Family Help in CALIFORNIA

California Information

California Information  -  Hotlines & Helplines

Programs & Services  -  Helping Resources in California

TAKE POSITIVE ACTION

TO HELP YOUR TEEN AND HEAL YOUR FAMILY

• Take an honest look at your child's behavior and family situation.

• Become informed of your child's issues.

• Network the resources listed on the Family Help pages and throughout the Focus website to find referrals to mental health services and supportive programs.

• Follow through on professional advice and treatment plans.

• Build a support system from family, friends, self-help groups, and your place of worship.

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California Information

Abuse: Physical

• Domestic Violence Information and Referral Handbook

Abuse: Sexual

• California Sex Offender Information

• CIRCLE OF TRUST Bill Protects Children

• Circle of Trust Campaign in California (pdf)

• Family Values

• The Long and Difficult Road to Protecting Children from Sexual Abuse

• Minor Consent, Confidentiality, and Child Abuse Reporting in California (pdf)

• Problems for Victims of Ritual Abuse in San Diego

• Report of the Ritual Abuse Task Force by the Los Angeles County Commission for Women

• San Diego Child Sex Trafficking Scandal

• Sex Trafficking of Children in San Diego

• Testimony of Alison Arngrim In Support of S.B.33 the "Circle of Trust" bill (pdf)

Adolescence

• Emancipation in California

• Kids and The Law:  An A-Z Guide for Parents

• Parents' Rights in California and Federal Law (pdf)

• So You Want To Become Emancipated? (pdf)

• When You Become 18: Survival Guide for Teens (pdf)

Bipolar Disorder, Teen Depression and Suicide

• California Suicide Fact Sheet (pdf)

• Suicide Side Effect?  What parents aren't being told about their kids' antidepressants

Bullying:  What Parents & Teachers Should Know

• Bullying Among 6th-Graders a Daily Occurrence

• California Anti-Bullying Laws

Drugs & Teen Substance Abuse

• Drugs & Drug Abuse in California

• A Madness Called Meth

• Methamphetamine Fact Book: Humboldt County Community Handbook & Resource Guide (pdf)

• YABA - Meth Pills

Family Health

• The California Patient's Guide:  Your Health Care Rights and Remedies

• How private is my medical information?

• Your Medical Records Rights in California

Read All The Books

• Why the Bible Belongs in America's Public Schools

Runaways & Missing Children

• Missing Children in California

• Find Jason David Johnston

• Find Kristen Modafferi

• Legal Rights and Options for Runaway Teens (pdf)

• The Synclair/Cannon Child Abduction
  Prevention Act of  2002

Sexual Behavior

• Mother missed signs of the 'choking game'

Special Education

• Special Education Rights of Parents and Children (pdf)

• Yikes!  My Child with a Disability is Being Considered for Expulsion!

Teen Behavior Problems

• Expulsion Appeal Handbook

• Suspensions and Expulsions (pdf)

• Truancy

• Unsafe School Choice Option

When Your Teen is in Trouble with the Law

• California Juvenile Justice

• Help! Don't Break My Son in Youth Prison

• Juvenile Court in California

• Juvenile Crime in California

• Juvenile Delinquency: Legal Information

• The juvie justice mess

• Kids and The Law:  An A-Z Guide for Parents

• Legal Rights and Options for Runaway Teens (pdf)