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A guide to realizing if

your child is at-risk, displaying 

self-destructive behaviors, and

needs your help and intervention.

 

 

Child Attitude Problems

Call Now!    1-866-620-1418

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?

 

How do I find a THERAPIST for my teen?

 

What is EMOTIONAL ABUSE?

 

How can I help my OVERWEIGHT

daughter?

 

How do I find a good OUTDOOR PROGRAM for my teen?

 

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?

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family Help in NEW YORK

Programs & Services in New York

 

New York Information  -  Hotlines & Helplines

Programs & Services  -  Helping Resources in New York

 

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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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Are you a teen or adult survivor of rape,

sexual assault or sexual abuse? 

Are you a parent with a teen who has

suffered a traumatic experience?

In-Person, Group, Phone, Skype

Specializing in adolescents & adults

who have been sexually abused

 

 

 

 

Hotlines & Helplines

 

Child Pornography Tipline

1-800-843-5678

 

ChildhelpUSA

Child Abuse Hotline

1-800-4-A-CHILD

1-800-422-4453

 

Crisis Services Hotline

716-834-3131

 

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

 

New York AIDS Hotline

1-800-541-AIDS

 

New York Alcohol/ Substance Abuse Information & Referral

1-800-522-5353

 

New York Child Abuse Hotline

1-800-342-3720

 

New York State Domestic Violence Hotline

1-800-942-6906

 

New York State Parent Helpline

1-800-342-7472     English & Spanish

 

New York Suicide and Crisis Hotlines

 

NYC YouthLine

1-800-246-4646

 

Poison Help

1-800-222-1222

 

Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN)

1-800-656-HOPE

 

 

 

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

1-800-584-5005

 

 

FUTURE MEN

Christian residential program

for young men, ages 16-20.

with year-round enrollment

417-546-4171

 

Programs & Services in New York

 

 

 

 

Adolescent AIDS Program at Montefiore Medical Center

718-882-0232

The country’s first adolescent AIDS program is considered a leader in the field of HIV care and research.  Located in the Bronx.

 

Abbott House

914-591-7300

Social service agency and residential treatment center for dependent, homeless, neglected, abused or developmentally disabled children and young adults in the Metropolitan and Hudson Valley regions.  Visit Abuse.

 

Approved Special Education Schools in New York

Private, state-operated, and state-supported.  Visit Special Education.

 

Bronx Behavioral Network

718-881-7600

Comprehensive mental health services and substance abuse treatment.  Visit Drugs & Teen Substance Abuse.

 

Children's Aid Society

212-949-4800

Broad range of essential health, education and social services throughout Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island and Westchester County.  Visit Parenting Teens.

 

The Children's Village

212-932-9009 NYC

914-693-0600 Dobbs Ferry

Services include residential youth programs, runaway shelter,  and community programs.  Located in New York City and Dobbs Ferry.  Visit Runaways & Missing Children.

 

County Mental Health Agencies

Visit Personality Disorders.

 

Door of Hope for Teens

914-393-1904

Free online and phone support for teenage girls and young women who struggle with self-injury.  Local meeting in Westchester County, New York.  Visit Self-Injury.

 

Family of Woodstock

845-331-7080

Multi-program human service agency providing services throughout Ulster County.

 

Family Justice / La Bodega de la Familia

212- 982-2335

New York City substance abuse support center for families struggling with addiction and criminal justice system response.  Visit Drugs & Teen Substance Abuse.

 

Finger Lakes Directory of Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services

Visit Alcohol & Teen Drinking.

 

Free Arts for Abused Children -- NYC

212-974-9092

Therapeutic art programs for children who suffer from abuse, neglect, homelessness, HIV/AIDS, and the disabling impact of poverty.  Visit Abuse.

 

Groove With Me, Inc.

212-987-5910

Intervenes to break the cycle of underachievement in a community of girls through free dance classes.

 

Inwood House

212-861-4400

Programs for pregnant teens and teen parents, intervention and prevention programs in New York City.  Visit Teen Sexual Behavior.

 

J-Fire of Western New York

716-681-7113

Intervention and education services for juvenile firesetters and their families.  Visit Firesetting and Youth.

 

Job Corps

1-800-733-5627

Free residential program for young men and women, ages 16-24, that empowers youth to take responsibility for their employability through the integration of vocational skills and academic achievement.  Visit Free & Low-Cost Schools & Programs.

 

Our Victory Day Camp

1-800-919-3394

7-week day camp for children, ages 5-13, with learning disabilities and/or ADD/ADHD.   Located in Dobbs Ferry.  Visit ADD & ADHD.

 

Outdoor Programs and Summer Camps

 

The Puerto Rican Family Institute

212-414-7800

Services include mental health treatment, crisis intervention, placement prevention,  residential care and education.

 

Regis High School

212-288-1100

Tuition-free Jesuit college preparatory education to Roman Catholic young men from the New York metro area who demonstrate superior intellectual and leadership potential.

 

Riverdale Mental Health Association

718-796-5300

Child and adolescent program, substance abuse treatment.  Services are offered on a low-cost sliding scale.  No one is refused treatment for inability to pay.  Located in Bronx.  Visit Drugs & Teen Substance Abuse.

 

Youth-Friendly HIV Counseling, Testing and Care in NYC

718-881-TEST

 

Youth Service League (Brooklyn)

718-646 5613

Youth development programs for young people, ages 8-20.  Visit Adolescence.

 

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