Danvers Community That Cares Coalition

(This group welcomes all community members to participate.  Current participation includes the schools, government agencies, students, parents, churches, community groups and health care professionals)


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MISSION STATEMENT

 

The Danvers' "Community That Cares" brings together our community to assist all of our children and their families in making informed healthy decisions.

 

INDICATORS OF SUCCESS

 

All students will make informed healthy decisions around:

 

The use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco

 

Internet use

 

Interpersonal/Personal Relationships

 

RESOURCE LIST OF WEBSITES - UNDERAGE DRINKING

 

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

http://www.theantidrug.com/

Anti-drug – information for parents about alcohol and other drugs and how to keep their kids safe

 

http://www.talkingwithkids.org/alcohol.html

Children Now and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

 

http://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/townhall

U. S. Governmental Agencies

 

http://www.abovetheinfluence.org

The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign

 

http://www.outsidetheclassroom.com

Private company with relationships with NASPA and MADD

 

http://www.drugfree.org/

The Partnership for a Drug-Free America

 

www.al-anon.alateen.org

Help for family and friends of alcoholics

 

www.aca-usa.org

Treatment referral line

 

www.nida.nih.gov

National Institute of Drug Abuse

 

www.samhsa.gov

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA)

 

LOCAL SUPPORT

http://www.essexcountyyouth.org/

Youth at Risk – a directory of youth serving agencies in the Essex County area

 

http://www.helpline-online.com/index.aspx

Helpline to help people in Massachusetts find substance abuse treatment services

 

http://www.nc4hc.org

The Northeast Center for Healthy Communities, Lawrence, MA

 

http://www.inhalantabusetraining.org/

Training for parents about the dangers of inhalants

 

www.mass.gov

District Attorney's Office

 

www.cabhealth.org

CAB Health and Recovery Services, Danvers, MA

 

www.mass.gov/dph/bsas

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health

 

www.ccab.org

Catholic Charities, Danvers, MA

 

http://www.medfordhealthmatters.org/yap.html

Medford Health Matters, Medford, MA

 

www.nsedu.org

North Shore Recovery High School, Beverly, MA

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

http://www.search-institute.org/surveys

The Search Institute, Minneapolis, MN

 

http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/features/ctc/resources.aspx

U. S. Department of Health and Human Services

 

http://www.pridesurveys.com

George State University in Atlanta and Western Kentucky Univ.

 

http://www.faceproject.org

Face Resources, Claire, MI

 

www.health.org

National Clearinghouse Alcohol and Drug Information

 

www.teachersguide.com

Website for Teachers

 

www.drugfreeamerica.org

www.kidshealth.org

www.checkyourself.com

Website for Youth

 

http://www.salis.org/resources/resources.html

<>SALIS – Resources for Alcohol, Tobacco and other drug information

http://nsmcfamilyresourcecenter.org
North Shore Children's hospital

 

Best Books and Videos/DVDs for Parents and Teens Regarding Alcohol and Other Drugs.

List of the top books and videos every library should have as recommended by the Regional Centers for Healthy Communities.

www.rchcweblibrary.org 

 

BOOKS FOR PARENTS

 

Choices & Consequences: what to do when a teenager uses alcohol/drugs a step-by-step system that really works

By Dick Schaefer

Publisher: Johnson Institute Books

 

 

 

Alcohol: what's a parent to believe?

By Stephen G. Biddulph

Publisher: Hazelden, 2003

 

Teens and Alcohol

By James D Torr

Publisher: Greenhaven Press, 2002

 

Marijuana: what's a parent to believe?

By Timmen Cermak,

Publisher: MN: Hazelden, 2003

 

When painkillers become dangerous: what everyone needs to know about OxyContin and other prescription drugs

By Drew Pinsky

Publisher: Hazelden, 2004

 

Ready, Aim, Inspire: Targeting Your Teen's Drug Crisis, with a Focus on Solutions, not Blame

By Shelly Marshall, Michael J. Marshall

Publisher: Day By Day 2006

 

Drugs and Your Kid: How to Tell If Your Child Has a Drug/Alcohol Problem & What to Do About It

By Peter D., Ph.D. Rogers, Lea Goldstein

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications 2002

 

Parenting with a Purpose: A Positive Approach for Raising Confident, Caring Youth

By Dean Feldmeyer, Eugene C. Roehlkepartain

Publisher: Search Institute 2006

 

Teens Under the Influence: The Truth About Kids, Alcohol, and Other Drugs- How to Recognize the Problem and What to Do About It

By Katherine Ketcham

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2003

 

From Binge to Blackout: A Mother and Son Struggle with Teen Drinking

By Chris Volkmann, Toren Volkmann

Publisher: NAL Trade, 2006

 

Binge: What Your College Student Won't Tell You 

By Barrett Seaman

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2005

 

BOOKS FOR TEENS

What Teens Need to Succeed: Proven, Practical Ways to Shape Your Own Future

By Peter Benson, Pamela Espeland, Judy Galbraith

Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing, 1998

 

Drug information for teens : health tips about the physical and mental effects of substance abuse

By Bellenir, Karen

Publsiher: Omnigraphics, 2002 

 

Buzz: A Graphic Reality Check for Teens Dealing With Drugs and Alcohol

By Marcus Brotherton

Publisher: Multnomah, 2006

 

The Paths We Choose 

By Sully Erna

Publisher: Bartleby Press, 2007

 

The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens

By Sean Covey

Publisher: Fireside, 1998

 

Alcohol 101: Overview / Teens

By Margaret Hyde

Publisher: 21st Century, 1999

 

A Teen's Guide to Living Drug-Free

By Bettie Youngs

Publisher: Health Communications, 2003

 

Buzzed: The Straight Facts about the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy, Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition

By Cynthia Kuhn, Scott, Ph.D.

