Professional Resources
General Health
www.vh.org and www.vh.org/pediatric/.
The goal of the Virtual Hospital and the Virtual Children's Hospital digital libraries are to make the Internet a useful medical reference and health promotion tool for health care providers and patients. The Virtual Hospitals contain thousands of textbooks and booklets for health care providers and patients.
www.generalpediatrics.com
GeneralPediatrics.com is an award-winning pediatric digital library that identifies and organizes high quality, authoritative General Pediatric World Wide Web sites. Continuously updated information is available on almost 400 common pediatric problems, plus policy statements, clinical practice guidelines, consumer health information and more.
www.adolescenthealth.org
This is the home page for the Society for Adolescent Medicine, a multidisciplinary organization of professionals committed to improving the physical and psychosocial health and well-being of all adolescents.. It has great links for about every concern related to adolescents.
education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html
Adolescence Directory On-Line (ADOL) is an electronic guide to information on adolescent issues. It is a service of the Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana University. Educators, counselors, parents, researchers, health practitioners, and teens can use ADOL to find Web resources for a wide variety of topics.
www.ncemch.org
The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH) is devoted to improving the health of children and families by working with the most up-to-date information in the field of maternal and child health, program development, and policy analysis and education. The NCEMCH Web site includes a database on parenting resources, a comprehensive maternal and child health library, and information about publications that can be ordered or downloaded from NCEMCH.
www.aap.org
American Academy of Pediatrics — an organization of 60,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. AAP Web site contains information on many health topics for health professionals of children from birth through age 21
www.etr.org/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 programming materials to help with their work with teens. Dozens of links to organizations, publishers and distributors of material, information and resources related to teen pregnancy prevention.
Substance Abuse/ Mental Health
www.nida.nih.gov
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a component of the US Department of Health and Human Services. The site has much information, including many links, on scientific information regarding substance abuse.
www.samhsa.gov
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is part of the US Department of Health and Human Services. SAMHSA's mission is to build resilience and facilitate recovery for people with or at risk for substance abuse and mental illness. The site has much information, including many links, on substance abuse treatment.
Local Resources
Community Mental Health Center, 507 E. College St. Iowa City, IA, 52240 (Psychiatric evaluation and mental health counseling). 319-338-7884.
Counseling and Health Center at Mercy Hospital, 319-337-6998.
Grant Wood AEA Website - www.aea10.k12.ia.us
Johnson County Community Network - www.jccniowa.org Source for community information In Johnson County, Iowa
Iowa Official State Website - www.iowaccess.org
Iowa Department of Education - www.state.ia.us/educate/
Iowa Department of Human Rights - www.state.ia.us/government/dhr/
Iowa Department of Human Services - www.dhs.state.ia.us/bes/bes.asp
Iowa Department of Public Health - www.idph.state.ia.us
Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center (ISAIC) - www.drugfreeinfo.org/about.html
Iowa Youth Survey Website - www.state.ia.us/dhr.cjjp/ythsurvey.html
University of Iowa Family Care, 319-384-7999.
National Resources
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America- www.cadca.org
National Clearing House for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) - www.health.org
Publications developed by national leaders in the field of adolescent substance abuse treatment.
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice- www.ncmhjj.com
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy- www.teenpregnancy.org
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - www.missingkids.com
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - www.niaaa.nih.gov
Information on screening and assessment instruments for adolescents
National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) - www.nida.nih.gov
Information for teens, parents, teachers and health professionals
National Institute of Mental Health - www.nimh.nih.gov
Mental Disorder Information
National Public Radio - www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2003/mar/treating_teens/
National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign - www.freevibe.com
Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention - ojjdp.ncjrs.org
Office of National Drug Control Policy - www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/utilities/contact.html
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - www.samhsa.gov
US Department of Health & Human Services- www.samhsa.gov/centers/csat2002/csat_frame.html
Professional Development
Addiction Technology Transfer Center(ATTC) - www.nattc.org
Offers counselors online training at minimal cost
American Society of Addiction Medicine- www.asam.org
The nation's medical specialty society dedicated to educating physicians and improving the treatment of individuals suffering from alcoholism and addictions.
Chestnut Health Systems - www.chestnut.org
Chestnut Health Systems offers a wide array of services including: an extensive research, training and publications component called Lighthouse Institute
Helping Patients - www.helpingpatients.org
Monitoring the Future - monitoringthefuture.org
A continuing study of American Youth
Motivational Interviewing - www.motivationalinterview.org
Resources for clinicians, researchers, and trainers
Treating Teens: A Guide to Adolescent Drug Programs - www.drugstrategies.org
Comprehensive guide to adolescent treatment programs for program administrators
Training Resources - www.trainingresources.org
An Iowa based non-profit organization serving professionals working in substance abuse and other helping professions.
Working with Adolescents - home1.gte.net/stoptc/adolescents.htm
A site for teachers, counselors, and others who encounter adolescents in a great variety of settings.
Patient Education
Hospital for Sick Children - www.sickkids.ca/childphysiology/
An interactive website to aid clinicians teaching parents about child physiology
ADOL: Adolescence Directory On-Line - education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html
An electronic guide to information on adolescent issues
Adolescent Violence Prevention - members.aol.com/stringhamp/
A page for parents and professionals who deal with adolescents
A website developed to support the efforts of parents and other caring adults to promote mental health and prevent the use of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs among 7-18 year olds.
