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your child is at-risk, displaying 

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needs your help and intervention.

 

 

Child Attitude Problems

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Learn more how Total Transformation, an at-home program for parents, can help your troubled or struggling teen and heal your family.

 

 

How can I help my ADDICTED TEEN?

 

How can I deal with the ANGER

 in our family?

 

Is my teen's BEHAVIOR just normal teenage rebellion?

 

What do parents and teachers need to know about BULLYING?

 

What is EMOTIONAL ABUSE?

 

How can I help my OVERWEIGHT

daughter?

 

Help!  My teen is a RUNAWAY

 

My teen is cutting.  What do I need to know about  SELF-INJURY?

 

What is 'normal' teen SEXUAL BEHAVIOR and what is cause for concern?

 

What makes a STRONG FAMILY?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hotlines and Helplines

 

Alaska 211

Information on health and human services available in Alaska

2-1-1  Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5 pm

1-800-478-2221

 

Alaska AIDS Helpline

907-276-4880

1-800-478-AIDS

1-800-478-2437

 

Alaska Child Abuse Hotline

1-800-478-4444

 

Alaska Parent Line

1-800-643-KIDS

 

Alaska Suicide and Crisis Hotlines

 

Child Pornography Tipline

1-800-843-5678

 

ChildhelpUSA

Child Abuse Hotline

1-800-4-A-Child

1-800-422-4453

 

National Domestic Violence/Abuse Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE
1-800-787-3224
TDD

 

National Hotlines and Helplines

 

National Runaway Switchboard

1-800-RUNAWAY

1-800-786-2929

 

National Sexual Assault Hotline

1-800-656-HOPE

 

National Suicide Hotline

1-800-SUICIDE

1-800-784-2433

 

National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline

1-866-331-9474

 

Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN)

1-800-656-HOPE

 

Report Child Abuse in Alaska

1-800-478-4444

 

Tundra Crisis Hotline

907-543-3456  Bethel

1-800-478-7799

 

 

 

ACADEMY AT SISTERS

Therapeutic boarding school

for girls, ages 13-18

Watch the video!

1-800-910-0412

 

SHELTERWOOD

Christian therapeutic boarding school

for teen boys and girls,

with year-round enrollment

1-800-584-5005

 

FUTURE MEN

Christian residential program

for young men, ages 16-20,

with year-round enrollment

417-546-4171

 

BONNEVILLE CANYON RETREAT

Life skills learning center

for young men & women, ages 17 and over

1-866-800-9517

 

Programs & Services in Alaska

 

 

 

Alaska 211

2-1-1  Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5 pm

Statewide directory of health and human services information and referral.  Visit Counseling and Therapy.

 

Alaska Al-Anon & Alateen

12-Step fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope with one another, in order to solve their common problems and help others do the same.  The only requirement for membership is that there be a relative or friend with a drinking problem.  Visit Alcohol & Teen Drinking.

 

Alaska Attachment and Bonding Associates

907-376-0366  Wasilla

Advocacy through education for youth experiencing attachment and bonding problems and their kinship/relative, step, adopted, guardian and foster care families.  Visit Attachment & Attachment Disorders.

 

Alaska Children's Services

907-346-2101  Anchorage

Comprehensive program of treatment for troubled youth and their families.  Services are provided to children, adolescents, and their families from throughout the state of Alaska.  Visit Teen Behavior Problems and Parenting Teens.

 

Alaska Department of Juvenile Justice Locations

Visit When Your Teen is in Trouble with the Law.

 

Alaska Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs

Visit Abuse: Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Neglect.

 

Alaska Family Directory

Community organizations for parents of children with special needs.  Visit ADD & ADHD and Learning Disabilities.

 

Alaska Job Corps Center

907-562-6200

1-800-733-JOBS

Job Corps is the nation's largest and most comprehensive residential, education and job training program for at-risk youth, ages 16-24.  Visit Free & Low-Cost Schools and Programs.

 

Alaska Military Youth Academy

907-375-5556  Anchorage

907-374-7960  Fairbanks

1-877-242-5643

The Alaska Military Youth Academy's ChalleNGe Program is designed to meet the life-coping skills and educational needs of 16 to 19 year old Alaskans who will not turn 20 prior to graduation.  The Youth ChalleNGe program is a free 22-week residential school based on the traditional military training model.  Visit Free & Low-Cost Schools and Programs.

 

Alaska Public Health Centers

To make an appointment for service or for more information about services, please call the public health center nearest you.  Visit Family Health.

 

Alaska Youth and Family Network

907-770-4979
1-888-770-4979

Advocacy organization that supports and teaches family members with children and youth with emotional, behavioral or neural-behavioral problems.  Offers parenting classes and recovery management through youth-driven support groups.  Visit Emotional Health and Parenting Teens.

 

Alaska Youth and Parent Foundation

907-274-6541  Anchorage

Programs that advocate for and foster the safety and well-being of youth at risk so they may lead productive lives.  Visit Behavior Problems.

 

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska

Statewide mentoring program that assists children and youth, primarily from single-parent families, by providing them with the positive influence of an adult volunteer who can help them grow into responsible adulthood.  Visit I Love You Just The Way You Are.

 

Catholic Social Services Alaska

907-277-2554  Anchorage

Services include residential teen homes, emergency outreach and shelter, and pregnancy support.  Visit Teen Sexual Behavior: Issues & Concerns.

 

Covenant House Alaska

907-339-4222

Programs for homeless and runaway youth, ages 13-20, include  crisis intervention services to long-term residential programs focusing on life skills and independent living.  Visit Runaways & Missing Children.

 

Denali KidCare (Health Insurance for Children & Teens)

907-269-6529  Anchorage

1-888-318-8890

Free and low-cost health insurance coverage for children and teens through age 18, and for pregnant women who meet income guidelines. Visit Family Health.

 

Disability Law Center of Alaska

907-565-1002  Anchorage

907-543-3357  Bethel

907-456-1070  Fairbanks

907-586-1627  Juneau

1-800-478-1234  TTY

1-888-557-3357

Legal advocacy services for people with disabilities anywhere in Alaska,  Visit Special Education.

 

Hope Community Resources

907-561-5335  Anchorage

1-800-478-2117  Dillingham

907-463-3602  Juneau

907-486-5011  Kodiak

907-357-3750  Wasilla

Provides services and supports, requested and designed by individuals and families who experience disabilities, resulting in choice, control, family preservation and community inclusion.  Visit Tourette Syndrome.

 

Maniilaq Association

1-800-431-3321

Health, tribal, and social services to residents of rural northwest Alaska.  Visit Parenting Teens.

 

Narcotic Drug Treatment Center

907-276-6430

Assists individuals to overcome both physical and psychological dependency on drugs and provides free, anonymous HIV testing.  Visit Drugs & Teen Substance Abuse.

 

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