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School Issues

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD)

CHADD works to improve the lives of people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder through education, advocacy, and support. Their site offers great information on ADD and disability issues in the legislature. www.chadd.org

Learning Disability Resource Guide

An interactive learning disability resource guide for parents, teachers, and students, this site provides a wealth of recent articles and legislation. www.ldonline.org

Substance Abuse

http://www.drugabuse.gov/drugpages.html

Addiction Links Page (Directory)

This comprehensive site provides links to virtually every relevant topic on substance abuse, as well as links to fact sheets and statistics. www.drugnet.net/metaview.htm#general

Bridge to Understanding

This is the most complete resource on the web for information about programs, facilities, and schools helping young people who are not meeting expectations due to emotional, behavioral, or addiction problems. www.bridgetounderstanding.com

Other Issues

Adolescence Directory Online (ADOL)

This electronic guide provides information regarding adolescent issues and secondary education, including mental health risk factors for adolescents. www.education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/mental.html

Connect for Kids

Connect for Kids is a virtual encyclopedia of information for adults who want to make communities a better place for kids. Most topics include information on substance abuse, schools, and media issues. www.connectforkids.org

Facts for Families

Facts for Families offers information for parents and families on issues affecting children and adolescents, such as depression, teen suicide, step-family problems, and child sexual abuse.

www.aacap.org/page.ww?name=Resources+for+Families&section=Resources+for+Families

Juvenile Firesetting Intervention Resource Site

The goal of this site is to prevent youth fire tragedy through education, intervention, and mental health support, and to facilitate the exchange of information on the topic of youth firesetting. www.sosfires.com

KidSource Online

This information service for parents and educators who focus on health, education, and recreation includes useful books, articles on learning disabilities, and links. www.kidsource.com

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies. www.naswdc.org

Cultural Competence Website

This site contains information, resources, and links to other sites, provided by the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice. www.air.org/cecp/cultural

Culture Resources: Middle Eastern American

This site is a part of Central Michigan University’s website and offers many links for under-standing and learning about Middle Eastern American culture, including cultural information about Iranians, Arabs, Jews, Persians, etc. www.malt.cmich.edu/eslcorr_meresc.htm

Interracial Voice

This site includes information and resources on interracial people. Included are poets’ writing samples, relationship forums, discrimination information, and information on building diversity. www.webcom.com/~intvoice/add_site.html

Peace Corps: Culture Matters Workbook

This cross-cultural workbook is fully accessible from the Internet and was designed for Peace Corps volunteers, but provides an excellent resource for cross-cultural awareness in America as well as learning how to interact with people of other cultures in a respectful and successful manner. The workbook contains such chapters as “Understanding Culture,” “American Culture and Diversity,” and “Styles of Communication.” Each chapter contains many resources. www.peacecorps.gov/wws/publications/

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