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Back to School Backpack for Administrators 2024-2025 | Department of Education

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Writing Character-Conscious Letters of Recommendation: Tips for High School Counselors and Teachers

This document, intended for letter recommendation writers (especially school counselors and teachers), focuses on writing "character-conscious" letters of recommendation.

Character Assessment in High Schools: Recommendations for the College Admission Process and Beyond

This resource is intended for high schools that want to share better, more helpful information about student character with college admission offices. It provides high schools with general information and promising strategies regarding character assessment practices.

Listening Deeply Strategy

There are many approaches to good listening, and this lesson centers around three primary skills: engaged body language, true focus, and expressing empathy.

The more students practice active listening, without being in a two-way conversation, the more they'll come to value showing interest when someone is speaking, trying to understand their thoughts and feelings, and making them feel heard. The personal nature of the listening prompts also sets the stage for student sharing, which can build trust and connection in the classroom.

With this light-lift strategy, students will practice being active, authentic listeners with a partner - listening to make the speaker feel heard and without the need to reciprocate the conversation, but rather, to better understand and communicate with the speaker. By speaking for up to a few minutes, speakers will also get more comfortable sharing about themselves and expressing vulnerability.

Currently, our Listening Deeply strategy is available to schools in our Caring Schools Network. Reach out to Glenn Manning, Senior Program Coordinator at Making Caring Common to learn more about Caring Schools Network.

HGSE Education Now Video Series

Education Now is an initiative by the Harvard Graduate School of Education to respond to the dramatic changes in the field of education in the wake of coronavirus. Making Caring Common's Rick Weissbourd hosted six episodes in spring 2020 on connection, leadership, college admissions, teaching, moving forward, and the experiences of high schooler s.

Everyday Gratitude Strategy

Research shows that gratitude is a predictor of both physical and mental well-being and can be regarded as a moral emotion related to recognizing the feelings and intentions of others. In turn, gratitude can lead to increased motivation to reciprocate and extend generosity to others.

Many students might not give or receive gratitude in their lives, even though it is shown to foster positive relationships, and also to mitigate the effects of depression and anxiety. By providing students with intentional and varied opportunities to practice gratitude - for instance, through writing thank you notes and considering positive events in their daily lives - students will come to appreciate others, and ideally be inspired to think and act more generously, factors that have been associated with empathy.

Students explore the concept of gratitude through self-reflection and writing thank you notes to people in their lives to recognize things they appreciate about people in their classroom, school, and beyond. Students also engage in activities that encourage them to consider both real and hypothetical situations around the positive things in their lives.

Currently, our Everyday Gratitude strategy is available to schools in our Caring Schools Network and to schools participating in the Middle School Kindness Challenge. Reach out to Glenn Manning, Senior Program Coordinator at Making Caring Common, to learn more about Caring Schools Network.

Classroom Check-in Survey

Now more than ever it's vital that teachers, administrators, and other school adults foster a sense of belonging and community with one another and their students; make developmentally informed decisions about what children need to know and understand in order to feel safe; and focus on creating an environment where children can ask the questions that matter to them.
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You can use this survey as it is, add or eliminate questions, or check in with students in another way, but try to gather information weekly or even daily about the experiences your students currently face. As you do, consider the importance of equity and individual students' access to services that might benefit them, and gather feedback from students about ways you and your colleagues can help students connect with you and one another.

Collecting data in this way can not only help you gauge students' well-being but also provides students an opportunity to ask questions in a confidential way. We encourage you to share this with fellow educators, and please feel free to reach out to Glenn Manning (book a call or send an email) to learn more about our Caring Schools Network.

Relationship Mapping Strategy

Just released! A new online version of our popular Relationship Mapping Strategy. Use it for your school, community organization, or religious group to help ensure everyone has a strong connection to someone else during these challenging times.

There may be nothing more important in a child's life than a positive and stable relationship with a caring adult. For students, a positive connection to at least one school adult - whether a teacher, counselor, sports coach, or other school staff member - can have tremendous benefits that include reduced bullying, lower drop-out rates, and improved social emotional capacities.

Rather than leave these connections to chance, relationship mapping invests time in making sure that every student is known by at least one adult.

Using this strategy, school staff identify youth who do not currently have positive connections with school adults during a private meeting. Those students are then paired with a supportive adult mentor within the school. Throughout the year, mentors support each other through the successes and challenges of building relationships with students, and school administrators routinely communicate with staff to determine how well the process is going. At the end of the year, the staff convenes to talk about how their efforts may have positively affected students. Adults may also choose to pay particular attention to "at risk" students as these connections may be particularly important for students who are having a hard time at home or in school.

Audit of College Admissions Culture and Climate

This tool is intended to help high school educators reflect on whether-and to what extent-they are creating a healthy college admissions culture and climate.

A healthy college admissions culture and climate:

Promotes ethical character, including caring for others;

Reduces excessive achievement pressure; and

Helps level the playing field for students who are disadvantaged in the college admissions process.

This audit can help you start to answer these questions:

Are we doing what is needed to promote a healthy, ethical culture around the college admission process?

What more could we do?

Total time: 45-60 minutes

How to Work With Parents to Reduce Excessive Achievement Pressure

A healthy, sane college admissions process depends on high schools and parents working together effectively. College counselors are often the bridge between schools and parents and have a crucial role in this collaboration.

This resource is designed to guide counselors in their work with parents. It is designed for school communities where students experience excessive achievement pressure in the college admissions process.

Help your students learn how to prioritize and balance their commitments with this time management lesson plan.

Total time: 1-1.5 hours over 2-3 sessions.

Time Management Lesson Plan

As children get older, they encounter increasingly complex academic, social, athletic, and familial demands on their time which can be difficult to navigate.

Help your students learn how to prioritize and balance their commitments with this time management lesson plan.

Total time: 1-1.5 hours over 2-3 sessions.

Ethical College Admissions: A Guide for High Schools

How can high schools shape a college search and application process that promotes rather than undermines ethical character? What are key ways that high schools can reduce harmful achievement pressure and promote equity and access that advance the recommendations in our first Turning the Tide report? We offer the following guideposts.

Beyond Our Neighbors: A Curriculum for Expanding Empathy & Compassion to 'Others'

Caring and compassion are vital, teachable skills with the power to promote tolerance and inclusiveness in our schools, communities, and neighborhoods. This fun, three-part series has been designed to inspire and empower children to be ambassadors for good beyond their immediate friends and family.

Caring Community Youth Capstone Strategy

How can we inspire and teach young people to care about and take responsibility for others, to think clearly about and pursue justice, to stand up for important principles?

Research suggests that developing these key moral capacities is not achieved via one-shot class assignments or brief programs but through sustained commitment and reflection within the context of peer and adult relationships. Yet children rarely engage in either substantial ethical activities or reflection, guided by adults who stand for important moral values, or even dialogue about how to live those values day to day.

Shared experiences and rituals can tie together school and community as places that value care and commitment and play a vital part in fostering a moral identity in students. Over the course of a semester or an academic year, the Caring Community Youth Capstone supports young people's ethical development and builds a positive school culture where young people are responsible for creating a caring community.

School Climate Committee Strategy

The School Climate Committee is a key mechanism for creating positive social norms, for reducing bullying, and for developing more respectful, caring children. It also gives students agency in creating positive social norms.

A growing body of research supports the key role of school culture and social norms in preventing a wide array of social and emotional problems and promoting the development of caring, responsible, and respectful children. As children enter adolescence, they are especially influenced by social norms - by what other teen's consider important, by how other teens define who is and is not worthy of concern, and by how other teens gain power and respect.

Because students primarily take signals from other students about social norms and what is ethically acceptable, and because students have inside knowledge about social dynamics, it is mainly students-especially acting together-who can change norms. This School Climate Committee strategy is one way to channel student power and influence in their school community.

Girls Equity and Empowerment Resource List

he websites below complement our report Leaning Out and offer useful programs, research, resources, and/or activities to promote girls' and women's equity and empowerment. Some of the descriptions listed below have been pulled from organizational websites.

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Resources for Educators | Making Caring Common - Making Caring Common

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We offer strategies, resources lists, audits, surveys, discussion guides, and more, which we hope you will use in your school. Our work includes key topics, all connected by our commitment to forefront caring and concern for the common good at school, at home, and in our communities.

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Steps for Teaching Social Skills

1. Activate Background Knowledge

What is the skill? What does it look like and sound like? How do we define it?

Discuss the skill with students and allow them time to turn/talk about what it means for them.

Identify the importance of the skill and the rationale for teaching it.

2. Direct Teaching

Identify the concrete, discrete steps of the skill.

Directly teach the steps of the skill.

3. Model the Steps

Modeling can be defined as telling paired with sharing.

Illustrate the steps of the skill using examples and non-examples.

End with the "right way" to use the skills.

4. Practice the Skill

Allow students time to practice the skill.

