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This
section lists sites to help you learn more about and cope better
with Peer Pressure, Mental
Health Issues and Violence. |
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 Peer
Pressure
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Teen
Advice Center |
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Visit
this site to find tips that will help you cope with both positive
and negative peer pressure. The site also explains different
kinds of peer pressure and provides lots of information on
relationships, money, and beauty.
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Dealing
with Peer Pressure |
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Easy
to read stories, advice and facts about peer pressure, this
site also has good information for young people on dealing
with all kinds of feelings. Be sure to scroll down to the
bottom and to click on the "Dealing with Feelings"
button for more information on these things.
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Mental
Health
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National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) |
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If
you or someone you love has a mental illness, this site can
help. Click on the "Education" link and then the
"Family-to-Family Education Program" link to connect
with other families who are dealing with depression, bipolar
disorder, panic disorder, etc. Also, get specific information
on illnesses and their treatments. Information
is available in Spanish at NAMI en español.
You
can also call the NAMI HelpLine at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264)
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Mental
Health Association of NYC |
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This
website provides information about depression, schizophrenia,
and other problems. It can help you see the signs if you or
someone you love is having emotional troubles and link you to
treatment resources. You can also call the HelpLine at 1-800-LIFENET.
The phone call and services are free. |
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Anxiety
Disorders Association |
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This
site will give you helpful information about disorders relating
to stress and anxiety. You can also get help in dealing with
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (e.g. how to cope with death,
divorce, and other traumatic events). |
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Coping
with Violence
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School
Violence |
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This
website details a Common Sense 10 Point Plan to Address School.
The author is a child and adolescent psychiatrist who also wrote
a book called "Help Me, I'm Sad: Recognizing, Treating and Preventing
Childhood and Adolescent Depression." |
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Domestic
Violence NYC Telephone Resources |
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Here
are some 24 hour hotlines you can call in NYC if you
or someone you love is experiencing violence at home:
Bilingual
Hotline (English/Spanish): 1-800-621-HOPE
Hearing
Impaired:1-800-810-7444
Victim
Services Agency: (212) 577-7777
Violence
Intervention Program Bilingual Hotline: (212) 360-5090
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NY
State Domestic Violence Resources |
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This
webpage lists local resources including places where you can
get emotional, residential, and legal assistance for problems
related to domestic violence. |
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Violence
Against Women |
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The
National Women's Heath Information Center on-line has a great
deal of information about violence against women It has a rape
fact sheet as well as sexual assault prevention and links to
various organizations that offer assistance (in Spanish and
English)! |
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Rape,
Abuse & Incest National Network |
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What
should I do if I am raped? How can I help a friend who has
been sexually assaulted? What can I do to reduce my risk of
sexual assault? This site offers some answers. It also contains
very good links to many other helpful sites concerning abuse.
National
Assault Hotline: 1-800-656 HOPE
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Emotional
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