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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

North Carolina Information

North Carolina Information - Hotlines & Helplines

Programs & Services - Helping Resources in North Carolina

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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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

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

BONNEVILLE CANYON RETREAT

Life skills learning centers

for young men & women, ages 17 and over

1-866-800-9517

North Carolina Information

Abuse

Abuse: Sexual

ADD & ADHD

ADHD Diagnosed in up to 10% of North Carolina Children

Adolescence and Parenting Teens

Dropouts

Drugs & Teen Substance Abuse

Family Health

Moms! Help Your Overweight Daughter

Runaways & Missing Children

Find Zebb Wayne Quinn
Missing Children in North Carolina

Special Education

Teen Suicide

North Carolina's Plan to Prevent Youth Suicide (pdf) North Carolina requires that guns be stored so that they are inaccessible to minors. If you have a gun in your home, you are 5 times more likely to have a suicide in your house than homes without a gun.
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