Check their accuracy with the skill and provide feedback to improve their performance. Always provide another practice opportunity if they perform the skill incorrectly.

Typically, students practice the skill in a safe, controlled setting until they are accurate with the skill. Then, they can perform/practice the skill in the natural setting.

Students can role-play the skill and list the steps of the skill as they use them.

5. Transfer and Generalize the Skills

Precorrect, prompt, and reinforce the skills at every reasonable opportunity.

Provide behavior-specific praise in order to provide feedback to students and to strengthen the skill.

Use misbehavior or misuse of a skill as a teaching opportunity, not just an opportunity to punish.

Maintain a high ratio of positive to negative feedback (e.g., at least 4:1).

Correcting Use of Skills

For minor, infrequent behavior:

1. Identify the misbehavior.

2. Identify the correct behavior.

3. Ask the student to perform the behavior. Model the behavior if the student does not know the correct behavior.

4. Praise the student for the correct behavior.

5. Move on with day.

For more frequent or more severe behavior:

1. Identify the misbehavior.

2. Identify the correct behavior.

3. Prove more extensive teaching and modeling of the behavior using examples and non-examples.

4. Provide time for student to practice the behavior.

5. Within the natural setting, prompt the expected behavior and praise the student after the correct behavior is performed.

References
Gresham, F. M. (2002). Teaching social skills to high-risk children and youth: preventive and remedial strategies. In M. R. Shinn, H. M. Walker, & G. Stoner (Eds.), Interventions for academic and behavior problems II: Preventive and remedial approaches (pp. 403-432). Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.
Gresham, F. M., Van, M. B., & Cook, C. R. (2006). Social skills training for teaching replacement behaviors: Remediating acquisition deficits in at-risk students. Behavior Disorders, 31(4), 363-377.

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What is the skill? What does it look like and sound like? How do we define it? Discuss the skill with students and allow them time to turn/talk about what it means for them. Identify the importance of the skill and the rationale for teaching it. Identify the concrete, discrete steps of the skill.

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Maine Suicide Prevention Program

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NAMI Maine, as the Maine Suicide Prevention Program training partner, is here to provide professionals and the public with educational resources, trainings, and consultation to support Maine citizens in developing suicide awareness and prevention practices, as well as support and guidance in the aft

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YTP | Yellow Tulip Project | Smashing the Stigma Around Mental Illness

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The Yellow Tulip Project is a youth-driven movement dedicated to smashing the stigma surrounding mental illness - one tulip at a time.

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These experiences provide Sea Scouts with life-long skills to help them as recreational boaters, as well as a solid introduction for a possible future career in the maritime industry, or helping build their leadership abilities and refine skills that will give them a head start in a Navy or Coast Guard Career.
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Ship 243 - Defiance "Where we go one, we go all!"

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Ship 243 is chartered by the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, ME. We meet at the Donnell House at the Museum on alternate Wednesdays from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. During the boating season, we meet at Portland Yacht Services in Portland, ME every Wednesday from 6:00 - 8:00 PM and are underway each night.

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We always say that talking about mental health is hard, but can be especially so in the workplace. So whether it's in honor of Pride month or all year long, it's important for your organization to find ways to specifically support your LGBTQ+ employees.

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As a parent of a teen during these times, you likely feel isolated yourself. It can be difficult to find the best way to connect with them, and show them how to connect to themselves and those around them in a healthy way. Please know you are not alone and our team of teen mental health experts are standing by if you want to confidentially talk to us about what you are seeing at home.

Depression in teenagers is at an all-time high right now. As a result of the pandemic and the stressors it has created, 70 percent of teens are experiencing mental health challenges. Because these symptoms are catalyzed by a specific situation, more parents are asking the question, "What is situational depression?"

Let's look more closely at this definition and how it's different from clinical depression, also known as major depressive disorder.

What Is Situational Depression?

Situational depression is very much what it sounds like: depressive feelings and symptoms as a result of a specific situation. Essentially, situational depression occurs when a stressful event or situation overrides a teen's ability to cope. Hence, they are unable to adapt or adjust to the changes created by the stressor. That's why situational depression is also known as " adjustment disorder with depressive mood."

In comparing situational vs. clinical depression, the main difference is that situational depression arises from a clear and identifiable stressor. On the other hand, clinical depression is typically the result of underlying causes such as childhood trauma and abandonment, in addition to genetic and biological tendencies.

When researching the question "What is situational depression?," parents may be reassured by knowing that situational depression symptoms are usually less severe and ongoing than those of major depressive disorder. Moreover, situational depression usually lasts for no more than six months. In contrast, major depression can last for years.

However, this does not mean that situational depression symptoms can be ignored. Thorough assessment and situational depression treatment are essential for this form of depression in teenagers. If it is not addressed, situational depression can eventually lead to major depression.

Causes of Situational Depression

Right now, it's not hard to identify the primary cause of situational depression in teens. The COVID-19 pandemic has directly and indirectly led to a variety of stressors for young people. Fear and anxiety about one's own health and the health of loved ones naturally effects teenage emotions. In addition, many teens have lost the structure and support provided by on-site school.

A recent poll conducted by the Harris Poll on behalf of 4H asked teens what made them anxious and depressed during the pandemic. They cited the following stressors:

Thinking about the future: 65 percent

Increased feelings of loneliness: 61 percent

Concerns about the world: 47 percent

Social isolation and inability to hand out with friends in person: 43 percent

Conducting school online: 42 percent

Being stuck at home with family: 40 percent

Economic uncertainties and financial stress: 34 percent

Loss of normalcy and routine: 34 percent

Cancellation of activities, jobs, and internships: 34 percent

Inability to go out: 33 percent

The government's response in handling the pandemic: 31 percent

Defining their identity: 22 percent

Worrying about running out of basic necessities: 21 percent

College tests and college tours: 14 percent

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As a parent of a teen during these times, you likely feel isolated yourself. It can be difficult to find the best way to connect with them, and show them how to connect to themselves and those around them in a healthy way.

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Lots of things are different right now due to COVID-19, and that can feel overwhelming. Talk about your feelings and get support from another young person.

We're here for you every day from 12pm - 10pm. This peer support text line is for youth 14-20 years old and staffed by individuals under 23 years of age.

Please note, the Teen Text Support Line is not a crisis line.
If you believe that you or someone you know could be in crisis, please do not hesitate to connect with these local and national resources:

Maine's Statewide Crisis Line: (888) 568-1112 (call or text)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
National Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
Trevor Project LGBTQ Crisis Line: 1-866-488-7386 (online chat here or text TREVOR to 1-202-304-1200)

Curious about what happens when you call or text the Maine Statewide Crisis Line? Learn more here.

Looking for more resources? Check these out!

How to Create a Wellness Plan (from Sources of Strength)

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Teen Text Line - National Alliance on Mental Illness Maine

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Lots of things are different right now due to COVID-19, and that can feel overwhelming. Talk about your feelings and get support from another young person. We're here for you every day from 12pm - 10pm. This peer support text line is for youth 14-20 years old and staffed by individuals under 23 years of age.

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Find Therapists, Counseling and Social Workers in Maine | My Maine Therapist

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MyMaineTherapist.com is the best way to find a counselor anywhere in the state of Maine. You can search by type of treatment, by city, zip code, insurance type and client age. With an ever-increasing number of the state's best social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, advanced practice registered nurses and professional clinical counselors registered with MyMaineTherapist.com, your chances of finding the support you need are better than ever.

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About Us

The Coalition to Support Grieving Students is a unique collaboration of the leading professional organizations representing classroom teachers (including teachers, paraprofessionals, and other instructional staff), principals, assistant principals, superintendents, school board members, and central office staff, student support personnel (including school counselors, school nurses, school psychologists, school social workers, and other student support personnel), and other school professionals who have come together with a common conviction: grieving students need the support and care of the school community.

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Home Page - Coalition to Support Grieving Students

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The Coalition to Support Grieving Students is a unique collaboration of the leading professional organizations representing classroom teachers (including teachers, paraprofessionals, and other instructional staff), principals, assistant principals, superintendents, school board members, and central office staff, student support personnel (including school counselors, school nurses, school psychologists, school social workers, and other student support personnel), and other school professionals who have come together with a common conviction: grieving students need the support and care of the school community.

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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders

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Jump to the bottom of the page for a printable hotline pocket card.

Emergency/Crisis Hotlines - If your life or someone else's is in immediate danger, please dial 9-1-1

Elder/ Dependent Adult Abuse

1-800-624-8404 (Voice) or 711 (Maine Relay)
If you are concerned about incapacitated or dependent adults (age 18 and over) in danger of abuse, neglect or exploitation call this 24-hour hotline to speak to an adult protective services specialist. Calls may be made anonymously.
For more information visit: www.maine.gov/dhhs/oads/aps-guardianship/how-to-reporthtml

Suicide Prevention

1-888-568-1112 (Voice) The Maine Crisis Hotline or 711 (Maine Relay)
1-800-273-TALK (8255) The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.
For more information visit the Maine Suicide Prevention Program.

