide: Postvention Strategies for School Personnel: http://www.nasponline.org/resources/intonline/HCHS2_weekley.pdf

Suicide Prevention Resource Center: http://training.sprc.org/

QPR Institute: http://www.qprinstitute.com/

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Teenage Alcoholism

Teenage Alcoholism https://www.rehabspot.com/alcohol/who-alcoholism-affects/teenage-alcoholism

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Teen Mental Health

Mental Health Education for Teenagers https://onlinesocialwork.case.edu/mental-health-education-for-teenagers/

https://onlinecounselingprograms.com/resources/ultimate-guide-to-mental-health-and-education-resources/

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Trauma & Emergency Management

Be Ready for Emergencies and Disasters: http://www.mass.gov/portal/health-safety/be-ready-for-emergencies-and-disasters.html

MA Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Trauma Sensitive Schools: http://www.doe.mass.edu/tss/schools.html

Riverside Trauma Center: http://riversidetraumacenter.org/

Federal Emergency Management Agency: http://www.fema.gov/

The National Center for Victims of Crime: http://www.victimsofcrime.org/home

Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools: http://rems.ed.gov/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: http://www.samhsa.gov/nctic/trauma-interventions

The Effects Death, Traumas and Disasters Have on Mental Health: https://choicemutual.com/death-traumas-disasters-mental-health/

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Violence in Schools & Communities

Massachusetts Task Force Report on School Safety and Security: http://www.mass.gov/edu/docs/eoe/school-safety-security/school-safety-report.pdf

Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development: http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/blueprints/

Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence: http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/

Children’s Safety Network: http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/injury-topics/youth-violence-prevention

Combatting Violence… An Action Plan: http://www.sadd.org/campaign/violence.htm

Department of Homeland Security: http://www.dhs.gov/preventing-terrorism

The Equity Project at Indiana University: http://www.indiana.edu/~equity/index.php

Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior: http://pages.uoregon.edu/ivdb/index.html

National Crime Prevention Council: http://www.ncpc.org/programs/teens-crime-and-the-community

NCPC A Dozen Things Parents Can do to Stop School Violence: http://www.ncpc.org/resources/files/pdf/school-safety/12parents.pdf

NCPC A Dozen Things Students Can do to Stop School Violence: http://www.ncpc.org/resources/files/pdf/school-safety/12students.pdf

NCPC School Safety and Security Toolkit: http://www.ncpc.org/resources/files/pdf/school-safety/bsstoolkit_complete.pdf

Project Safe Neighborhood: https://www.bja.gov/programdetails.aspx?program_id=74

School Violence- Weapons, Crime & Bullying: http://www.abusivekids.com/

Teens Against Gang Violence: http://www.tagv.org/

Threat Assessment in Schools: http://www.secretservice.gov/ntac/ssi_guide.pdf

United Teen Equality Center: https://www.utec-lowell.org/

Youth Violence: A Report from the Surgeon General: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK44294/

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