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Adolescents Substance Abuse and Recovery Resources. For teens and parents.
Abstinence Educators’ Network,
AEN
Community Abstinence Network. Mesilla Valley Pregnancy Resource Center.
MIRA - Managing Information for Rural America. W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Grant writing tips and funding
sources - a proposal-writing outline.
Health Action New Mexico. Working for affordable, accessible, accountable health care for all New Mexicans.
Agencies Helping
the Homeless. Helping the homeless in New Mexico.
DreamTree Project - Taos, NM. Transitional
Living Program for Runaway and Homeless
Youth
CDC – Center for Disease Control
CDC – HIV/AIDS
CDC National AIDS Hotline
HIV/AIDS Fact Sheet - The HIV/AIDS epidemic is now in its third decade, and
many critical policy challenges continue to face the United States as it seeks
to address the epidemic at home and abroad. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
and The Ford Foundation are jointly sponsoring AIDS at 20: A National HIV/AIDS
Policy Initiative to help inform the U.S. response to HIV/AIDS.
New Mexico AIDS Services
KNOW
HIV>AIDS: First global cross-platform
public education initiative on HIV/AIDS. Viacom, one of the largest media companies
in the world, and the
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, a leader in health information and research,
have created an unprecedented media campaign to eradicate ignorance about HIV/AIDS.
Branded "KNOW HIV/AIDS," the campaign launched on January 6, 2003,
with public service messages running across the full range of Viacom's TV,
radio, and outdoor properties. To request a HIV/AIDS guide and for resources
in your area go to www.knowhivaids.org
NMAETC: New Mexico AIDS Education and Training Center. UNM School of Medicine.
Support for HIV prevention peer educators
New Mexico Criminal and Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Children’s –Choice - Parent & Family Resources.
CYFERNet (Children, Youth and Family Educational
Research Network). Features
extensive information in the areas of Child, Youth, Parent and Family, Community,
and Evaluation.
Kids Health. General Health, interactive site for kids, teens, and parents.
New Mexico Advocates – NM Voices for Children.
New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families
Department – CYFD.
New Mexico Department of Health.
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood of New Mexico
Parenting Resources for the
21st Century links parents and other adults responsible
for the care of a child with information on issues covering the full spectrum
of parenting. This site, federally sponsored through the Coordinating
Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, strives to help families meet
the formidable challenges of raising a child today by addressing topics that
include school violence, child development, home schooling, organized sports,
child abuse, and the juvenile justice system.
Washington State Dept. of Health Home Page.
Youth Shakers. Global network of youth working on sexual health issues.
New Mexico Public Health Association
Child Trends, Inc. A non-profit, non-partisan research organization providing
data, trends, research and reports on children, youth and families — particularly
teen pregnancy, fatherhood, and welfare reform.
Kaiser Family Foundation - The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is an independent
philanthropy focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The
Foundation is an independent voice and source of facts and analysis for policymakers,
the media, the health care community, and the general public.
National Institute of Health
Sexuality Information and Education Council
of the United States – The
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS) is a national,
nonprofit organization which affirms that sexuality is a natural and healthy
part of living. Incorporated in 1964, SIECUS develops, collects, and disseminates
information, promotes comprehensive education about sexuality, and advocates
the right of individuals to make responsible sexual choices.
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System – The YRBSS was developed in
1990 to monitor priority health risk behaviors that contribute markedly to
the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and
adults in the United States.
American School Health Association
Division of Adolescent and School
Health – In 1988, CDC established the
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP),
within which it created the Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH).
DASH includes the Office of the Director (OD), the Program Development and
Services Branch (PDSB), the Research Application Branch (RAB), and the Surveillance
and Evaluation Research Branch (SERB).
Healthier Schools of New Mexico
U.S. Department of Education
National HPV and Cervical Cancer Hotline
CDC National STD Hotline
National Herpes Hotline
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood of New Mexico
National Campaign to Prevent Teen
Pregnancy
New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families
Department – CYFD
New Mexico GRADS – Graduation
Reality and dual-Role Skills
New Mexico Teen Pregnancy Coalition, NMTPC
ReCAPP – Resource Center for Adolescent
Pregnancy Prevention: ReCAPP provides practical tools and information
to effectively reduce sexual risk- taking behaviors. Teachers and health
educators
will find up-to-date,
evaluated program materials to help with their work with teens.
Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network: respect/tolerance education. GLSEN is the leading national organization fighting to end anti-gay bias in K-12 schools.
Youth Development, Inc. – YDI - Youth Development, Inc. is a nationally and internationally recognized youth service organization that provides educational, developmental, and humanitarian assistance to children, youth and families in central and northern New Mexico. YDI's programs include gang intervention, drop-out prevention, transitional living, youth sports, internships, scholarships, parenting skills, leadership development, public housing programs, community corrections, GED studies, Headstart centers, substance abuse and AIDS education and many others.