NAMI Maine Helpline

1-800-464-5767 (Press 1)
The NAMI Helpline is a safe and confidential mental health service for peers, law enforcement, professionals, friends and family members. It provides support, education and advocacy for anyone with questions about mental health concerns. Helpline available Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm.
For more information visit: www.namimaine.org.
helpline@namimaine.org

Domestic Violence Helpline

1-866-834-HELP (4357)
The statewide Domestic Violence Helpline connects callers with advocates at Domestic Violence Resource Centers and provides information, crisis counseling, emotional support and advocacy.
For more information visit: www.mcedv.org.
For a list of resources in Tribal communities visit: www.mcedv.org/get-help/

Substance Use Disorders and Tobacco Use

2-1-1 Maine, Inc.

Dial 211 or 1-877-463-6207 (When Out of State)
If you are not sure who to call, dial 2-1-1 to get connected to statewide services and programs.
One number - thousands of services. 2-1-1 is an easy-to-remember, 24-hour number that connects people who want to give help or get help with a full range of health and human services in their community.
For more information visit: www.211maineorg.

Eyes Open for ME

1-800-974-0062
Visit www.eyesopenforme.org for more information on Opioid Use Disorder and ways to get help.

Substance Use Disorder Treatment Locator

Find a provider at www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov/locator.

Printable Hotline Cards

Double-sided (PDF) | Single-sided (PDF)

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Through support, education, and advocacy NAMI Maine is dedicated to building better lives for the 1 in 4 Mainers who are affected by mental illness.

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Being a teenager is hard. You're under stress to be liked, do well in school, get along with your family, and make big decisions. You can't avoid most of these pressures, and worrying about them is normal. But feeling very sad, hopeless or worthless could be warning signs of a mental health problem.

Mental health problems are real, painful, and sometimes severe. You might need help if you have the signs mentioned above, or if you :

Often feel very angry or very worried

Feel grief for a long time after a loss or death

Think your mind is controlled or out of control

Exercise, diet and/or binge-eat obsessively

Hurt other people or destroy property

Do reckless things that could harm you or others

Feel depressed (sad and hopeless)

Mental health problems can be treated. To find help, talk to your parents, school counselor, or health care provider.

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Being a teenager is hard. You're under stress to be liked, do well in school, get along with your family, and make big decisions. You can't avoid most of these pressures, and worrying about them is normal. But feeling very sad, hopeless or worthless could be warning signs of a mental health problem.

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Additional Online Resources

Calm Harm - App for People Who Self-Harm
Get it in the Apple Store Get it from Google Play
This free app, designed to help people cope with urges to self-harm, is available on both Android and Apple. You personalize the app by telling it what causes your urges and how long they last. The next time you feel the urge to self-harm, click the app, and it will give you suggestions to comfort yourself or release your emotions.

Tara Brach - Guided Meditation
Check out her guided meditations
Tara Brach is a psychologist and teacher of mindfulness meditation. She focuses on emotional healing and spiritual awakening through mindful, loving awareness as well as the alleviation of suffering in the larger world by practicing compassion in action. Her website contains dozens of guided meditations you can listen to.

SuperBetter - App for Self Care
Go to the website
SuperBetter is a free app designed by a game designer who suffered from depression and wanted to create a game to help others get through hard times. Playing increases resilience - the ability to stay strong, motivated and optimistic even in the face of difficult obstacles. It is available on Android and Apple.

The Trevor Project - Hotline, Chat, and Resources for LGBT+ Youth
Go to the website
Trevor has provided a national 24-hour, toll free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth since 1998. They have a phone line, chat, text, and a space to ask questions, all handled by staff and volunteers specifically trained on LGBTQ issues. You can call their hotline at 1-866-488-7386.

RAINN - The Rape And Incest National Network
Go to the website
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. They have a safe, confidential hotline and chat. Call 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area.

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Maine Behavioral Healthcare is pleased to offer Crisis Response Services where they are needed most for individuals in need of immediate behavioral health attention. Through partnerships with local hospitals and access to a full continuum of service offerings we are able to serve as a critical first contact during a mental health crisis.

Our compassionate Crisis Response Workers are available at hospitals throughout the MaineHealth system to provide crisis assessments upon admission. Crisis Response Workers are specially trained in crisis intervention and make every effort to help resolve any crisis situation in a timely manner.

Find our staff at:

The Adult Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) in Saco is a short-term, multi-bed unit in a home-like setting located in a residential neighborhood. We respect the confidentiality and safety of all clients admitted to our unit.

The CSU provides a 24-hour structured, treatment-based program in a supportive and safe environment for the purpose of helping resolve a crisis situation, as well as a transitional short-term support after an inpatient hospital stay. Our trained staff works with clients on solution-focused goals to improve functions of daily living and coping strategies, utilizing evidence-based as well as trauma, recovery, and co-occurring models of treatment. Staff is on duty 24 hours a day to support and ensure the safety of clients.

The CSU encourages independence while at the unit. This may include meal preparation, attending scheduled appointments, and other structured daily activities. The CSU staff will work closely with you, your support network, and providers to ensure a safe transition from CSU care.

We are available to conduct crisis assessments and coordinate care at our Biddeford and Springvale locations.

You can contact the outreach coordinator by calling 207-294-7614

Set on 50 private acres, Spring Harbor Hospital, a division of Maine Behavioral Healthcare, is southern Maine's only private psychiatric treatment and recovery center. Our inpatient programs for youth and adults provide hope for those who suffer from a variety of mental illnesses and co-occurring disorders (mental illness and substance use). We are fortunate to have a unique collaboration with Maine Medical Center, which allows us to offer the most complete array of psychiatric treatment, physician-training, and medical-research programs north of Boston.
You or your family member will need a referral from a psychiatrist, therapist of crisis team before coming to Spring Harbor Hospital.
If you have any questions, please call 1-888-857-6644, ext 1.

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Maine Behavioral Healthcare is pleased to offer Crisis Response Services where they are needed most for individuals in need of immediate behavioral health attention. Through partnerships with local hospitals and access to a full continuum of service offerings we are able to serve as a critical first contact during a mental health crisis.

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Good question, because "mental health" can mean different things to different people. Mental health is a continuum that stretches from where we're feeling good to the other end of the continuum where we're struggling because of a challenge or a condition like depression. Where we are on that continuum is influenced by various factors.

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Being able to talk openly about suicide opens the door for people to get help. We are here to tell you it's OK to say suicide, and show you how.

Start the conversation.

JED's Mental Health Resource Center helps you manage your emotional health, cope with challenges, and support the people in your life.

Together, we're changing and saving lives.

The Jed Foundation (JED) is a nonprofit that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for our nation's teens and young adults, giving them the skills and support they need to thrive today...and tomorrow.

Equipping Individuals

Research shows that building resiliency and life skills, promoting social connectedness, and encouraging help-seeking and help-giving behaviors in teens and young adults supports their overall well-being, helps them thrive, and protects their emotional health, making it less likely they will fall into unhealthy behaviors. JED uses digital campaigns, the media, and partnerships to engage teens and young adults where they are and in a way they'll understand.

Explore JED's programs that reach millions of young people every year.

Strengthening Schools

For students, their school community is a critical part of their support network and emotional safety net. JED works directly with high schools, colleges, and universities representing millions of students to put systems, programs, and policies in place to create a culture of caring that protects student mental health, builds life skills, and makes it more likely students will seek help and struggling students will be recognized, connected to mental health care, and supported.

Learn more about JED's programs for high schools and colleges.

Mobilizing Communities

Our mental health is impacted by the world around us. There are a range of factors that can influence the perspective, well-being, and behaviors of our teens and young adults including families, friends, media, and high-profile voices. JED partners with these communities to create a culture of caring, grounded in deeper understanding and reduced shame and secrecy, and to collaborate on amplifying their positive impact while minimizing potential harm.

Find out how JED is activating communities across the country and beyond.

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Our Stance

The Maine Department of Education supports all LGBTQ+ identifying, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender expansive and questioning students, families, and school staff.

Ensuring Safety and Equity for Maine's Students

In Maine, we know that every student deserves a safe and equitable school environment. Research shows that students who feel safe and connected to their schools are more successful in meeting academic and life goals.

Maine's non-discrimination laws, which apply to all schools, reinforce the goals of safety, equal opportunity, and a level playing field for all students. These laws are a commitment to each student to provide a safe learning environment where the young person can progress. Laws also deter the harassment and bullying that make students unsafe and undermine learning, participation and attendance.

