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A guide to realizing if

your child is at-risk, displaying 

self-destructive behaviors, and

needs your help and intervention.

 

 

Struggling Teens

Call Now!    1-866-620-1418

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

 

 

What are the possible causes of ADD/ADHD behavior?

 

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?

 

How can I help my teen adjust to our STEPFAMILY?

 

What are the signs of TEEN DRINKING and SUBSTANCE ABUSE?

 

 

Step-by-step program to help improve your child's focus and behavior at school and at home

1-866-620-1418 

 

 

 

 

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Helping Resources in Iowa

 

Iowa Information  -  Hotlines & Helplines

Programs & Services in Iowa  -  Helping Resources in Iowa

 

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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

 

Bets-Off Gambling Hotline

1-800-238-7633

 

Child Pornography Tipline

1-800-843-5678

 

ChildhelpUSA

Child Abuse Hotline

1-800-4-A-CHILD

1-800-422-4453

 

Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Hotline for Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, and Deaf-Blind Persons

1-877-244-0875 TTY

 

Fort Dodge Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Crisis Line

Serving Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster & Wright Counties

1-888-356-2006

 

Iowa AIDS Hotline

1-800-445-2437

 

Iowa Domestic Abuse Hotline

1-800-942-0333

 

Iowa Missing Persons Hotline

1-800-346-5507

 

Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline

1-800-284-7821

 

Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center

1-800-222-1222

 

Iowa Suicide and Crisis Hotlines

 

Iowa Teen Line

1-800-443-8336

 

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

 

Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN) 

1-800-656-HOPE

 

Report Child Abuse in Iowa

1-800-362-2178

 

Youth Law Hotline

For Iowa youth, age 18 and under

1-800-728-1172

 

 

 

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

 

Helping Resources

 

 

 

ASK Resource Center (Access for Special Kids)

515-243-1713 Des Moines
1-800-450-8667

Through its member organizations, the Center provides a broad range of information, advocacy, support, training, and direct services.  Visit Special Education.

 

Autism Society of Iowa

1-888-722-4799

515-327-9075  West Des Moines

Statewide advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders.  Visit Asperger Syndrome.

 

Brain Injury Association of Iowa

1-800-444-6443

Information, advocacy, and support for survivors of brain injury and their families.  Visit Learning Disabilities.

 

Healthy Kids in Iowa

1-800-257-8563

Provides free or low-cost health insurance for Iowa children, under age 19,  in families with limited incomes. Visit Family Health.

 

Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence

515-244-8028

1-800-942-0333  24 Hour Hotline

Provides assistance and education to programs that serve battered women and their children.  Visit Abuse: Physical, Emotional, Sexual.

 

Iowa Crime Prevention Association

515-334-8790

Education of crime prevention strategies and networking with others on how to reduce the chances of becoming a victim of crime.  Visit Teen Violence.

 

Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parents Association

1-800-277-8145
515-289-4567 
Ankeny
Advocacy and support for Iowa's foster and adopted children and their families.  Visit Parenting the Adopted Adolescent.

 

Iowa Missing Persons Information Clearinghouse

1-800-346-5507

515-725-6036

Compiles, coordinates, and disseminates missing persons information.  Visit Runaways and Missing Children.

 

Iowa Protection & Advocacy Services

1-800-779-2502

1-866-483-3342  TTY

Supports people with disabilities to secure their rights and full participation as citizens through self-advocacy education, information and referral, non-legal advocacy and legal and systems advocacy.  Visit Special Education.

 

The Johnny Gosch Foundation

515-221-3220

Educates on the reality and seriousness of kidnapping and pornography and how it could happen to your family.  Read Why Johnny Can't Come Home.  Visit Runaways & Missing Children.

 

Learning Disabilities Association of Iowa

515-280-8558

1-888-690-5324

Education, advocacy, and support.  Visit Learning Disabilities.

 

Prevent Child Abuse Iowa

1-800-237-1815

515-244-2200  Des Moines
Education and advocacy to end child abuse in Iowa.  Visit Abuse: Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Neglect.

 

Recovery Iowa

1-866-242-4111

319-398-5133  Cedar Rapids

Iowa grassroots effort to reduce the stigma attached to those in recovery from substance abuse addiction.  Visit Drugs and Teen Substance Abuse.

 

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