Links

College Information 

Planning Your Dreams
This is the website that I use with 8th grade students to explore careers. They have usernames and passwords to access this site. They use it to complete assessments on what careers would be good based on interests, skills, and work habits. They can also explore careers, colleges, financial aid information, and more. It is a very helpful website that I would recommend using. Parents can also create a username and password to look at your child's career information. There are tools that each student can use. For example, a student can begin to build a resume using this website.
http://www.planningyourdreams.org

CollegeforTN
This website has a lot of beneficial information that will be helpful for middle school and high school students to use in planning out high school and college.
http://www.collegeforTN.org

TN Career Information Delivery System
This website has a lot of useful information for students looking into planning for college. Students can complete a survey that looks at which careers would be good for that students based on their interests. They can also access important information on jobs available in TN.
http://tcids.tbr.edu

Careers
Paws in Jobland
This is a helpful website for elementary students. It is useful in searching and exploring different careers that are available
http://paws.bridges.com

Occupational Outlook Handbook
This website offers information on different occupations and careers. I would recommend this website for grades 6-8 who are interested in learning more information about specific careers.
http://www.bls.gov/OCO

Suicide Informaiton
Jason's Foundation
This is the program that we use with 7th grade students to help them become aware of suicide and helping to prevent suicide. Parents and students can access this website to receive more information about the program as well as about suicide and how to help stop the epidemic.
http://www.jasonfoundation.com/

Kid's Heath
Kid's Health
This website has many useful tools and information about kid's and teen's health. Some of the information includes suicide prevention, mental health, physical health, drugs and alcohol, and healthy eating
http://kidshealth.org/teen/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This website has a lot of important information regarding staying healthy, diseases and illnesses like H1N1, and tobacco information.
http://www.cdc.gov/

American Medical Association
This website is based on promoting healthy lifestyles in teens and adolescents. It has a lot of useful materials and resources for parents to promote prevention of drugs and alcohol use, violence, suicide and depression, and obesity.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/public-health/promoting-healthy-lifestyles/adolescent-health.shtml

Parent Resources 

Don't Take It Out on Your Kids
This website illustrates a positive discipline technique for teachers and parents to handle difficult situations with children
http://www.cei.net/~rcox/dontake.html

Good Kids-A Basic Parenting Guide
A parenting guide with many helpful hints and ideas to use with children
http://home.flash.net/~goodkids/

American Medical Association
This website is based on promoting healthy lifestyles in teens and adolescents. It has a lot of useful materials and resources for parents to promote prevention of drugs and alcohol use, violence, suicide and depression, and obesity.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/public-health/promoting-healthy-lifestyles/adolescent-health.shtml

Parents. The Anti-Drug
This website has a lot of important and helpful information and advice on teen drug use. You can access information about drugs and drug facts, advice on how to keep your kids safe from drugs, ways to tell if your child may be experimenting with drugs, and a guide and advice on how to take action if you suspect your child is using.
http://www.theantidrug.com/

Child Abuse

Reporting Child Abuse

This website offers helpful information in regards to child abuse and how to report suspected abuse. If you know of someone being abused, you can report the abuse through 3 different methods: 1) Calling 1-877-54ABUSE or 1-877-237-0004; 2) Faxing a report to 615-361-7041; or 3) Mailing a report to DCS Central Intake 1101 Kermit Dr. Suite 400 Nashville, TN 37217
http://www.sworps.utk.edu/child_abuse_reporting/start.html

Junior's House Advocacy Center
http://www.juniorshousecac.org

Report Child Abuse
http://www.state.tn.us/youth/childsafety.htm

Healthy Relationships for Teens 

  • Love is Respect
    This website offers resources for teens, parents, and peer advocates that focus on healthy dating relationships and warning signs of unhealthy relationships. There is also information about digital abuse.
    http://www.loveisrespect.org

  • Love Is Not Abuse
    This website is full of facts on dating abuse and warning signs for parents and teens.
    http://www.loveisnotabuse.com

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program