Maine's LGBTQ+ Youth Make Up A Significant Percentage of Students

LGBTQ+ young people are a growing population of students in our schools. The 2019 Maine Integrated Health Youth Survey ("MIHYS") shows that high school students identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) or unsure at rates from 13.5% in Piscataquis County to 18% or over in Hancock, Oxford and Sagadahoc Counties. The proportion of young people identifying as transgender or unsure was at least 2.3% or more in 4 counties (Aroostook, Knox, Washington and York), 3% or more in 11 counties, and 4.5% in Waldo county.

*Note: MYIHS combined percentage data does not address students who are gender non-conforming, non-binary or are unsure of their sexuality or gender identity.

Maine data from 2019 also show that these youth are bullied and/or harassed on school property more often than their non-LGBT peers (37% LGBT compared to 21% for all students). Research shows that this bullying and harassment is directly related to pervasive, negative cultural stigmas, historical oppression and stereotypes of their identity. The impact of bullying and harassment is compounded by increased levels of violence in peer relationships, family and community, as compared to levels experienced by their non-LGBT- identifying peers. As a result of these challenges, the MIHYS 2019 data also shows that LGBT students may report more anxiety, depression and mental health barriers than their peers.

Maine Children and Youth Do Well With Support

Research has established that children and youth achieve more academically and socially when supported by their families and community and LGBTQ+ young people are as successful as their peers when they have the support that any young person needs. Being an LGBTQ+ young person is not itself a problem, but their experiences within their families and communities can be. In fact, every authoritative medical and mental health association throughout the world, recognizes as part of the normal spectrum of human experience any non-heterosexual sexual orientation or attraction, or a gender identity that is different from the sex assigned at birth.

Thanks to decades of scientific research, we now understand that an individual's sexual orientation and gender identity develop at a young age and are not susceptible to change from coercion. Recognizing the traumatic history of LGBTQ+ youth experiencing "conversion therapy," which tries to "change" a young person's sexual orientation or gender identity, Maine legislators banned conversion therapy for minors in 2019.

The statistics and research demonstrate that many young people in Maine who are LGBTQ+ face headwinds at school that affect their education. The Maine Department of Education is committed to building awareness and understanding of the challenges these youth face and the need to create more positive learning environments for all students. As LGBTQ+ students are a growing population, and come from families representing the full diversity of Maine, including racial, indigenous, tribal and immigrant populations, the Maine DOE recognizes the urgent need for school policies, practices and guidelines that foster a supportive school culture that benefits all students so that each individual can thrive equally. These website resources provide concrete tools and action steps to build that positive, supportive, safe school culture.

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Ensuring Safety and Equity for Maine's Students In Maine, we know that every student deserves a safe and equitable school environment. Research shows that students who feel safe and connected to their schools are more successful in meeting academic and life goals.

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Working to secure full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Maine since 1984

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OUT Maine works toward a welcoming and affirming Maine for all rural young people of diverse sexual orientations, gender expressions and gender identities.

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WELCOME

Organization that Supports & Advocates for LGBTQA+ Youth

YOUTH GROUPS

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Outright is always in search of competent, responsible adults who are healthy role models to join our team of talented facilitators.

You don't need any special skills (we provide the training), just

a desire to support youth, as they

find their place in the world.

Apply For Sparhawk School's $2,500 Scholarship for LGBTQ+ Youth!

"When I first came to Outright, I was shy and I would barely even talk. Now, I'm usually the one coordinating where we'll all go out after. I love the friends I've made here!"

"It's nice to have somewhere to go outside of school. School can be so cliquey. At group, people like me the way I am."

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Organization that Supports Youth | Portsmouth NH | Seacoast Outright

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WELCOME Organization that Supports & Advocates for LGBTQA+ Youth YOUTH GROUPS ONLINE NOW! Every Friday Night 7:00-8:30pm April 10th theme: Open Mic Rehearsal: play, read, rap, recite something via ZOOM Join Zoom Meeting every Friday Night ​ Meeting ID: 436 779 979 ​ via phone only: 929-205-6099 Events Friday Night Group at South Church is suspended until further notice.

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The Trevor Project | For Young LGBTQ Lives

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The Trevor Project provides 24/7 crisis support services to LGBTQ young people. Text, chat, or call anytime to reach a trained counselor. Free and confidential.

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GLAAD | GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance.

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GLAAD is a non-profit LGBTQ advocacy organization focused on cultural change to ensure fair, accurate, and inclusive representation to advance LGBTQ acceptance.

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Supporting and empowering trans people to create a world where they can thrive.

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We're glad you're here

Find and give support, have fun, connect around shared interests, and get good information. Chat with like-minded peers in live chats designed for you & by you, facilitated by folks who care. Learn more.

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Positive environments are important to help all youth thrive. However, the health needs of LGBTQ+ Youth can differ from their heterosexual peers. On this page, find resources from the CDC, other government agencies, and community organizations for LGBTQ+ Youth, their friends, educators, parents, and family members to support positive environments.

Because some LGBTQ+ Youth are more likely than their heterosexual peers to experience bullying or other aggression in school, it is important that educators, counselors, and school administrators have access to resources and support to create a safe, healthy learning environment for all students.

American Psychological Association (APA) Resources:

Because some LGBT Youth are more likely than their heterosexual peers to experience bullying or other aggression in school, it is important that educators, counselors, and school administrators have access to resources and support to create a safe, healthy learning environment for all students.

Some LGBT Youth are more likely than their heterosexual peers to experience bullying or other aggression in school. It is important that educators, counselors, and school administrators have access to resources and support to create a safe, healthy learning environment for all students.

Links to non-Federal organizations found at this site are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.

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Resources for LGBT youth as well as friends, family, and school administrators to support LGBT youth.

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We're so glad you found us! PFLAG is the nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them.

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In this statement, GLSEN's National Student Council condemns police brutality and calls for greater support for Black lives

Read the Statement

Get involved and join your community, local, or state GLSEN chapter

GLSEN Chapters create LGBTQ-inclusive schools. Community-led chapters offer teacher trainings, student support, community outreach, and more.

Recent Research

Research, Reports, and Briefs

Research, Reports, and Briefs

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Throughout the process of coming out and living ever more openly, you should always be in the driver's seat about how, where, when and with whom you choose to be open. If you're wondering how to come out, this guide was designed to help you through that process in realistic and practical terms. It acknowledges that the experience of coming out and living openly covers the full spectrum of human emotion - from fear to euphoria. Whether coming out to friends, family, coworkers or healthcare providers, your approach and timing will be as unique as your own sense of identity. Learn more about the Human Rights Campaign Coming Out Project.

Get the Report

Download the PDF or read the virtual publication below. You can also find HRC's Spanish-language Coming Out Guide, Transgender Visibility Guide, Coming Out as a Straight Supporter and other coming out advice and resources here.

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On Our Own: A Survival Guide for Independent LGBTQ Youth - True Colors United

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This October, we're supporting teachers and students with educational resources to spread kindness, be upstanders, and keep themselves and others safe online. Below, you'll find templates, blog posts, lessons, and more focused on key components of bullying prevention: digital citizenship, social-emotional learning, and building community.

Building community, becoming upstanders, and leading with empathy

TEMPLATES

Celebrating students

Praise from teachers means a lot to students. But praise from other students - now that's a powerful thing. This template pack was designed to give students an opportunity to boost one another.

October 18 - 22, 2021 is #DigCitWeek

Celebrate Digital Citizenship in your classroom using our free Pear Lessons to accompany Google's free curriculum.

Google's Be Internet Awesome

be internet awesome curriculum

We partnered with Google on Be Internet Awesome, a free curriculum with digital citizenship resources, interactive lessons and games, and more.

be internet awesome badge

Earn a Pear Deck achievement badge by presenting a Be Internet Awesome digital citizenship lesson to your students.

giveaways

To celebrate digital citizenship, we're giving away Pear Deck Premium, special swag, and more. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram to enter to win!

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National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)

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Bullying is an unacceptable behavior that adults and students have a responsibility to stop. Schools must have clear and comprehensive prevention practices and policies that address all forms of bullying and harassment and emphasize prevention; timely, consistent intervention; social-emotional supports for victims and bullies; and clear, effective disciplinary policies. School psychologists work with educators, students, and families to ensure that every child feels safe at, and on the way to and from, school.

Resources for Families and Educators

A Framework for School Wide Bullying Prevention and Safety
NASP is committed to supporting accessible, high-quality education that prepares our children for college, work, and citizenship. Creating safe and supportive schools that are free from bullying, discrimination, harassment, aggression, violence, and abuse is essential to this mission.

Bullying: Brief Facts and Tips for Children and Adults
Information for adults and children about different types of bullying and how to address these behaviors.

Supporting Victims and Perpetrators of Bullying Guidelines for Parents and Educators
It is important that parents and educators recognize the possible harmful consequences, risk factors, and warning signs of bullying and are equipped to prevent or intervene to stop the behavior as early as possible.

