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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

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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.

 

 

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?

 

 

 

 

 

Family Help in MICHIGAN

Helping Resources in Michigan

 

Michigan Information  -  Hotlines & Helplines

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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

 

Child Pornography Tipline

1-800-843-5678

 

ChildhelpUSA

Child Abuse Hotline

1-800-4-A-Child

1-800-422-4453

 

Common Ground Crisis Line

1-800-231-1127

248-456-0909

 

Listening Ear Crisis Hotline

517-337-1717

 

Michigan Parent Help Line

1-800-942-4357

 

Michigan Suicide and Crisis Hotlines

 

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

 

National Youth Crisis Hotline
1-800-448-4663

 

No Abuse Helpline

1-800-996-6228

 

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)

1-800-656-HOPE

 

RAPLine (Michigan Runaway Assistance Program)

1-800-292-4517

 

Report Child Abuse in Michigan

1-800-942-4357

 

School Violence Hotline

1-800-815-TIPS

 

 

FUTURE MEN

Christian residential program

for young men, ages 16-20.

with year-round enrollment

417-546-4171

 

 

SHELTERWOOD

Christian therapeutic boarding school

for teen boys and girls,

with year-round enrollment

1-800-584-5005

 

 

ACADEMY AT SISTERS

Therapeutic boarding school

for girls, ages 13-18

Watch the video!

1-800-910-0412

 

Helping Resources in Michigan

 

 

 

B.R.A.D. (Be Responsible About Drinking)

248-842-4021

Educates young adults (high school and college age) and their parents as to the responsible use of alcohol, the effects of alcohol and how to deal with excess use by others.  Visit Alcohol & Teen Drinking.

 

Brain Injury Association of Michigan

810-229-5880

1-800-772-4323 Michigan

Education, advocacy, research, and local support groups.

 

Bridges4Kids

Parent organization providing a comprehensive system of information and referral for parents and professionals working with children from birth through transition to adult life.  Find Michigan help and support in Bridges4Kids Parent Michigan Resource Guide (pdf).

 

Citizens Alliance to Uphold Special Education (CAUSE)

1-800-221-9105

Statewide parent training and information center dedicated to helping parents work with schools to secure the educational success of children with disabilities and special needs.  Visit Special Education.

 

Crime Prevention Association of Michigan

1-800-414-CPAM

Professional network of public and private crime and violence prevention practitioners.  Visit Teen Violence.

 

Learning Disabilities Association of Michigan

517-485-8160

1-888-597-7809

Works to enhance the quality of life for all individuals with learning disabilities and their families through advocacy, education, training, service and support of research.  Visit Learning Disabilities.
 

Mental Health Association in Michigan

248-647-1711

Information about mental health problems and conditions (e.g., bipolar disorder, depression, personality disorders, anxiety), advocacy, and support.  Visit Personality Disorders.

 

Michigan Association for Children with Emotional Disorders

248-433-2200

Education, advocacy, support and referrals for families with children who have emotional disorders, such as ODD and conduct disorder.  Visit Teen Behavior Problems.

 

Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service

517-487-1755

1-800-288-5923

Information and advocacy for persons with disabilities in Michigan, dealing with discrimination in education, employment, housing, and public places; abuse and neglect; Social Security benefits; Medicaid, Medicare and other insurance; HIV/AIDS issues; and many other disability-related topics.  Visit Abuse.

 

Michigan Victim Alliance

517-487-8278

Education and advocacy organization dedicated to the healing and protection of victims of violence, trauma, and abuse.  Visit Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

 

M.O.M. - Michigan Opposing Mandatory Vaccinations

586-447-2418

Michigan is one of only 17 states that continues to support the right of parents and individuals to make their own vaccination choices, though that right is under constant attack.  Visit Family Health.

 

OCD Foundation of Michigan

313-438-3293

Assists people with OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) and/or OCD Spectrum Disorders.  Visit Personality Disorders.

 

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