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 2 Rev Upd edition, 2003

 

NON-FICTION & MEMOIRS

 

Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss and What I Learned by Judge Winick

 

The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon

 

Katie.com: my story by Katherine Tarbox

 

Please Don't Kill the Freshman by Zoe Trope

 

Ophelia Speaks:  Adolescent Girls Write about Their Search for Self by Sara Shandler

 

The Heart Knows Something Different:  Teenage Voices from the Foster Care System by Youth Communication; Edited by Al Desetta

 

Real Gorgeous: The Truth about Body and Beauty by Kaz Cooke

 

When Nothing Matters Anymore: A Survival Guide for Depressed Teens by Bev Cobain; Edited by Elizabeth Verdick

 

The Power to Prevent Suicide: A Guide for Teens Helping Teens by Richard E. Nelson and Judith C. Galas

 

In Love and in Danger: a Teen's Guide to Breaking Free of Abusive Relationships by Barrie Levy

 

Real Boys' Voices by William S. Pollack with Todd Shuster

 

Teen Dads: Rights, Responsibilities, and Joys  by Jeanne Warren Lindsay

 

The Amazing True Story of a Teenage Single Mom by Katherine Arnoldi

 

The Teenage Guy's Survival Guide by Jeremy Daldry

 

Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia by Marya Hornbacher

 

The C-Word: Teenagers and Their Families Living with Cancer
 by Elena Dorfman

 

Clean: A New Generation in Recovery Speaks Out by Chris Beckman

 

The How Rude! Handbook of School Manners for Teens: Civility in the Hallowed Halls by Alex J. Packer

 

Seen and Heard: Teenagers Talk About Their Lives by Mary Motely Kalergis

 

Hooking Up: A Girl's All-Out Guide to Sex and Sexuality by Amber Madison

 

The Underground Guide to Teenage Sexuality by Michael J. Basso

 

 

FICTION

A Sudden Silence by Eve Bunting

 

The Late Great Me by Sandra Scoppettone

 

My Name is Davy, I'm an Alcoholic by Anne Snyder

 

Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic by Robin Wagner

 

Binge by Charles Ferry

 

Shadow Man by Cynthia Grant

 

We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier

 

Burnt Orange: Color Me Wasted by Melody Carlson

 

Out of Focus by Margaret Buffie

 

Lush by Natasha Friend

 

Saint Iggy by K.L. Going

 

Shock Point by April Henry

 

Burned by Ellen Hopkins

 

Let's Get Lost by Sarra Manning

 

On the Head of a Pin by Mary Beth Miller

 

Club Meds by Katherine Hall Page

 

Dead Connections by Charlie Price

 

After Hours by Morgan Burke

 

Drowned by Christopher Golden

 

Inexcusable by Chris Lynch

 

Candy by Kevin Brooks

 

Smack by Melvin Burgess

 

Crackback by John Coy

 

Party Girl by Lynne Ewing

 

Martyn Pig by Kevin Brooks

 

Beauty Queen by Linda Glovach

 

That Was Then, This is Now by S.E. Hinton

 

Crank by Ellen Hopkins

 

Bottled Up by Jaye Murray

 

A Door Near Here by Heather Quarles

 

VIDEOS/DVDS

@24/7.com teens talk about: Drugs

Publisher: Channing Bete Company, 2001

 

Alcohol: True Stories

Publisher: Family Health Productions

 

Deadly Highs: Reality Matters.

Publisher: Discovery Communications, Inc., 2003

 

Discovery Channel School Volume II: Managing Your Health Addiction Publisher: Discovery Communications, Inc. 2002

 

Everyone's NOT Doing It!: An Alcohol Prevention Video 

Publisher: Hazelden, 2002

 

Know the Score: The Dangers of Performance Enhancing Drugs

Publisher: Kisco, NY: Human Relations Media, 2003

 

Overcast: A heroin prevention video

Publisher: Hazelden Foundation, 2000

 

Rushing, Crashing, Dying: The Meth Epidemic

Publisher:  Human Relations Media, 2006

 

The Teen Files: The Truth About Drugs

Publisher: AIMS Multimedia

 

The Teen Files Flipped: Drug Use and Addiction

Publisher: AIMS Multimedia, 2002

 

The Teen Files Flipped: The Reality of Drug Use

Publisher: AIMS Multimedia, 2002

 

The Top Ten Myths About Alcohol and Drugs

Publisher: Human Relations Media, 2007

 

Under the Influence: Reality Matters Publisher: Discovery School, 2004

 

I Can't Breathe: A Smoker's Story Pam Laffin 1969-2000

Publisher: MA Department of Public Health, 2001

 

This Place

The Face Project: http://www.faceproject.org/Films/index.html