Preventing Bullying: Guidelines for Administrators and Crisis Teams
Schools have a legal and ethical responsibility to prevent bullying behavior and ensure that all students feel safe and supported at school.

Bullying & Youth Suicide: Breaking the Connection
How school leaders respond to the suicide of a student will help determine the depth and duration of its impact on the school community.

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Committee for Children is dedicated to promoting the safety, well-being, and success of children in school and in life. The goal of this page is to empower kids and the adults around them with information and resources to help them understand what bullying is, who is affected by it, and what you and your community can do to prevent it.

What Is Bullying?

Who Is Affected?

How to Prevent It

"Bully" Is Not a Noun

What Parents Should Know About Bullying: A Two-Part Article

Bullying includes behaviors such as hitting, teasing, taunting, spreading rumors and gossip, stealing, and excluding someone from a group. Bullying actions are carried out on purpose with the intent to harm someone.
Read Part 1 | Read Part 2

Make Conversation a Daily Habit

We recently partnered with Seattle Seahawks Wide Receiver Doug Baldwin and La-Z-Boy to help stop bullying and share some tips with parents.

A Discussion with Sesame Workshop

We partnered with Sesame Workshop-the producers of Sesame Street-to prevent bullying. Watch this five-part series to learn more about bullying, its effects, and what to do.

Research shows that feeling unsafe at school affects a student's ability to learn, focus, and take academic risks. Our Bullying Prevention Unit is taught in conjunction with Second Step® programs in classrooms across the country. Learn more.

Are you using our Bullying Prevention Unit as part of your Second Step programs implementation? If so, and you've seen results, we'd like to hear your story! Email us at support@secondstep.org, and we may feature your story online, in newsletters, or in printed materials!

Committee for Children Is Taking Action to Promote Child Well-Being

Fueled by our mission, we are advocates for change. We collaborate with lawmakers from around the country and support laws and policies that strengthen children's well-being. We work to promote social-emotional learning, prevent violence, and reduce disproportionality, and influence state and federal laws, where we're constantly pushing for positive change for children. Read more.

Read about our Joint Advocacy Efforts
See what bills we're tracking that support bullying prevention legislation

A Policy Paper on Bullying
Bullying Prevention in the Technology Age
Policies, practices, programs, and legislative changes that can address the prevention of bullying and cyber bullying and the myriad of negative outcomes associated with each.

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effective solutions on STOMP Out Bullying® is the leading national nonprofit dedicated to changing the culture for all students. It works to reduce and prevent bullying, cyberbullying and other digital abuse, educates against homophobia, LGBTQ+ discrimination, racism and hatred, and deters violence in schools, online and in communities across the country. STOMP Out Bullying promotes civility, diversity, inclusion, equity and equality. It teaches how to respond to all forms of bullying, as well as educating kids and teens in school and online. It provides help for those in need and at risk of suicide, and raises awareness through peer mentoring programs in schools, public service announcements by noted celebrities, and social media campaigns.

A pioneer on the issue, STOMP Out Bullying® is recognized as
the most influential anti-bullying and cyberbullying organization in America and beyond.

Our Story

In 2005, STOMP Out Bullying was born with the passion and commitment to help all youths in need. Our founder and CEO, Ross Ellis, never wants to see another child in pain, and she never again wants to hear the words, "I want to die."

15 year-old David, was severely depressed due to being bullied. He had been called every possible name one could imagine. He didn't want to go to school, he quit extra-curricular sports. On the days that he did go to school he stayed in his room when he got home and shut his family and friends out. David was surfing the Web and found STOMP Out Bullying. He started reading our "Are You Being Bullied?" page and read about the comebacks. He learned to successfully use the comebacks which helped to make the bully stop victimizing him. Today, David is empowered and enjoys going to school. This is just one of millions of ways we have made an impact on the lives of America's students.

Our Impact

* Helping over 5.5 million students resolve Bullying and Cyberbullying situations

* Assisting over 100,000 students and saving over 2,000 lives through the STOMP Out Bullying HelpChat Crisis Line

* Through our various support networks we have saved a total of 6,000 lives. These numbers increase daily.

* Working with over 45,000 school partners to raise awareness and educate students

* Over 20 Youth Leaders working to change the culture in schools across the country

Our Manifesto

We have always been an organization for kindness. The types of problems we tackle may have changed over the past decade,
But our passion has never wavered.
Ours is a higher purpose.
We work so that youth may stand tall and be respected. With our help, youth are kinder.
Schools are more inclusive.
Communities have more equality.
Society has more unity.
So that, a culture of cruelty can
become a culture of civility.
So we devote ourselves to breaking down barriers, we give voice to the voiceless.
We give belonging to those feeling left out.
We welcome diversity and inclusivity.
We work shoulder to shoulder in unity.
We empower the fearful to be fearless in this pursuit. And together we will find the answers, to change the culture, for good.

WAYS TO HELP

NEWS

In light of this important day, Billboard, with the support of STOMP Out Bullying, asked artists to send a much-needed message of love and a call to action to end bullying in schools.

Ross was selected as one of "100 Making A Difference" along with notable celebrities and changemakers in a book by celebrity fashion photographer Jon Russo.

Have Made a Commitment to be an UPSTANDER and to STOMP Out Bullying®

It's not just a donation...

When you donate online to STOMP Out Bullying®, you join our cause and directly support kids and teens. No matter how little or big the amount, donating makes a difference in the lives of our youth.

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Stop Bullying on the Spot

When adults respond quickly and consistently to bullying behavior they send the message that it is not acceptable. Research shows this can stop bullying behavior over time.

Parents, school staff, and other adults in the community can help kids prevent bullying by talking about it, building a safe school environment, and creating a community-wide bullying prevention strategy.

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My friends always hide with me because it's scary. if there's no one around they're going to get bullied. I know that i get bullied but i tell the adult and it just gets worse so if i were you i would speak up and be like "Hey i don't like the way you're treating me or the other students i don't thinks it's right to bully people that did not do nothing to you.

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Internet Connectivity

We recognize that not all students in Maine have access to the internet and we are working swiftly to address this. Some companies are offering free internet access options for a limited time to help promote connectivity for remote learning. Nationally, many internet companies have signed the Keep Americans Connected Pledge which allows for flexibility and payment waivers, as well as free access to broadband services for a limited time.

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LIKE is an IndieFlix Original documentary that explores the impact of social media on our lives. Technology is a tool. It's here to stay and social platforms are a place to connect, share and care, but what's really happening? Are we addicted? How do we stop? Where do we start? What do we need to know? By understanding the effects of technology and social media on the brain, on our lives and on our civilization, we can learn how to navigate it more safely together.

Our goal for this film is to inspire people of all ages, especially kids, to self regulate. It's not about blame. It's about looking in the mirror and empowering ourselves to create balance in our lives and to learn to be there for each other.
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Steps To Help Ease Kids’ Fears and Anxieties About COVID-19

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Steps To Help Ease Kids’ Fears and Anxieties About COVID-19

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New things and situations are anxiety producing, and COVID-19 is no exception. So much is unknown about the disease, and things seem to be changing quickly.

This can be worrisome for both adults and kids. Parents may be wondering how they can talk about it with their children to help ease their fears and anxieties. Here are some suggestions:

Steps to Help Ease Kids' Fears and Anxieties about COVID-19

1. Manage your own anxiety

First of all, I recommend parents manage their own anxiety about this disease. Kids pick up on how we're feeling, and if we're anxious, they'll be more likely to feel the same way. Further, I think it's important to limit your exposure to the news. It's a good idea to stay in the know, but limit the amount of time you're watching or reading the news. Get your information from reliable resources, such as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization. It's time to be prepared and vigilant, but not panicked.

2. Ask what they know

To start the conversation, I suggest asking what they know about the disease, rather than beginning with an explanation of it. This will allow you to immediately address any misinformation. For older kids and teens, ask what they've seen on social media. There is a lot of inaccurate information out there.

3. Ask what they're worried about

Next, ask what they're worried about, that way you can help ease their anxiety directly. You may be surprised by what they're anxious about. They may not be worried about getting sick - it may be something else altogether. For instance, if they hear that their school may be closing, they may be more worried about not seeing their friends ever again. Let their questions and behaviors guide the conversation.

4. Explain the facts on a developmental level

- Tailor your explanation for their developmental level. I suggest only giving them small amounts of information. For younger kids, you may only need to explain that COVID-19 is a virus, or germs, that can make people sick and it spreads by coughs and sneezes. So far it seems like kids aren't getting sick as much. I would not explain how it seems to be affecting older adults more, because that might make them worried about their grandparents. For older kids and teens, you can explain the disease at a higher level, but I recommend letting their fears and what they already know about it guide the conversation.

- Tell the truth. Like most situations, it's best to tell the truth. But don't be overly optimistic. Don't tell them that they'll never get sick or it won't affect them. There is just so much unknown about this condition to say that for certain. But reassure them that the adults are on it by explaining what they are doing and what your family is doing to help prevent it (see below).

