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Boarding Schools and Programs for Troubled Teens
Boys to Men Mentoring Network - Greater Washington 703-560-1283 Mentoring program for boys, ages 12-16.
202-546-1018 Free pregnancy tests, confidential support, accurate information, pre-natal and parenting classes, post-abortion peer support.
C.A.S.E. - The Center for Adoption Support and Education 301-593-9200 Maryland 703-425-3703
Virginia
202-772-4300 Mental health and social services for children, youth, adults, and families.
202-610-9600 1-800-999-9999 24 Hour Shelter and services to youth, ages 16-21, who are runaways, homeless, or at great risk.
Florence Crittenton of Greater Washington 301-565-9333 Services and programs for adolescent girls, low income pregnant women and teen mothers in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
202-686-1908 Two-week summer program for girls, grades 7-12.
Jewish Information and Referral Service of Greater Washington 301-770-4848 703-978-3910
Jewish Social Service Agency of Metropolitan Washington 202-887-1644 Services include treatment for children with emotional, behavioral, and academic disorders and difficulties.
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.
202-723-3000 Mental health services, youth programs, tutoring, summer camp for children affected by AIDS, support for victims of domestic violence and abuse.
202-783-2310 Free one-on-one mentoring program for DC public high school students. Also offers enrichment services, such as life skills and college preparation workshops, financial aid counseling, and social and community service events.
202-543-9355
Prevention,
education, HIV testing, and treatment needs that help young people fight AIDS
and support each other.
Outdoor Programs and Summer Camps
Programs for Young Adults, 18 and Older
202-686-1908
Group
of of young men, ages 14-18, from Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. who
meet once or twice a month to watch films, listen to music, plan activities;
hold discussions, prepare for speaking engagements, and to work for an end to
the culture of violence.
202-547-7777 24 Hour Many services offered ranging from a teen mothers program to a home-based counseling program to a temporary emergency shelter to independent living facilities to an HIV/AIDS education service.
703-591-3600
Teaches
compassion, respect, and responsibility to juvenile offenders and youth at-risk
in the DC Metro area through the experience of socializing and interacting with
rescued homeless dogs.
202-624-0010 Individual and family counseling and support groups for children and adults to help with grief and loss. Offers Camp Forget-Me-Not is a free, weekend, sleep-away bereavement camp for youth ages 5-15 who have experienced the death of a loved one.
202-332-3399 Advocacy and empowerment programs for teen girls. |
TAKE POSITIVE ACTION TO HELP YOUR TEEN AND HEAL YOUR FAMILY
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Visit Alcohol and Teen Drinking.
The Bible, Shakespeare, and Public Schools How To Bring Academic Study of the Bible Into Your School (pdf) Visit Teaching and Learning.
Consumer's Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance in Washington, D.C. Visit Family Health.
DC Superior Court Juvenile and Neglect Branch Youth Court: Jury of Their Peers Visit When Your Teen is in Trouble with the Law.
Visit Youth Who Drop Out.
Visit Methamphetamine.
Missing Children in Washington, DC Visit Runaways and Missing Children.
Citizen-run Web campaign with three main purposes: gathering and publishing information related to crime and law enforcement in Washington, DC; providing concerned citizens with an easy means of contacting city leaders and have their concerns heard; and giving police officers a means to speak out publicly in a private anonymous way about the issues they face working in the District.
Sex Offender Registry for Washington, DC Visit Abuse: Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Neglect and Adolescent Sex Offenders.
Volunteer Your Time, Change A Life Visit Volunteer and Make a Difference!
Washington, DC ranks 15th in nation for obesity Visit Moms! Help Your Overweight Daughter.
Youth and Drugs in Washington, DC: Highlights and Trends (pdf) Visit Drugs and Teen Substance Abuse.
301-559-3120 National non-profit organization that works to assure children meaningful and continuing contact with both their parents and extended family regardless of the parents' marital status. Visit Stepfamilies and Co-Parenting.
202-232-8200 Works with youth to end the culture of violence through education and advocacy. Visit Teen Violence.
Georgetown University Juvenile Justice Clinic 202-662-9590 Provides legal representation to adolescents charged with committing misdemeanors or felonies as well as an experiential and classroom learning program for law students. Visit When Your Teen is in Trouble with the Law.
202-265-6530 Through awareness-to-action education and community organizing, Men Can Stop Rape empowers male youth and the institutions that serve them to work as allies with women in preventing sexual assault and other forms of men's violence. Visit Abuse: Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Neglect.
Mental Health Association of DC 202-265-6363 Advocacy, education, and support to promote mental health and prevent mental illness. Visit Personality Disorders.
ROOT - Reaching Out to Others Together 202-332-7668 1-866-570-7668 Advocacy and intervention on behalf of low to moderate income urban homicide victims and their families. ROOT's mission is to motivate and mobilize communities to take a proactive approach to reducing homicides and the senseless violence occurring in our cities. Visit Teen Violence.
Washington Regional Alcohol Program 703-893-0461 An 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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HOTLINES AND HELPLINES
1-800-843-5678
Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-4-A-CHILD 1-800-422-4453
703-527-4077
202-333-RAPE 202-333-7273
National
Domestic Violence/Abuse Hotline
National Hotlines and Helplines
1-800-RUNAWAY 1-800-786-2929
National Suicide Hotline 1-800-SUICIDE 1-800-784-2433
1-800-222-1222
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) 1-800-656-HOPE 1-800-656-4673
Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information
Washington, DC Suicide and Crisis Hotlines
Each purchase you make supports Focus Adolescent Services, a free Internet clearinghouse of information and resources.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) in D.C. 202-966-9115
Anxiety Disorder Self-Help Support Groups
Because I Love You Parent Support Group
202-726-1717
Compassionate Friends - DC Chapter 301-776-8500
Crystal Meth Anonymous of Washington, DC
202-882-6528
1-800-736-9805
Stepfamily Association of America Local Chapters
Support Groups for Survivors of Suicide
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