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Programs & Services  -  Helping Resources in New York

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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Programs & Services  -  Helping Resources in New York

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New York Information

Abuse

• A Parents' Guide to the New York State Child Protective System

Abuse:  Sexual

• Adolescents & Sexual Assault (pdf)

• The Harms of Pornography

• The Incest Loophole

• New York Obscenity Laws (pdf)

• New York State Sex Offender Registry

• Sexual Abuse of Boys & Its Aftermath (pdf)

• Statutory Rape: What You Should Know (pdf)

Behavior Problems & Behavioral Disorders

NOTE:  If your child is under the age of 18 and skips school, gets into trouble or behaves in a way which is dangerous, he or she may be a Person In Need Of Supervision, also known as a PINS.  A PINS petition can be filed in Family Court by a parent, legal guardian, police, school, or a person who has been injured by the child.

• Changing the PINS System in New York

• Discipline Procedures for Students with Disabilities

• PINS System in New York City (pdf)

• Suspension Guide for NYC Elementary/Junior High

• Suspension Guide for NYC Public High Schools

Bullying:  What Parents & Teachers Should Know

• New York Anti-Bullying Law

Dropouts and If Your Teen Begins to Fail in School

• GED in New York

• GED in New York City (pdf)

• High-Performing Schools & Districts 2006-2007

• New York State School & District Report Cards 2005-2006

• Public School Choice in New York

Drugs and Teen Substance Abuse

• Substance Addiction & Sexual Assault Survivors (pdf)

• Suburban Teens Turning to Heroin

Family Health

• Minors' Rights to Reproductive Health Care in New York (2005)

• Teenagers, Healthcare, and the Law

• Teens, Health, and the Law (pdf)

• Your Medical Records Rights in New York (pdf)

Runaways and Missing Children

• Find Shalyn Caraballo

• Missing Children, Annual Report 2004

• Missing Children in New York

Special Education

• Just The Facts for NY Parents

• Resolving Special Education Concerns

• Special Education in New York State:  A Parent's Guide

• Special Education Publications

When Your Teen is in Trouble with the Law

• Changing the Status Quo for Status Offenders:  New York State's Efforts to Support Troubled Teens (pdf)

• NYC Family Courts Information Center