- Revisit only as needed. It's important to have discussions with kids about this disease, but only as needed. We don't want to overly warn or overly prepare them. If we're bringing it up too much, it may unintentionally make their anxiety worse. Let their questions and behaviors guide the number of conversations you have about it.

5. Explain what is being done

Explain that our government, schools, doctors, researchers, and many more really smart adults are doing everything they can to help prevent the spread and find a treatment. If their school is shutting down, it's because they want to keep their students safe, even if no one at their school has it yet.

6. Explain what your family is doing

Describing what they can do to help prevent it in your household may help them feel more in control, and thus, help manage their anxiety. Examples can include washing hands when you get home, after going to the bathroom, and before every time you eat. Coughing and sneezing into their elbows. Not touching their faces. Come up with new ways to say hi to people, such as air high fives. If your child's immune system is compromised, read this guidance for parents.

7. Reinforce kindness and tolerance

As a final thought, I think it's important for parents to remind kids to be kind to one another. Everyone is different. Just because someone is coughing, it doesn't mean they have COVID-19. They may have seasonal allergies or the common cold. While it's important to be vigilant and to stay away from sick people, it's equally important to be tolerant and understanding of others. We're all in this together.

For additional information, visit Cincinnati Children's COVID-19 information page. Review answers to questions about visiting Cincinnati Children's during this time.

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With Content & Privacy Restrictions in Screen Time, you can block or limit specific apps and features on your child's device. You can also restrict the settings on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch for explicit content, purchases and downloads, and privacy.

Set Content & Privacy Restrictions

1. Go to Settings and tap Screen Time.

2. Tap Turn on Screen Time, then tap it again. Choose "This is My [Device]" or "This is My Child's [Device]."

If you're the parent or guardian of your device and want to prevent another family member from changing your settings, tap Use Screen Time Passcode to create a passcode, then re-enter the passcode to confirm. After you confirm your passcode you'll be asked to enter your Apple ID and password. This can be used to reset your Screen Time passcode if you forget it.

If you're setting up Screen Time on your child's device, follow the prompts until you get to Screen Time Passcode and enter a passcode. Re-enter the passcode to confirm. After you confirm your passcode you'll be asked to enter your Apple ID and password. This can be used to reset your Screen Time passcode if you forget it.

3. Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions. If asked, enter your passcode, then turn on Content & Privacy Restrictions.

Make sure to choose a passcode that's different from the passcode that you use to unlock your device. To change or turn off the passcode on your child's device, tap Settings > Screen Time > [your child's name]. Then tap Change Screen Time Passcode or Turn Off Screen Time Passcode, and authenticate the change with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode.
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With iOS 16 or later, while you're setting up Screen Time for a child's device, you can set age-related restrictions for content in apps, books, TV shows, and movies. Just follow the onscreen instructions during setup.

Prevent iTunes & App Store purchases

You can also prevent your child from being able to install or delete apps, make in-app purchases, and more. To prevent iTunes & App Store purchases or downloads:

1. Go to Settings and tap Screen Time.

2. Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions. If asked, enter your passcode.

3. Tap iTunes & App Store Purchases.

4. Choose a setting and set to Don't Allow.

You can also change your password settings for additional purchases from the iTunes & App Store or Book Store. Follow steps 1-3, then choose Always Require or Don't Require.

Allow built-in apps and features

You can restrict the use of built-in apps or features. If you turn off an app or feature, the app or feature won't be deleted, it's just temporarily hidden from your Home Screen. For example, if you turn off Mail, the Mail app won't appear on your Home Screen until you turn it back on.

To change your Allowed Apps:

1. Go to Settings and tap Screen Time.

2. Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions.

3. Enter your Screen Time passcode.

4. Tap Allowed Apps.

5. Select the apps that you want to allow.

Prevent explicit content and content ratings

You can also prevent the playback of music with explicit content and movies or TV shows with specific ratings. Apps also have ratings that can be configured using content restrictions.

To restrict explicit content and content ratings:

1. Go to Settings and tap Screen Time.

2. Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions, then tap Content Restrictions.

3. Choose the settings that you want for each feature or setting under Allowed Store Content.

Here are the types of content that you can restrict:

Music, Podcasts, News, Fitness: Prevent the playback of music, music videos, podcasts, news, and workouts containing explicit content

Music Videos: Prevent finding and viewing music videos

Music Profiles: Prevent sharing what you're listening to with friends and seeing what they're listening to

Movies: Prevent movies with specific ratings

TV Shows: Prevent TV shows with specific ratings

Books: Prevent content with specific ratings

Apps: Prevent apps with specific ratings

App Clips: Prevent app clips with specific ratings

Prevent web content

iOS and iPadOS can automatically filter website content to limit access to adult content in Safari and other apps on your device. You can also add specific websites to an approved or blocked list, or you can limit access to only approved websites. Follow these steps:

1. Go to Settings and tap Screen Time.

2. Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions and enter your Screen Time passcode.

3. Tap Content Restrictions, then tap Web Content.

4. Choose Unrestricted Access, Limit Adult Websites, or Allowed Websites.

Depending on the access you allow, you might need to add information, like the website that you want to restrict.

Each time your child updates a device signed in with their Apple ID to iOS 17, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, or macOS Sonoma for the first time, Web Content Restrictions is reset to Limit Adult Websites for all their devices.

Restrict Siri web search

To restrict Siri features:

1. Go to Settings and tap Screen Time.

2. Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions, then tap Content Restrictions.

3. Scroll down to Siri, then choose your settings.

You can restrict these Siri features:

Web Search Content: Prevent Siri from searching the web when you ask a question

Explicit Language: Prevent Siri from displaying explicit language

Restrict Game Center

To restrict Game Center features:

1. Go to Settings and tap Screen Time.

2. Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions, then tap Content Restrictions.

3. Scroll down to Game Center, then choose your settings.

You can restrict these Game Center features:

Multiplayer Games: Prevent the ability to play multiplayer games with everyone, allow with friends only, or allow with anyone

Adding Friends: Prevent the ability to add friends to Game Center

Connect with Friends: Prevent the ability to share a Game Center friend list with third-party games

Screen Recording: Prevent the ability to capture the screen and sound

Nearby Multiplayer: Prevent the ability to enable the nearby setting

Private Messaging: Prevent the ability to voice chat or send or receive custom messages with game and friend invitations

Profile Privacy Changes: Prevent the ability to change profile privacy settings

Avatar & Nickname Changes: Prevent the ability to change Game Center avatars and nicknames

Allow changes to privacy settings

The privacy settings on your device give you control over which apps have access to information stored on your device or the hardware features. For example, you can allow a social-networking app to request access to use the camera, which allows you to take and upload pictures.

To allow changes to privacy settings:

1. Go to Settings and tap Screen Time.

2. Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions. If asked, enter your passcode.

3. Under Privacy, tap the setting that you want to change.

Here are the things you can restrict:

Location Services: Lock the settings to allow apps and websites to use location

Contacts: Prevent apps from accessing your Contacts

Calendars: Prevent apps from accessing your Calendar

Reminders: Prevent apps from accessing your Reminders

Photos: Prevent apps from requesting access to your photos

Share My Location: Lock the settings for location sharing in Messages and Find My Friends

Bluetooth sharing: Prevent devices and apps from sharing data through Bluetooth

Microphone: Prevent apps from requesting access to your microphone

Speech Recognition: Prevent apps from accessing Speech Recognition or Dictation

Apple Advertising: Prevent changes to advertising settings

Allow Apps to Request to Track: Prevent tracking activity by apps that you've denied access to

Media & Apple Music: Prevent apps from accessing your photos, videos, or music library

Allow changes to other settings and features

You can allow changes to other settings and features, the same way you can allow changes to privacy settings.

1. Go to Settings and tap Screen Time.

2. Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions. If asked, enter your passcode.

3. Under Allow Changes, select the features or settings that you want to allow changes to and choose Allow or Don't Allow.

Here are some features and settings that you can allow changes for:

Passcode Changes: Prevent changes to your passcode

Account Changes: Prevent account changes in Accounts & Passwords

Cellular Data Changes: Prevent changes to cellular data settings

Reduce Loud Sounds: Prevent changes to volume settings for safe listening

Driving Focus: Prevent changes to the Driving Focus

TV Provider: Prevent changes to TV provider settings

Background App Activities: Prevent changes to whether or not apps run in the background

Make changes to health and safety features

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Career exploration can be a real motivator for students, starting as early as elementary school. It inspires some to step up their attendance and classwork efforts, while helping others broaden their focus. Because students don't have to choose their career path while in elementary school, they can explore endless possible futures and get excited about opportunities in high school (and sometimes middle school) through career technical education (CTE) programs. I use my district's CTE programs as a springboard for elementary school career exploration.

