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A guide to realizing if

your child is at-risk, displaying 

self-destructive behaviors, and

needs your help and intervention.

 

 

Defiant Child Behavior 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 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?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Family Help in PENNSYLVANIA

Helping Resources in Pennsylvania

 

Pennsylvania Information  -  Hotlines & Helplines

Programs & Services  -  Helping Resources in Pennsylvania

 

TAKE POSITIVE ACTION TO HELP YOUR TEEN

AND HEAL YOUR FAMILY

 

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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

 

AIDS Factline

1-800-662-6080

 

Child Pornography Tipline

1-800-843-5678

 

ChildhelpUSA

Child Abuse Hotline

1-800-4-A-CHILD

1-800-422-4453

 

CONTACT Beaver Valley Helpline

724-728-3650

 

CONTACT Helplines of Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry Counties

 

CONTACT Helpline of Lancaster

717-299-4855

 

CONTACT Pittsburgh

412-820-HELP

 

Drunk Driving Victim Hotline

1-800-848-6233

 

Education Law Helpline

215-238-6970 Philadelphia

412-391-5225 Pittsburgh

 

Lancaster County School Violence Hotline

1-888-814-3684

 

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 Suicide Prevention Lifeline

1-800-273-TALK

 

National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline

1-866-331-9474

 

Pennsylvania Gambling Addiction Hotline

1-877-565-2112

 

Pennsylvania Suicide and Crisis Hotlines

 

Philadelphia Rape Crisis Hotline

215-985-3333

 

Pittsburgh Rape Crisis Hotline

1-866-END-RAPE

 

Pittsburgh Teen Hotline

412-361-TEEN

 

Poison Help

1-800-222-1222

 

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)

1-800-656-HOPE

 

Real Alternatives

Pregnancy and Sexual Health Support Helpline

1-888-543-3243

 

Report Child Abuse in Pennsylvania

1-800-932-0313

 

Stop It Now! Helpline

If a youth is sexually abusing

M-F 9 am-5 pm ET

1-888-PREVENT

1-888-773-8368

 

Pittsburgh Student and Young Adult Hotline

412-820-HELP

 

Teen Line

1-800-852-8336

 

 

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

 

Helping Resources in Pennsylvania

 

 

 

Bucks County Learning Disabilities Association

215-355-9601

Volunteer organization dedicated to helping all people with learning disabilities. Visit Learning Disabilities.

 

Disabilities Law Project

Provides free legal assistance to people with disabilities, their families, and their organizations. Visit Special Education.

 

Drug Free Pennsylvania

717-232-0300

Fighting substance abuse through the media and the workplace.  Visit Drugs and Teen Substance Abuse.

 

Education Law Center-PA

215-238-6970 Philadelphia

412-391-5225 Pittsburgh

Legal advocacy organization dedicated to insuring that all of Pennsylvania's children have access to a quality public education.  Comprehensive education law publications.

 

Kids Together, Inc.

Information and resources for children and adults with disabilities.  Visit Special Education.

 

Learning Disabilities Association of Pennsylvania

610-458-8193

Education, advocacy, and support.  Visit Learning Disabilities.

 

Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania

215-751-1800

1-800-688-4226

Visit Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders.

 

Mothers Against Drunk Driving - Pennsylvania

717-657-3911

MADD's mission is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking.  Visit Alcohol and Teen Drinking.

 

NAMI Southwestern Pennsylvania

412-366-3788

1-888-264-7972

Provides support, education and advocacy efforts for children, adolescents and adults with a serious emotional disorder or a mental illness, and for family members, caregivers, and the community at large.  Visit Teen Depression.

 

Obsessive Compulsive Foundation of Western Pennsylvania

412-363-6231

Education, advocacy, and support.  Visit Personality Disorders.

 

Parents Involved Network of Pennsylvania

1-800-688-4226

An organization that assists parents or caregivers of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders.  Visit Behavior Problems and Behavioral Disorders.

 

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape

717-728-9740

1-800-692-7445
1-888-772-7227
24 Hour
Works with its statewide network of rape crisis centers to provide quality services to victims /survivors of sexual violence, and to create public awareness and prevention education.  Visit Abuse: Sexual and Teen Dating Violence.

 

Pennsylvania Mental Health Consumers' Association

1-800-887-6422

Advocacy, education, information and referrals.  Visit Bipolar Disorder.

 

Pennsylvania Protection and Advocacy

717-236-8110

1-800-692-7443

Information, referrals, and technical assistance to people with disabilities in Pennsylvania.  Visit Special Education.

 

Pennsylvania Tourette Syndrome Association

1-800-990-3300

Education, advocacy, support.

Visit Tourette Syndrome.

 

Pittsburgh Coalition Against Pornography

412-281-4565

Calls for the enforcement of existing obscenity laws, raises public awareness about the dangerous effects of hard-core pornography, and facilitates the passage of new obscenity legislation when necessary.  Visit Abuse: Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Neglect.

 

Stop It Now! Philadelphia

215-701-1560

Prevention programs and public awareness activities to help adults take responsibility for preventing the sexual abuse of children BEFORE a child is harmed.  Visit Abuse: Physical, Sexual, Emotional, Neglect.

 

TAPLINK

215-256-0669

Support and resources for Pennsylvania adoptive parents and others who have a child with attachment issues.  Visit Attachment and Attachment Disorders.

 

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