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A guide to realizing if

your child is at-risk, displaying 

self-destructive behaviors, and

needs your help and intervention.

 

 

 

Struggling Teens

Call Now!    1-866-620-1418

Learn more how Total Transformation, an at-home program for parents, can help your troubled and struggling teen and heal your family

 

 

Abuse

 

Abuse:  Help & Support

 

Abuse:  Teen Dating Violence

 

ADD/ADHD

 

Adolescence

 

Alcohol & Teen Drinking

 

Anger

 

Anxiety Disorders

 

Asperger Syndrome

 

Attachment Disorder

 

Behavior Problems

 

Bullying

 

Conduct Disorder

 

Counseling & Therapy

 

Depression

 

Eating Disorders

 

Emotional Health

 

Family Health

 

Grief

 

Healthy Eating & Good Food

 

Parenting Teens

 

Parenting Your Adopted Teen

 

Peer Influence & Relationships

 

Personality Disorders

 

Post-Traumatic Stress

 

School Violence

 

Self-Injury

 

Sexual Behaviors

 

Special Education

 

Stress

 

Substance Abuse

 

Suicide

 

Violence

 

When Your Teen is in Trouble with the Law

 

 

 

 

Family Help in VIRGINIA

Helping Resources in Virginia

 

Virginia Information  -  Hotlines & Helplines

Programs & Services  -  Helping Resources in Virginia

 

TAKE POSITIVE ACTION TO HELP YOUR TEEN

AND HEAL YOUR FAMILY

 

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Virginia Information  -  Programs & Services in Virginia

Life Coaching  -  Counseling & Therapy  -  Self-Help & Support Groups

 

 

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

 

Concern Hotline

540-667-0145  Clarke, Frederick, & Winchester

540-743-3733  Page County

540-459-4742  Shenandoah County

540-635-4357  Warren County

 

CrisisLink

703-527-4077  DC Area

 

Fairfax County Gang & Youth Violence Resource and Referral Phone Line

1-866-914-GANG

1-866-914-4264

 

National Capitol Poison Center

202-625-3333

 

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

 

Northern Virginia Hotline

703-527-4077

 

Poison Help

1-800-222-1222

 

Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN)

1-800-656-HOPE

 

Sexual Assault Hotline

540-371-1666  Fredericksburg

 

Teen Crisis Hotline

703-356-6360  Vienna

1-800-SAY-TEEN

 

Virginia AIDS & STD Hotline
1-800-533-4148

 

Virginia Child Abuse & Neglect Hotline
1-800-552-7096

 

Virginia Family Violence Hotline

1-800-383-8238

 

Virginia Missing Children Hotline

l-800-VA-CHILD

 

Virginia Suicide and Crisis Hotlines

 

 

SHELTERWOOD

Christian therapeutic boarding school

for teen boys and girls,

with year-round enrollment

1-800-584-5005

 

 

FUTURE MEN

Christian residential program

for young men, ages 16-20

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 in Maine

for young men & women, ages 17 and over

1-866-800-9517

 

Helping Resources in Virginia

 

 

 

Brain Injury Association of Virginia

804-355-5748

1-800-334-8443

Information and support for ndividuals, families and professionals living in Virginia whose lives have been touched by a life-altering, often devastating, brain injury.  Visit Helping Teenagers with Stress.

 

FAMIS

1-866-873-2647

Virginia's program that helps working families provide health insurance to their children.  Visit Family Health.

 

Learning Disabilities Association of Virginia

703-243-2614

Education, advocacy, and support for individuals with learning disabilities, their parents, and the professionals who serve them   Visit Learning Disabilities.

 

Mental Health America of Charlottesville  Albemarle

434-977-4673

Education and information about mental health issues, advocacy campaigns, training, support, and referrals.  Visit Teen Depression.

 

Mental Health America of Virginia

Education, service, advocacy, and community aid for people with mental illnesses and their families.  Visit Personality Disorders.

 

Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Northern Virginia Chapter

703-352-3944

Works for effective solutions to the drunk driving and underage drinking problems and provides victim services and support to those who have already experienced the tragedy of these senseless crimes. Visit Alcohol & Teen Drinking.

 

NAMI - Blue Ridge Family Alliance

434-970-1257  

Grassroots organization for families and friends of persons who are suffering from severe and chronic mental illness.   Visit Bipolar Disorder.

 

NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) in Virginia

804-285-8264

1-888-486-8264

Support, education, and advocacy for people with mental illness and their families.  Visit Personality Disorders.

 

Prevent Child Abuse Virginia

1-800-CHILDREN

Statewide advocacy, education, and support organization working to prevent child abuse and neglect in Virginia.  Visit Abuse: Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Neglect.

 

SAARA of Virginia (Substance Abuse and Addiction Recovery Alliance)

804-762-4445

Advocates for treatment and recovery in order to prevent the harmful effects of substance abuse upon families, businesses, and the community.  Visit Drugs & Teen Substance Abuse.

 

Stop Child Abuse Now in Northern Virginia

703-836-1820

Education and advocacy.  Visit Abuse: Physical, Sexual, Emotional, Neglect.

 

Virginia Crime Prevention Association

804-231-3800

The mission of the VCPA is to develop and implement programs that prevent crime by focusing on reducing opportunities for crime. Services include training, technical assistance, program development, advocacy and resource material.  Visit Teen Violence.

 

Virginia Families for Vaccine Information and Choice

757-301-9602

Citizens' advocacy group concerned with defending the freedom of all Virginia citizens to make informed, voluntary vaccination decisions.  Visit Family Health.

 

Virginia Gang Investigators' Association

Information, workshops, and trainings for law enforcement, school personnel, religious leaders, social workers, counselors, probation officers, and parents.  Visit Gangs: Awareness, Prevention, Intervention.

 

Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy

804-225-2042

1- 800-552-3962  Toll-free in Virginia

Protects and advances legal, human, and civil rights of persons with disabilities; combats and prevents abuse, neglect, and discrimination; and promotes independence, choice, and self-determination by persons with disabilities.  Visit Special Education.

 

Virginia State Clearinghouse on Missing and Exploited Children

1-800-822-4453

The Clearinghouse operates as Virginia’s center for missing children administered through the Virginia Department of State Police.  Visit Runaways & Missing Children.

 

Virginia Youth Violence Project

434-924-8929

The Virginia Youth Violence Project is supported by the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia and studies youth violence and\student threat assessment,  Visit Bullying: What Parents & Teachers Must Know.

 

VOCAL

804-343-1777

Founded and run by people with mental illness, VOCAL connects people to people and works to improve Virginia’s Mental Health Services.  Programs include drop-in centers, warm lines, advocacy groups, employment centers, and more.   Visit Anxiety & Anxiety Disorders.

 

Washington Regional Alcohol Program

703-893-0461

Award-winning public-private coalition formed to fight drunk driving, drugged driving and underage drinking in the Washington-metropolitan area. Provides sober rides.  Visit Alcohol and Teen Drinking.

 

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