Some students may not be interested in the particular careers high school CTE programs can provide, but in most cases the credentials earned provide skills that help prepare them for higher-level education. Automotive technologies might lead to a career in NASCAR or mechanical engineering. Computer-aided design might benefit someone interested in architecture, interior design or civil engineering. Nursing assistant programs might prepare students for nursing, physical therapy or medical degrees. Sports medicine programs might be a good option for the high school sports star.

And these programs give students relatively low-risk opportunities to try things and discover if they really want to continue along that career path. If students find out in high school that they love art but not the graphic arts offered through a CTE program, it can help them head down a better path without spending more college tuition and taking additional classes.

Entry into some CTE classes is becoming competitive because of the advantage they give both students interested in a four-year degree and those planning a different path. School counselors and students are seeing how CTE programs can help students take advantage of internships, generate letters of recommendation that help them stand out on applications and expand their experience on their Common App to show dedication to a career cluster and demonstrate work ethic.

High school CTE programs can mean:

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Many parents are thrilled to hear school counselors are exposing their children to skilled trades. They are proud to have their children look at careers that may not require four-year degrees and examine respected careers that may also be family traditions. In our school, this has helped improve relationships with some parents who feel unseen, undervalued or judged for their own career paths.
CTE prepares students for good-paying jobs no longer readily available with only a high school diploma. Students with more than two credits in a CTE program are more likely than other high school students to graduate from high school and attend college or other postsecondary education. Most programs also offer college credit, giving students another way to get free college credit.

Starting in kindergarten, we introduce students and their parents to the six traits - realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising and conventional - we have in differing degrees. with self-directed interest inventories targeted to younger students, we can help students home in on appealing future career paths. I use a free downloadable interest inventory from the Hawaii Department of Education, but many are out there.

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To expose students before high school to different CTE careers, my school holds a Career Exploration Gallery Walk for fourth-graders. On the day of the gallery walk, we invite students to dress in colors associated with their interests/traits. Those colors match the color codes they'll see on posters throughout the hallway about different careers. Staff wear gear from their colleges and universities.

Students can look at all careers, but we want them to notice if their strengths and traits align with particular careers. The event also includes:

Hands-on activities: I partnered with a school counselor at our CTE program to brainstorm hands-on activities. Among other things, she has provided mannequin heads for cosmetology; blood pressure cuffs, digital thermometers and pulse oximeters for nursing and sports medicine; snap circuits for IT; and firefighter uniforms for first-responder academies.

Current CTE students: Current CTE students from our programs visit the school once a year and give the elementary school students a chance to interview them about the CTE programs.

Pictogram and photograph banners: We use banners to show what some of the careers look like, what kind of additional training or college might be needed and how that often results in more money. Seeing the dollar clipart increasing often gets students interested in looking beyond the entry-level aspects of a particular career. They can see how much more underwater welding pays than production welding or how much more a detective can make compared with a police officer.

In a typical year, the students review the Career Exploration Gallery Walk in their classroom before attending in person. It helps them absorb some of the information and identify some of their interests before the excitement of the in-person interactions and activities. In 2020-2021, the gallery walk was online, so I added video clips about the careers and interviews with current CTE students, and "try-it-yourself" activities to do at home. I invite you to use and customize my 2020-2021 virtual gallery for your own school.

In addition to a fun activity students look forward to each year, the gallery walk helps me in my work with individual students. When students express interest in particular careers, I use those interests in motivational counseling. I can also help the CTE department decide where to expand their programs based on which areas are generating the most interest among elementary students.

The fact that 75% of my fourth-graders are now considering at least one CTE program for high school is huge. One of the greatest outcomes, however, is the overwhelming positive response from our whole community. Parents/guardians, students, staff, local first responders and other professionals have loved this program. The support this gives our school and the relationships it strengthens are priceless.

The Career Exploration Gallery Walk is the result of three years of collaboration with my local CTE program, Four Cities Compact. I encourage you to contact your CTE program to learn more about the opportunities in your district for students to learn real-world skills and how you can use this to make a far-reaching impact.

Rebecca School is a school counselor for Norton City Schools in Norton, Ohio, and the 2020 Ohio Elementary School Counselor of the Year. She can be reached at beckyschool1852@hotmail.com.

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NABTU possesses and maintains a culture and a set of fundamental values that bind all of us collectively as the world's finest skilled craft professionals. And that culture also connects with a fierce advocacy for community wage and benefit standards that properly reward such work...all of which helps to build stronger communities, more productive industries, and a healthier and more prosperous nation"

Sean McGarvey
NABTU President

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NABTU: North America's Building Trades Unions

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NABTU possesses and maintains a culture and a set of fundamental values that bind all of us collectively as the world's finest skilled craft professionals.

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State Occupation Projections

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Labor Market Projections

Projections of industry and occupational employment are developed for all states and the nation as a whole. Each state is responsible for developing its state's projections and makes them available to the public. This site helps customers find the most current projections information, provides links to additional sources and is a resource for state analysts that develop the projections. One of the most important uses of the projections is to help individuals make informed career decisions. Information on this site allows projected employment growth for an occupation to be compared among States. It also allows projected employment growth among occupations to be compared within one state.

About the PMP

The Projections Managing Partnership (PMP) operates an integrated, nationwide program of state and local projections. The PMP helps projections customers make informed decisions based on the most reliable and relevant occupational and industry outlook information. Funding for the PMP is provided by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration, with technical support from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other entities across the country.

Vision

The Projections Management Partnership is the nationally recognized source of objective, data-driven projections of future state and local workforce needs.

Mission

To serve as a central hub and primary technical assistance resource for state analysts as they develop and deliver high-quality state and local employment projections

We accomplish this mission by:

Maintaining a shared software and consistent methodology for producing projections.

Fostering a network of projections subject matter experts and analysts to exchange ideas.

Promoting professional excellence and continuously improving employment projections.

Establishing common standards for producing state and local employment projections.

Representing the concerns of projections analysts to national stakeholders.

Helping customers use projections data and related data products more effectively.

Goals

PMP's goals include but are not limited to the following:

Strengthen the PMP value proposition. (Communications and Outreach)

Develop and maintain strategic partnerships that enhance state and local employment projections.

Develop and implement coherent communication among PMP analysts and users.

Facilitate engagement with the user community.

Maintain a sustainable administrative model for delivering PMP value to states and broader networks.

Increase value and relevance of PMP products and services (Product and Service Innovations)

Improve the process for developing and delivering projections.

Enhance PMP capabilities. (Analyst & User Skill Development)

Build capacity within the workforce system among analysts, subject matter experts, LMI directors, and customers.

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Projections of industry and occupational employment are developed for all states and the nation as a whole. Each state is responsible for developing its state's projections and makes them available to the public. This site helps customers find the most current projections information, provides links to additional sources and is a resource for state analysts that develop the projections.

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The Internet offers a huge variety of career resources. Many of these resources can be used for self-help career planning (see links below), although we recommend searching for a credentialed career services provider. For the benefit of career development professionals, we have undertaken a time-consuming effort to collect, organize, curate, and publish online, a listing of free, current, and credible Internet resources.

In addition to the professional judgment of the volunteers from the NCDA Technology Committee, NCDA has set the following guidelines for inclusion of the resources linked on this page:

1. Follow the mission of NCDA which is "to inspire and empower individuals to achieve their career and life goals" and may not violate the NCDA non-discrimination policy.

2. Be viewable by anyone with Internet access without any major or substantial services requiring payment (in other words the critical information is free and the site does not try to entice users into paying for fee-based services)

3. Contain accurate, factual, unbiased, and current information

4. Have strong and obvious relevance to career development

5. Be easy and clear to navigate

6. Provide information of use to the client

7. Be professionally prepared and executed (embedded links work, presentation is professional, grammar correct, appropriate use of images, no typos, extra resources and assistance provided when appropriate).

8. Display content that is appropriate and fair to all cultures and genders

9. Use professional email addresses for contact purposes.

If a new site fits the above guidelines, submit the title of the resource, the link, a 2-3 sentence description of what the site contains, and additional information for the reviewers. Submit the request now using our form- do not email NCDA. Lengthy "sales pitches" about a new site will not be considered. Updates (typically quarterly) will be made at the editor's and reviewers' discretion.

Looking for a resource to help with your career planning?

Click on the category below to find the Internet resources you wish to review and use. Before using the links, please review the NCDA Legal Notice and Disclaimer.

[Note: New links were added in April 2023 after a review of the request forms. Reviews are conducted by the NCDA Technology Committee.]

Career Service Centers are granted permission to link to this Resources webpage - please give credit to NCDA!

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NCDA | Internet Sites for Career Planning

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The Internet offers a huge variety of career resources. Many of these resources can be used for self-help career planning (see links below), although we recommend searching for a credentialed career services provider. For the benefit of career development professionals, we have undertaken a time-con…

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Detailed descriptions of the world-of-work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, developers, researchers, and more. Individuals can find, search, or browse across 900+ occupations based on their goals and needs. Comprehensive reports include occupation requirements, worker characteristics, and available training, education, and job opportunities.

