Personal/Social Development Resources

A - Z Resouce Manual for Counselors

Addictions Resources
http://www.well.com/user/woa/
This site was developed in response to concern about the pro drug use messages in some Web sites and the extent of misinformation about drugs on the internet. The Web of Addictions is dedicated to providing accurate information about alcohol and drug addictions. This site is a resource for teachers, counselors, and students who need factual information.

Drugwatch.com is a patient advocacy organization that aims to educate the public about medications, drug recalls and the side effects associated with thousands of different drugs, including the wide variety of medications. The organization is reviewed and certified by the Health On the Net (HON) Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation that works to preserve the accuracy and trustworthiness of Web-based medical information.

Bullying Prevention Tips for School Personnel

Bullying Prevention Websites: http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/default.aspx

2010 Federal Report – Bullying in Schools: This study tested 51 characteristics of bullying victimization, bullying victims, and bullying victims’ schools to deter-mine which were associated with reporting to school officials.

http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/topics/bullying.asp

http://www.pacer.org/bullying/sap/activities-mid.asp

Child Abuse Guidelines for WV Educators A guide for WV school personnel for recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect.

Crisis Response Resources http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/focus/crisis_response.shtml 

Cyber Safety Curriculums

            Cyber Smart http://cybersmartcurriculum.org

             NetSmart http://www.netsmartzkids.org/indexfl.htm

Cyber Bullying Guide  http://www.incredibleinternet.com/online-safety/cyberbullying/cyberbullying-guide

Grief Resources: What to Say in a time of Crisis

Online Resources Connecting Juvenile Justice and Dropout Prevention: This is a fabulous set of recources that include documents on adolescent development, agression rduction, bullying, sharing of records, crisis intervention, dropout prevention, drug-endangered children, early identification and interventions, school connectedness, evidenced based practices, family engagement, school based mental health and more.

How to Help children in a Time of Crisis

Love Is Not Abuse Curriculum http://loveisnotabuse.com/index.html

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect
http://www.calib.com/nccanch
This is a national resource for professionals seeking information on prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse, neglect, and related child welfare issues.

National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.nida.nih.gov/
The National Institute on Drug Abuse supports over 85% of the world’s research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. This site lists information on drug abuse trends, treatment methods, research, and publications.

National Institute on Drug Abuse and Alcoholism
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
This website includes news, research, publications, and databases on alcohol and related problems. The NIDAA also provides leadership in the national effort to reduce the severe and often fatal consequences of these problems.

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
http://www.health.org/
Information about illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco are provided in these websites. Also included are related links, funding information, a "kids only" page, and special features and campaigns.

Positive Youth Development: This is a great website for resources regarding positive youth development.  Includes tools to use with students, power points for training teachers, activities.....http://www.actforyouth.net/

School Based Mental Health Resources

Self Injury: The Cutting Edge: Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in adolescents <http://breeze.cce.cornell.edu/cuttingedge/> - Janis Whitlock, Cornell University, discusses ways to address self-injury. (15 minutes). A text version is also available in the December 2009 edition of Research fACTs and Findings <http://www.actforyouth.net/documents/NSSI_Dec09.pdf> (pdf).

West Virginia School Based Health Assembly - A statewide membership orgainzation promoting comprehensive school based health. This site also contains tools developed by Marshall University's Technical Assistance team to assist schoos in planning and implementing school based mental health programs.

International Alliance for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Schools - Intercamhs is a new international alliance that aims to promote the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.

Sexual Assault Information Page
http://www.cs.utk.edu/~bartley/saInfoPage.html
This is a not-for-profit information and referral service providing information about rape and acquaintance rape, child sexual abuse, incest, ritual abuse, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. Also included is information about counseling and legal sources.

Transitions

Middle school transitions: http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/school/middleschool/index.html This website is filled with information, ideas and activities for successfully transitioning middle school students.