Teens

Resources in this category:

Al-Anon/Alateen
http://www.al-anon.alateen.org/

The mission of Al-Anon/Alateen is to provide "hope and help for families and friends of alcoholics. The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope, in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness, and that changed attitudes can aid recovery." The Al-Anon/Alateen web site contains information on joining the organization, questionnaires to identify problem drinking, and an on-line magazine. The 12 Step and 12 Tradition programs are described. You can order literature on-line and there is a special section of information for professionals.

American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry
http://www.adolpsych.org/

"Focusing on teen, adolescence, and young adult issues, ASAP acts both as a professional network for its members and a specialized community dedicated to education development and advocacy of adolescents and the adolescent psychiatric field." Website includes book reviews, articles on teen issues, and a PDF version of the quarterly newsletter.

Girls Incorporated
http://www.girlsinc.org/

"Girls Incorporated is a national youth organization dedicated to helping every girl become strong, smart and bold. For over 50 years, Girls Incorporated has provided vital educational programs to millions of American girls. Today, innovative programs help girls confront subtle societal messages about their value and potential, and aim to prepare them to lead successful, independent and complete lives."

The KidsWish Foundation
http://www.kidswish.org/

"The KidsWish Foundation is a not for profit organization that grants wishes to children up to the age of 19 that have a terminal or life threatening illness or have a socially or economically deprived background. We are very excited about our World Wide Web presence and hope that this site will generate a greater interest in our organization. The KidsWish Foundation is in its early stages of development and we feel that the Internet is a prime place to let people all over the world know what we do ...why we do it ...and how you can help." This site provides links to information regarding contributions, mission, searching, questions and answers, and current cases.

Lutheran Youth Organization
http://www.elca.org/youth/index.html

"Youth Ministries provide resources and programs primarily for early adolescents to young adults (ages 12 through 30). The following pages of information describe and highlight resources and programs that are supported and run by the Youth Ministry of the ELCA." This site provides links to information regarding youth ministries, events, gatherings, resources and special projects.

The National Beta Club
http://www.betaclub.org/

"The Beta Club promotes character, develops leadership skills, encourages service involvement, recognizes achievement, and provides technological advantages to students in grades 5 - 12." The Website contains information about the clib and its activities, plus how to start up a Beta Club in your area.

National Children¹s Coalition
http://home.hawaii.rr.com/gregorio/Youthkid/SFTODAY/Childnet...

NCC was also established to advocate for a much more substantial and urgent effort to stem the growing crisis of our kids: the epidemic child abuse, the alarming suicide rate among our teens, violence directed at and even by children, AIDS, runaways, domestic violence and latchkey children and a lack of adequate activities and opportunities for youth, particularly in cities.² This site contains address to the coalition, information on the Streetcats Foundation, and provides links of resources for kids.

National Youth Advocacy Coalition
http://www.nyacyouth.org/

"The mission of National Youth Advocacy Coalition is to advocate for and with young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender in an effort to end discrimination against these youth and to ensure their physical and emotional well being." NYAC's membership consists primarily of organizations across the nation that work to support NYAC's goals. This website contains details on NYAC's programs, activities, and conferences, along with a bibliography and listings of resources and services available to gay and lesbian youth. There is also searchable database of information about national and local organizations across the United States that serve LGBT youth.

The Society for Adolescent Medicine
http://www.adolescenthealth.org/

"The Society for Adolescent Medicine promotes the development, synthesis, and dissemination of scientific and scholarly knowledge unique to the health needs of adolescents." The organization provides a forum to discuss teaching and research in the field through conferences and publishings in its publication, the Journal of Adolescent Health.

This site provides information about the organization including links to its publications and position papers from the journal, continuing education information, and listserv subscription information.

Youth Resource Center
http://www.hkfyg.org.hk/yrc/english/yr-yrc.html

"Leading youth and social work organization in Hong Kong. Specialized youth services including youth research, youth exchange, school social work, children and youth centres, outreaching social work and many others. Everything you want to know about youth in Hong Kong."