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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.

 

 

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 NORTH CAROLINA

Programs & Services in North Carolina

 

North Carolina Information  -  Hotlines & Helplines

Programs & Services  -  Helping Resources in North Carolina

 

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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

 

Children with Special Health Care Needs Helpline

1-800-737-3028

 

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

 

North Carolina Suicide and Crisis Hotlines

 

Poison Help

1-800-222-1222

 

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)

1-800-656-HOPE

 

Report Child Abuse in North Carolina

1-800-662-7030

 

Teen Education & Crisis Hotline (TEACH)

1-800-367-7287

 

 

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

 

ACADEMY AT SISTERS

Therapeutic boarding school

for girls, ages 13-18

Watch the video!

1-800-910-0412

 

BONNEVILLE CANYON RETREAT

Life skills learning centers

for young men & women, ages 17 and over

1-866-800-9517

 

Programs & Services in North Carolina

 

 

 

2008 Summer Camp Directory for Children with Special Needs

Visit Outdoor Programs & Summer Camps.

 

Barium Springs Home for Children

1-800-320-4157

Offers family counseling and residential program for youth, ages 8 -18, who come from an abusive, neglectful, or unstable family background.

 

Grandparents Support in North Carolina

Visit Self-Help & Support Groups.

 

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.

 

Licensed Maternity Homes in North Carolina (pdf)

Visit Teen Sexual Behaviors: Issues and Concerns.

 

Local Juvenile Justice Offices in North Carolina

Visit When Your Teen is in Trouble with the Law.

 

Methodist Home for Children

1-888-305-4321

Services include residential group homes for youth, ages 10-18, family counseling, substance abuse recovery support, and adoption services.

 

North Carolina Local Health Departments

Visit Family Health.

 

North Carolina Rape Crisis Centers (pdf)

Visit Abuse: Sexual.

 

Outdoor Programs and Summer Camps

 

Parents Against Teen Suicide

1-800-367-7287 24 Hour

Serves North Carolina's youth who are at risk for drug use, dating violence, and suicide by providing education in prevention and intervention activities for youth and their parents.  Visit Depression and Teen Suicide.

 

Rape Crisis Center of Catawba County

828-322-6011

Support services and/or referral to other community agencies for victims, friends, and families.  Visit Abuse: Sexual.

 

Tarheel Challenge Youth Program

1-800-573-9966

910-525-5520

Free academic, life skills, and vocational program offered by the National Guard to youth, ages 16-18, 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.

 

United Family Services

704-332-9034

Family counseling, rape crisis and child abuse prevention, victim assistance in Charlotte.

 

Wake Teen Medical Services

919-828-0035

Provides affordable and accessible medical and mental health care for  adolescents and young adults (ages 10-23) in Raleigh.  Visit Personality Disorders.

 

Youth Empowerment Project (Durham)

Interactive theater as a catalyst for conflict resolution.  Visit Anger in Our Teens & in Ourselves.

 

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