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Academic Achievement
Children's Mental Health
Data/Demographics
Disaster Relief/Preparedness
Drugs and Alcohol Abuse Prevention
Education
Health and Safety
Infants, Children, Adolescent Health
Juvenile Justice
Local, State and Federal
Mental Health
Programs and Services
Restorative Justice
Search Engine
Suicide Prevention
Technology
Transition to Adulthood
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Academic Achievement
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- AboutSchool.com (01-08-04) -- Provides help with a wide range of school subjects for kids K-12. Education resources for parents, teachers and kids.
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Children's Mental Health
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- Focus Adolescent Services (04-19-04) -- An Internet Clearinghouse of Information, Resources and Support to help your teen and heal your family.
- Mental Illness: What a Difference a Friend Makes (12-19-07) -- This site is here for people living with mental illness—and their friends. You'll find tools to help in the recovery process, and you can also learn about the different kinds of mental illnesses, read real-life stories about support and recovery, and interact with the video to see how friends can make all the difference.
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Data/Demographics
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- Schooltree.org (07-19-04) -- Simply put, we offer a database of 94,000 public schools for anyone to search for free! We don't think parents, teachers, students, or anyone should pay for public information. To get started, go to the homepage and click any state you wish to search from there click on a county then a city then a school. Five Clicks to find any K-12 public school in America!
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Disaster Relief/Preparedness
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- FEMA for Kids (11-19-04) -- This site teaches children how to be prepared for disasters such as earthquakes, wild fires, winter storms, and more. You can also learn what causes disasters, play games, and read stories.
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Drugs and Alcohol Abuse Prevention
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- AboveTheInfluence.com (07-06-07) -- This web site is created for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (a program of the Office of National Drug Control Policy). This campaign reflects what teens across the country say are going on in their lives. Their goal is to help teens stay above the influence. The more aware teens are of the influences around them, the better prepared they will be to stand up to the pressures that keep them down. This web site does not tell teens how to live their life, but gives another perspective and the latest facts.
- AlcoholScreening.org (07-24-07) -- AlcoholScreening.org helps individuals assess their own alcohol consumption patterns to determine if their drinking is likely to be harming their health or increasing their risk for future harm. Through education and referral, the site urges those whose drinking is harmful or hazardous to take positive action, and informs all adults who consume alcohol about guidelines and caveats for lower-risk drinking.
- CrystalRecovery.com (04-20-05) -- This website seeks to support and promote the recovery of methamphetamine addicts; and to provide information to teens, adults, parents, teachers, professionals, or anyone who may be affected by their own or someone else's Crystal Methamphetamine use.
- Free Vibe.com (09-02-03) -- Website for kids to tell their story and read others on Anti-Drugs.
- Girl Talk (05-17-06) -- This website is designed to serve as a resource for Moms and girls to tackle the problem that underage drinking poses in their own families by providing them with useful insights and information to discourage their daughters from choosing to drink. It also highlights recent research findings on Moms, girls and underage drinking.
- Medicines in My Home (07-18-06) -- "Medicines in My Home" is a new Web site that aims to help children -- especially 11- and 12-year-olds -- understand the safe use of over-the-counter medicines. The site is designed to be used as part of a classroom curriculum, but it also can serve as an information source independent of the classroom. FDA developed the site with the Montgomery County (Md.) Public School System and the National Council on Patient Information and Education.
- National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens (09-29-04) -- The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Heath (NIH), created this Web site to educate adolescents ages 11 through 15 (as well as their parents and teachers) on the science behind drug abuse. NIDA enlisted the help of teens in developing the site to ensure that the content addresses appropriate questions and timely concerns.
- Preventing Marijuana Use in Your Family (01-31-05) -- The Family Guide Web site special series this month is Preventing Marijuana Use in Your Family. Marijuana continues to be the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States. Information in this series can help you understand how marijuana is affecting families and what steps parents and other caring adults can take to teach children about marijuana and its potential for harm.
- Take It Back (10-10-07) -- Take It Back is a national youth-directed movement to reduce alcohol problems.
- The Cool Spot (11-17-04) -- The Cool Spot was created for kids 11-13 years old by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The NIAAA is the lead U.S. agency supporting research into the causes, prevention, and treatment of alcohol problems. It is a component of the National Institutes of Health, within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- The Minor League (04-14-08) -- Teens from throughout Polk County, MN
working together in a youth-led, adult-guided
prevention movement. They encourage and promote healthy decision-making by youth to reduce the use of alcohol/tobacco/other drugs and to reduce involvement in violence, early sexual activity, suicide, and many other risky behaviors.
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Education
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- College.gov - Preparing for College (09-22-08) --
The U.S. Department of Education recently unveiled this new Web site that aims to motivate students with inspirational stories and information about planning, preparing and paying for college.
