Resources for Families
Anxiety
- How to Help Your Teenager Manage a Meltdown (Unicef)
- 10 Tips for Parenting Anxious Kids (Child Mind Institute)
- How To Help A Child Struggling With Anxiety (NPR)
Communication
- Talking to Adolescents and Teens: Starting the Conversation (Mental Health America)
- Want to Help Support Your Gen Z kids? Talking Really Helps (NPR)
Restorative Practices
Sexual Harassment and Consent
- What Parents Can Do to Stop Sexual Harassment (Harvard Graduate School of Education)
- Talking to Our Children about Sexual Harassment and Consent (Planned Parenthood of MA)
- Why Teach My Kids About Consent? (Teachconsent.org)
- Sexual Harassment and Sexual Bullying (TeensHealth)
- What is Consent and How to Talk About It with Kids (Fatherly)
Sexual Assault Awareness
Sexual Abuse Prevention and Reporting
- Orange County Child Protective Services
- Durham County Rape Crisis Center
- Orange County Rape Crisis Center | Hotline (919.935.4783)
- Positive Childhood Alliance
- Darkness 2 Light
- Justice For Children
- Love is Respect
- RAINN, National Sex Assault Hotline or 1-800-656-4673
Technology and Media
- Helping Kids Navigate the World of Artificial Intelligence (Common Sense Media)
- Internet Matters (a non-profit launched by the United Kingdom's largest internet service providers to offer child internet safety advice to parents, careers and professionals)
- Common Sense Media (a collection of guides, media advisories, and more)
Violence in the News
- Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers (The National Association of School Psychologists)
- Helping Your Children Manage Distress in the Aftermath of a Shooting (American Psychological Association)
- Helping Children and Teens Cope with Stressful Public Events (Canadian Pediatric Society)
Student Crisis Resources
- Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call 988 or text HOME to 741741
- NC Peer Warmline: Call 855-733-7762