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A guide to realizing if

your child is at-risk, displaying 

self-destructive behaviors, and

needs your help and intervention.

 

 

 

Children Anger

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

 

 

 

How can I help my ADDICTED TEEN?

 

Will being ADOPTED make adolescence harder for my child?

 

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?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family Help in FLORIDA

Programs & Services

 

Florida Information  -  Hotlines & Helplines

Programs & Services  -  Helping Resources in Florida

 

 

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Practical Help, Real Answers

for Adoptive & Foster Parents

The Adoptive & Foster Parent Guide: Help Your Child Heal From Trauma & Loss

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Hotlines & Helplines

 

Brevard Helpline

2-1-1

321-632-6688

 

Child Pornography Tipline

1-800-843-5678

 

ChildhelpUSA  Child Abuse Hotline

1-800-4-A-CHILD

1-800-422-4453

 

First Call for Help of Broward

2-1-1

954-537-0211

 

Florida HIV/AIDS Hotline

1-800-352-2437

 

Florida Suicide and Crisis Hotlines

 

Key West Helpline

305-296-4357

 

Lifeline of Central Florida

407-425-2624

 

Miami Helplines

305-358-4357

 

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 Suicide Hotline

1-800-SUICIDE

1-800-784-2433

 

National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline

1-866-331-9474

 

The Parent HelpLine
1-800-FLA-LOVE

 

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)

1-800-656-HOPE

 

Sexual Offender Information Request

1-888-357-7332

 

Stop It Now! Helpline 

If a youth is sexually abusing

M-F 9 am-5 pm ET

1-888-PREVENT

1-888-773-8368

 

Teen Hotline

407-841-7413 Central Florida

 

Teen Line

1-800-852-8336

 

 

SHELTERWOOD

Christian therapeutic boarding school

for teen boys and girls

1-800-584-5005

 

FUTURE MEN

Christian residential program

for young men, ages 16-20

417-546-4171

 

ACADEMY AT SISTERS

Therapeutic boarding school

for girls, ages 13-18

Watch the video!

1-800-910-0412

 

BONNEVILLE CANYON RETREAT

Life skills learning center

for young men & women, ages 17 & over

1-866-800-9517

 

Programs & Services in Florida

 

 

 

Alpert Jewish Family and Children's Service

561-684-1991

Full-service family agency helping people of all ages with a variety of needs.  Located in Palm Beach County.

 

Catholic Diocese of Orlando - Juvenile Justice Program

407-658-1818

Mentoring, education, and support for at-risk youth.

 

Center for Family Studies

305-243-4592

One of the nation’s flagship programs for the prevention and treatment of minority adolescent behavior problems.

 

Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation and Academy

727-726-8829

Mentoring program that serves youth, ages 5-17, by improving their self-esteem, character, work ethic, social adjustment, and academic performance.  Also offers the Chi Chi Rodriguez Academy -- a voluntary public school for 4th-7th grade students who are not achieving at their grade level, have low self-esteem or have difficulty adjusting to an academic environment.

 

Child Anxiety and Phobia Program at Florida International University

305-348-1937

305-348-1938

Comprehensive diagnostic assessments and state-of-the-art treatments for children and adolescents (7-16 years old) who are experiencing excessive fear and anxiety related problems.  All fees at CAPP are based on a sliding scale, and tend to be nominal.  There is no charge for the initial assessment.

 

Children's Home Society of West Palm Beach

321-397-3000

Crisis intervention and counseling, family life education, family preservation services.

 

Covenant House Florida

1-800-683-8338

1-800-441-4478

Programs and services for runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth under 21 including teen parents and their babies.

 

Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches

1-800-765-3797

386-842-5501

Programs include residential care, summer camps, and community services for neglected, abused, and at-risk children residing in the state of Florida.  Visit Free & Low-Cost Schools and Programs.

 

Florida Youth Challenge Academy

904-682-4032

Free academic, life skills, and vocational program offered by the National Guard to youth, ages 16-17, who have dropped out of school, are free of illegal drugs, and who wish to make a positive change in their lives.  Visit Free & Low-Cost Schools and Programs.

 

Grandparent Support in Florida

Visit Self-Help and Support Groups.

 

Hands On Miami - Youth Volunteer Corps

305-646-7217

Open to any youth, ages 13-17, living in Miami-Dade County.

 

Informed Families

305-856-4886 Miami

321-231-0587 Orlando

813-376-3125 Tampa

850-393-2145 Pensacola

Education, training and support center for parents, schools and communities to help raise safe, healthy and drug-free children.  Programs include parent peer groups, Safe Homes/Safe Parties, neighborhood coalitions, workshops, and family empowerment programs.

 

Job Corps

1-800-733-5627

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.

 

Juvenile Sex Offender Programs in Florida

Inpatient and outpatient programs for adolescent sex offenders in Florida.  Visit Abuse: Sexual.

 

Ruth Cooper Center

941-275-3222

Crisis and emergency services, mental health and substance abuse treatment, family-centered outreach in Fort Myers.  Visit Drugs & Teen Substance Abuse.

 

Youth Crisis Center

1-877-720-0007

904-720-0002

Outpatient counseling program for families experiencing any type of youth-related problem and short-term residential care, serving families in northeast Florida with youth between the ages of 10 and 17.

 

 

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