- Coolmath.com (11-19-04) -- This site is fully interactive and allows the user to sharpen basic math skills, play math-related games and explore new math concepts.
- Fact Monster.com (11-19-04) -- Find information about a variety of subjects ranging from weather facts to homework help to quizzes and games.
- Finding Data on the Internet (11-19-04) -- You've cast your lines into the sea of sources, but still aren't finding the information you need. That's what happens when you don't know the right place to look.
- Language Arts games (12-03-04) -- This website for children focuses on contractions, the alphabet, ABC order, vocabulary, spelling, reading, and writing.
- Schools First (02-27-06) -- Education Minnesota sponsors the Schools First initiative to encourage a thoughtful, productive conversation about Minnesota's public schools.
- Strange Matter (11-19-04) -- This online version of an Ontario museum exhibit invites you to examine, transform, improve or even destroy common household objects to find out more about them. The site lets you get up close and personal with aluminum atoms inside a soda can; discover new and fascinating ways to electrify catsup (!), learn why canned food can be dangerous when dented, find out whether it's concrete or ice that crushes faster, and much more.
- Writing Den (11-19-04) -- This is designed for students grades 6–12 who want to improve their English reading, comprehension, and writing skills. Writing Den is divided into three levels of difficulty: Words, Sentences, and Paragraphs. Includes plugins.
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Health and Safety
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- Advocates for Youth (09-28-04) -- Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates provides information, training, and strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and the media in the United States and the developing world.
- Nutrition & Physical Activity (03-23-04) -- This website contains information, data, and tools to help maintain good nutrition and physical activity to promote a healthly lifestyle.
- Safe Place (06-11-04) -- Project Safe Place provides access to immediate help and supportive resources for young people in crisis through a network of sites sustained by qualified agencies, trained volunteers, and businesses.
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Infants, Children, Adolescent Health
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- Health Info for Kids and Teens (04-29-04) -- Links from the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) web section on health information for Kids and Teens.
- Teenpregnancy.org (04-09-04) -- The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy has research, resources, and information to help Teens, Parents and Professionals reduce the rate of teen pregnancy.
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Juvenile Justice
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- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (09-23-03) -- The OJJDP is designed to provide information and resources on both general areas of interest about juvenile justice and delinquency including conferences, funding opportunities and new publications and the comprehensive strategy as a framework for communities to combat youth crime. Website includes current OJJDP funding opportunities at http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/grants/current.html
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Local, State and Federal
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- CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (08-19-03) -- (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships.
- Federal Court Concepts (10-04-04) -- Introduces students to the U.S. federal court system. It describes the structure of the federal courts, the kinds of cases that federal courts hear, the Supreme Court, and how federal court decisions can be used in research.
- Minnesota Attorney General's Office (06-24-04) -- The Attorney General is the chief legal officer for the state and is the legal advisor to the Governor and all the constitutional officers. The AG represents and advocates for consumer protection, charities oversite, antitrust enforcement and utilities regulation.
- Minnesota Constitutional Officers (06-24-04) -- Lists the name, address, telephone number(s), email address and web addresses for the Attorney General, State Auditor, Governor, and Secretary of State.
- Minnesota House of Representatives Members (06-24-04) -- The Governor is responsible for the administration of state government, the proposal of biennial budgets, appointments, proposal and review of legislation and the preparation of comprehensive long-range plans for state growth.
- Minnesota Lieutenant Governor's Office (06-24-04) -- As Minnesota's second-in-command, the lieutenant governor is prepared to assume the governor's duties any time the governor is unable to perform them. The lieutenant governor represents the governor and the State of Minnesota within the state, nationally and internationally.
- Minnesota Members of Congress (06-24-04) -- A list of the Minnesota's eight U.S. Representatives and two U.S. Senators. Included are links to their web sites and e-mail addresses.
- Minnesota Secretary of State's Office (06-24-04) -- Some of the responsiblities of the Secretary of State are to certify the authenticity of a wide variety of official documents, registers a variety of business organizations and is the chief election official of the state.
- Minnesota State Auditor's Office (04-07-04) -- The Office of the State Auditor is a constitutional office which serves as a watchdog for Minnesota taxpayers by helping to ensure financial integrity, accountability and cost-effectiveness of Minnesota's local governmental entities. The vision of the State Auditor's Office is to perform professional reviews of financial statements, documents and reports submitted to the Office making consistent comments on financial accuracy and legal compliance while adhering to general accounting standards.
- Minnesota State Treasurer's Office (06-24-04) -- The Elected Office of the State Treasurer was abolished on January 6, 2003 as a result of a Constitutional Amendment approved by the voters in the November 1998 General Election. The duties and responsibilities of the former State Treasurer were transferred to the Commissioner of Finance on January 6, 2003 by administrative order. These responsibilities are being met by the Treasury Division of the Department of Finance.
