Family Help in VIRGINIA

Virginia Information

Virginia Information  -  Hotlines & Helplines

Programs & Services  -  Helping Resources in Virginia

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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Virginia Information

Abuse

• Children Who Witness Domestic Violence

• Recognizing, Reporting, and Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect in Virginia (pdf)  NOTE:  To report Child Abuse or Neglect in Virginia, call 1-800-552-7096.  See Virginia Hotlines & Helplines.

Abuse: Sexual

• Alicia's Law  ACTION ALERT:  Alicia's Law provides desperately-needed funding for investigators who fight child pornography and rescue children.  But it doesn't look like the Virginia Senate is willing to support this work, even though child predators are being stopped every day and more and more children are being rescued.  Please take two minutes and call your Senator RIGHT NOW!  Tell Virginia's Senate to fully-fund Alicia's Law.

• Bill Targets Virginia Online Predators

• Child Sexual Victimization in Virginia (pdf)

• Over 3,000 Sex Offenders AWOL

• Pornography and Sexual Violence (pdf)

• PROTECT Virginia's Children

• Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors: FAQ

• Virginia Sex Offender & Crimes Against Minors Registry

Adolescence and Parenting Teens

• 40-Hour Parent/Teen Driving Guide (pdf)

• Emancipation of Minors in Virginia

• Parental Guide to Hosting Responsible Teen Parties (pdf)

Alcohol & Teen Drinking

• Virginia Alcohol Laws and Parental Responsibility

• Virginia's Guide for Parents of First-Year College Students

Behavior Problems & Behavioral Disorders

• Child in Need of Services (CHINS)  NOTE: CHINS refers to youth who are habitually truant from school, who have run away from home, or show defiant, risky, or self-destructive behavior.  If a parent feels that a child is out of control, s/he may petition the court for help.

• Virginia Crimes and School Discipline Infractions (pdf)

Bipolar Disorder, Depression, and Teen Suicide

• Prescription for Disaster: A Family Nightmare

• You Could Save A Life

• Youth Suicide in Virginia (pdf)  NOTE: 1,066 suicides occurred among Virginia youth, aged 10-24, from 1996-2005.  Suicide was the third leading cause of death for Virginia youth, following unintentional injury and homicide.

Bullying - What Parents & Teachers Must Know

• Virginia Anti-Bullying Law

Dropouts and Read All The Books

• GED in Virginia

• Getting the Bible Back in School

• High School Dropout and Graduation Rates: What Do the Numbers Tell Us? (pdf)

• Race to GED

• Thomas Jefferson:  Education as the Keystone to the New Democracy

Drugs & Teen Substance Abuse

• Drugs in Virginia

Family Health

• Consumer's Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance in Virginia

• Your Medical Records Rights in Virginia (pdf)

Gangs: Awareness, Prevention, Intervention

• Gangs' Deadly Reach Growing Younger

• Gangs in Fairfax County

• Parents' Guide to Gangs (pdf)

Runaways & Missing Children

• Find Amy Lynn Bradley

• Missing Children in Virginia

• Study of Truants and Runaways in Virginia (pdf)

School Violence and Teen Violence

• Juvenile Homicide, 1984-2006

• Parent Advice on Teen Violence

• Study Shows How Schools Can Safely Deal with Student Threats of Violence

Special Education

• Parent's Guide to Special Education (pdf)

• Special Education Information for Students and Parents

• Virginia Special Education Regulations (pdf)

When Your Teen is in Trouble with the Law

• Alexandria Juvenile Court Service Guide

• General Information on the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court

• Juvenile Justice in Virginia: FAQ

• Steps in the Virginia Juvenile Justice System