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Local and Online Resources for Adolescents

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By: Blackwell Digital
Posted On: October 1, 2013

Helplines / Hotlines

Safe Connections 24-Hour Helpline – 314.531.2003

Youth In Need 24 Hour Help Line – 636.946.3771

National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline – 888.331.9474

Kids Under Twenty One (KUTO) – 314.644.5886

Child Abuse Hotline – 800.392.3738

St. Louis Regional Sexual Assault Hotline – 314.531.7273

Life Crisis—Suicide/Crisis Hotline – 314.647.4357

Domestic Violence and Rape Hotline – 800.392.0210

National Runaway Switchboard – 800.786.2929

United Way Information Line – 211

Websites for Teens

4 Girls Health

This website offers lots of cool information for girls to use. Whether you’re stressed out about school or just need to know more about healthy relationships. This website covers it all.
4girls.gov

Bullying Online

This internet site provides bullying information and guidelines for dealing with all aspects of bullying. Help for parents, students, legal advice, and school projects.
bullying.co.uk

Choose Respect

This site allows teens to look at ways to from healthy relationships. There are various activities to engage in ranging form quizzes to making a music video.
chooserespect.org

END ABUSE: Family Violence Prevention Fund

This site was created by teens in Massachusetts to help teens prevent relationship violence.
seeitandstopit.org

Family Watch Dog

This is a national sex offender website that allows people to search by their address to locate sex offenders in their neighborhoods. Visitors can also take quizzes and view safety strategies. A great site for teens and parents alike.
familywatchdog.us

Girl Power!

This site is part of a national public education campaign of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help and encourage 9-14 year old girls to make the most of their lives.
girlpower.gov

Love Is Not Abuse

This site was launched by Liz Claiborne, Inc. to heighten awareness of, and encourage social change on relationship violence: sexual violence, domestic abuse, elder abuse.
loveisnotabuse.com

Men Can Stop Rape

A website that supports young men’s capacity to challenge harmful aspects of traditional masculinity, to value alternative visions of male strength, and to embrace their vital role as allies with women and girls in fostering healthy relationships and gender equity.
mencanstoprape.org

NATIONAL TEEN DATING ABUSE HELPLINE

Telephone and Web-based interactive technology to reach teens and young adults experiencing dating abuse. Trained peer volunteers between ages of 18 and 24 answer the helpline during peak hours.
loveisrespect.org

National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women (VAWnet)

Provides public web based collection of advocacy-based electronic resources on domestic and sexual violence. Materials include research papers, fact sheets, federal and state funding information and program development materials.
vawnet.org

Out Proud

This site, provided by the National Coalition for gay, lesbian, bisexual & Transgender youth, offers information about community role models, resources, and opportunities for youth to communicate with each other about sexual orientation.
outproud.org

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR)

Innovative and creative public awareness materials to educate pre-teens and teens about sexual violence.
teenpcar.com

RAINN

The Rape Abuse Incest National Network is the nation’s largest anti-sexual assault organization.
rainn.org

SafePlace Teen Site

This site is hosted by SafePlace: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survival Center in Austin, Texas and provides information on dating and sexual violence, sexual harassment, and healthy relationships.
austin-safeplace.org

Smartgirl.com

This site provides an on-line forum specifically for teenage girls to communicate about issues that are important to them, including love and friendship.
smartgirl.org

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