- United We Stand (10-04-04) -- Provides primary source documents that students use to examine the working conditions of U.S. laborers at the turn of the century and to develop their own answers to a question: "Was there a need for organized labor unions?"
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Mental Health
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- Children and Adults with ADHD (04-09-04) -- CHADD provides a science-based evidence-based information about ADHD to parents, educators, professionals, the media and the general public.
- Face the Issue (04-21-04) -- Deals with the issues of Alcoholism, Bulimia, Anorexia, Abuse, Depression, Drugs and Self-Esteem.
- ULIfeline (12-18-07) -- A program of the Jed Foundation, ULifeline is an anonymous, confidential, online resource center where college students can search for information regarding mental health and suicide prevention. Their Web site has enhanced student features, and a new component called Counseling Central, built exclusively for college mental health and student affairs professionals.
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Programs and Services
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- Family Education Network (04-20-04) -- The Family Education Network contains the best of the Internet's content, resources, and shopping for parents, teachers, and kids. Their goal is to be an online consumer network of the world's best learning and information resources, personalized to help parents, teachers, and students of all ages take control of their learning and make it part of their everyday lives.
- North Country Food Banks, Inc. (12-08-08) -- They are the sole distributor of surplus food products to over 150 charitable food programs in NW Minnesota, including our soup kitchens, food shelves and homeless shelters. Other recipients include low-income individuals in need of supplemental assistance, group homes, senior programs, youth programs, addiction treatment centers and domestic abuse programs. Find local food shelves in your area.
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Restorative Justice
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- U.S. Department of Justice (10-07-03) -- Contains the official organizational charts and mission and function statements of the 38 components of the Department of Justice including: Office of the Attorney General; Office of the Solicitor General; Office of the Policy Development; Office of Public Affairs. Website includes justice for kids and youth.
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Search Engine
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- Ask Jeeves (08-19-03) -- Helps to find agencies and websites.
- LaCrosse Public Library (04-09-04) -- An online library, some of the things you will find on this site are: MN Government Representives (names and contact information) and Web safety for Kids.
- MinnesotaHelp.info (01-15-08) -- An online directory of services designed to help people in Minnesota identify resources such as human services, information and referral, financial assistance, and other forms of aid and assistance within Minnesota. It is especially rich in resource information for seniors and their caregivers; people with disabilities and their caregivers; parents and families; and low income people.
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Suicide Prevention
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- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (10-03-06) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced the launch of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK. The national hotline is part of the National Suicide Prevention Initiative (NSPI)—a collaborative effort led by SAMHSA that incorporates the best practices and research findings in suicide prevention and intervention with the goal of reducing the incidence of suicide nationwide.
- Suicide Prevention Action Network USA, Inc. (03-17-04) -- SPAN USA is a not-for-profit national organization dedicated to creating an effective national suicide prevention strategy. SPAN USA links the energy of those bereaved by suicide with the expertise of leaders in science, business, government and public service to achieve the goal of significantly reducing the national rate of suicide by the year 2010.
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Technology
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- Teenangels (07-19-04) -- Teenangels is a group of 13-18 year-old volunteers that have been specially trained by the FBI, local law enforcement, and many other leading safety experts in all aspects of online safety, privacy, and security. After training for six sessions, the Teenangels run unique programs in schools to spread the word about responsible and safe surfing to other teens and younger kids, parents, and teachers. At the urging of our Teenangel volunteers, a special group of volunteers will be able to continue as
Teenangels after they become 18 years old, & a new group of Tweenangels has been formed for those between 11 & 13 years of age.
- Wired Safety (03-09-04) -- The world's largest Internet safety, help & education organization, your one-stop wired and wireless solution to everything you need help with online.
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Transition to Adulthood
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- The Youthhood (11-07-07) -- This site is a place for you, your friends, and other teens. It's a welcoming community for all youth and a place where all youth belong. We want you to be here. This is your place, your space. The Youthhood Web site is a dynamic, curriculum-based tool that can help young adults plan for life after high school. It was designed by a talented group of staff at the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition, which is located at the University of Minnesota.
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Violence Prevention
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- Choose Respect (05-08-06) -- CHOOSE RESPECT teaches young teens and the caring adults in their lives about dating abuse prevention and healthy relationships.
- Teaching Tolerance (12-03-04) -- Tolerance.org is a principal online destination for people interested in dismantling bigotry and creating, in hate's stead, communities that value diversity. If you want to know how to transform yourself, your home, your school, your workplace or your community, Tolerance.org is a place to start - and continue - the journey.
- U Have the Right (05-08-06) -- Contains information on teen dating violence awareness.
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