Parent Resources
- If you think your teen is using alcohol or other drugs, find expert advice and great tools that help guide your next steps at http://www.drugfree.org
- MADD’s Power of Parents: a powerful new resource for parents to think about and develop strategies to address underage drinking in their family and the community
http://www.madd.org/underage-drinking/the-power-of-parents/ - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through a partnership with the Office of the U.S Surgeon General and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office on Smoking and Health, created a website to educate parents regarding the risks associated with teen e-cigarette use. https://e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/
- For resources in Español, please visit http://drugfree.org/article/recursos-en-espanol/
Tools
Fact Sheets:
BN Parent Print Resources:
- BN Parents Brochure developed to guide parents with students in junior high school in efforts to prevent substance use – Becoming Unstoppable
- BN Parents Brochure developed to guide all high school-age parents in efforts to prevent substance use – A Guide to Your Always Unstoppable Teen
- BN Parents Brochure developed for parents with a teen that is known to be experimenting with alcohol – Now What?
- BN Parents Handout – What Parents Need to Know Regarding the Legalization of Cannabis in Illinois-Page 1 and Page 2
Family Fun (Games to get the conversation started and build relationships.)
Educational Videos for Parents:
- Parenting Adolescents – A video developed for BN Parents by OSF St. Joseph Medical Center featuring Kristy Braun
- Screen Time for Kids – A video developed for BN Parents by OSF St. Joseph Medical Center featuring Kristy Braun
- Understanding Adolescents – A video developed for BN Parents by OSF St. Joseph Medical Center featuring Kristy Braun
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Raising Healthy Teens: What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know About Teens and Alcohol – A webinar developed by The Alcohol Policy Resource Center at Prevention First
“Contracts” to help guide discussions.
You can make it official and sign them or just work through it and have a verbal understanding. You decide what is right for your family.
Unstoppable Award
Drug and Alcohol Assessment
Over 50% of addictions take hold before a person is even of legal age to drink and a full 90% have roots in the teen years. If you are concerned you or someone you know might have an addiction, intervening now can greatly improve future outcomes. Visit Chestnut Health Systems website at http://chestnut.org/Addiction-Treatment/Adolescent-Addiction-Treatment-Services/Assessment and take the steps to get an assessment.
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