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We all have personal values that guide our daily decisions and form the basis of our personalities. Without these values, we wouldn't have direction or a solid reason to choose one path over another. Just as we all (whether we are conscious of it or not) have core values, so does every organisation (whether they are aware of them or not)...

Entrepreneurship is a challenging career path, and even though it is a grand step that can lead to lifelong affluence and professional success, there is no denying that there will be many obstacles along the way that you will need to overcome. Being an entrepreneur is not just a full-time job, but a lifestyle as well, one that will require you to invest time, money, and effort into building a thriving business...

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Careers.org | Career Resources, Career Guide, Online Education and Degree Directory

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We all have personal values that guide our daily decisions and form the basis of our personalities. Without these values, we wouldn't have direction or a solid reason to choose one path over another. Just as we all (whether we are conscious of it or not) have core values, so does every organisation (whether they are aware of them or not)...

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Succeed in College

Succeed in College

Help Students Succeed

Help Students Succeed

Mapping Your Future Services

Looking for a solution? We have a variety of services and resources to help.

A public service, nonprofit organization. Mapping Your Future provides programs and initiatives to help people achieve financial wellness and lead successful lives.

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Looking for a solution? We have a variety of services and resources to help. A public service, nonprofit organization. Mapping Your Future provides programs and initiatives to help people achieve financial wellness and lead successful lives.

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Career Profiles, Job Descriptions, Salaries & Career Research Information: TheCareerProject

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Learn about thousands of jobs directly from the people who work them. Thousands of career profiles, free.

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The Occupational Outlook Handbook is the government's premier source of career guidance featuring hundreds of occupations-such as carpenters, teachers, and veterinarians. Revised annually, the latest version contains employment projections for the 2022-32 decade.

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Career OneStop

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The Inclusive Schools Network, sponsored by Stetson & Associates, Inc., is a web-based educational resource for families, schools, and communities, providing information and resources that facilitate inclusive education practices.

We support schools around the globe by sharing tools and strategies to increase opportunities for students with disabilities and build knowledge of inclusive education.

Join us each year to celebrate Inclusive Schools Week™ and recognize the accomplishments of schools and communities in ensuring equity and access for all students.

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Inclusive Schools Network | Supporting Inclusive Education

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We support schools worldwide with tools and strategies to increase opportunities for students with disabilities and expand awareness of inclusive education.

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Learning Disabilities Association of America

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Learning Disabilities Association of America

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Since 1963,LDA has provided support to people with learning disabilities, their parents, teachers and other professionals with cutting edge information on learning disabilities, practical solutions, and a comprehensive network of resources. These services make LDA the leading resource for information on learning disabilities.

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Learning Disabilities Association of America - Support. Educate. Advocate.

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Since 1963 ,LDA has provided support to people with learning disabilities, their parents, teachers and other professionals with cutting edge information on learning disabilities, practical solutions, and a comprehensive network of resources. These services make LDA the leading resource for information on learning disabilities.

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Learning Disabilities Association of Maine

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Learning Disabilities Association of Maine

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Home - ADDA - Attention Deficit Disorder Association

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Empowering adults with adhd to live their best lives A Different Brain Requires a Different Approach Whether you're newly diagnosed, wondering if you have ADHD, or simply ready to take charge of your life - we're here to help. Have ...

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ADHD symptom tests, ADD medication & treatment, behavior & discipline, school & learning essentials, organization and more information for families and individuals living with attention...

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American Autism Association

The American Autism Association is a not for profit organization dedicated to helping families and individuals affected by autism, while increasing awareness of the varied difficulties individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder face. Our organization offers educational resources, personal support for families, and free of cost therapeutic athletic programs. Our unique athletic programs deliver community-based sports, recreation, and physical activity programs for children, teens, and adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The American Autism Association encourages healthy lifestyles, fosters independence and inclusion, and promotes personal empowerment to better the quality of life for individuals affected by autism.

Need Personalized Support?

Our Autism Response Team (ART) is specially trained to connect people with autism, their families, and caretakers to information, tools, and resources.
Get in Touch with ART

Autism Speaks does not provide medical or legal advice or services. Rather, Autism Speaks provides general information about autism as a service to the community. The information provided on our website is not a recommendation, referral or endorsement of any resource, therapeutic method, or service provider and does not replace the advice of medical, legal or educational professionals. Autism Speaks has not validated and is not responsible for any information, events, or services provided by third parties.

We're Here to Help Chat with Us

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American Autism Association | Autism Speaks

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The American Autism Association is a not for profit organization dedicated to helping families and individuals affected by autism, while increasing awareness of the varied difficulties individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder face.

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Maine Substance Abuse Resources

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If you or someone you know is struggling with alcohol and/or drug use, call 211 to get help today. We offer information and referrals to a number of substance use prevention programs from outpatient treatment facilities to hospitalization options. We can refer you to local support groups, relapse prevention services, continuing care programs, and supportive services such as child care, transportation, and parenting skills development. 211 can also provide referrals to services that address problem gambling for yourself or someone you know.

For those dealing with opiate addiction, 211 Maine in partnership with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, provides a toll-free statewide information and referral Opiate Helpline where you can speak with a specialist to identify treatment options and other resources in your area.

For pregnant women struggling with opiate addiction, we can connect you with local resources for help and/or offer an immediate transfer to a service provider so you can get help today. We will even follow up (with your permission) to make sure you could access services. You are not alone. Help is available.

GET RESOURCES FOR

OPIATE HELPLINE

ALCOHOL + DRUG ADDICTION

COUNSELING

GAMBLING HELPLINE

PREGNANCY

PREVENTION

TREATMENT

SUPPORT GROUPS

SEARCH DIRECTORY
"I was so relieved that there was a place to get my stepdaughter help!"

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If you or someone you know is struggling with alcohol and/or drug use, call 211 to get help today. We offer information and referrals to a number of substance use prevention programs from outpatient treatment facilities to hospitalization options.

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Whether you are someone seeking services for yourself or a loved one, an employer looking for workplace solutions, a school system looking at your community's latest student data, or a student doing research for a paper, we hope you will find this web site useful and informative.

Resources

Video for help using the locator.

Video for help on filtering and downloading a list of facilities.

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Whether you are someone seeking services for yourself or a loved one, an employer looking for workplace solutions, a school system looking at your community's latest student data, or a student doing research for a paper, we hope you will find this web site useful and informative. Video for help using the locator.

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Click here for ALLIANCE Maine Treatment Agencies locations and services
Quick Access to Substance Use Recovery Resources and Self Help Groups

Click here for the Maine Alliance for Addiction Recovery (MAAR)
Click here for the Portland Recovery Community Center (PRCC)

Resources Map

Click here to access the Maine Alliance for Addiction Recovery (MAAR) Community Asset Map, a statewide resource for treatment and peer recovery services and supports, as well as social service and general healthcare.

Resources for College Students

This guide helps to identify the signs and symptoms of common mental health issues for college students and where and when to seek help.

Maine Crisis and Assistance Phone Lines

Statewide 24 hour Crisis Hot Line: 1-888-568-1112

Statewide information line, Maine Office of Substance Abuse Information and Resource Center,1-800-499-0027 (in Maine only) or 207-287-8900 available Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm ; TTY: 1-800-606-02152-1-1 Maine
Call 2-1-1 Information and Referral Line

2-1-1 is a telephone number available in Maine statewide 24/7/365. It is answered by real people who can help you in locating a variety of resources closest to your location and calling 2-1-1 is confidential.

Support groups in Maine ranging from support groups for chronic diseases and mental health concerns to groups for persons who have survived traumatic events. If you know someone who could use some resources for support and encouragement, please call 2-1-1 and speak to one of our specially trained Call Specialists. If you or someone you know needs Mental Health Services or resources to assist with Substance Abuse recovery, please call 2-1-1 because we have more than a thousand resources to help in our database. Please note that all resources may not be available in all areas of the state. If you call us and there are no resources, please call us back because our database is updated frequently. If you are calling from outside Maine call 877.463.6207, or search 211 at http://www.211maine.org

Additional Resources

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Alliance for Addiction and Mental Health Services, Maine

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Click here for ALLIANCE Maine Treatment Agencies locations and services Click here for the Maine Alliance for Addiction Recovery (MAAR) Click here for the Portland Recovery Community Center (PRCC) Click here to access the Maine Alliance for Addiction Recovery (MAAR) Community Asset Map, a statewide resource for treatment and peer recovery services and supports, as well as social service and general healthcare.

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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Frequently Asked Questions - What is SAMHSA’s National Helpline?

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Teen Corner A place just for teens affected by someone else's alcoholism. Try Alateen Chat Chat live with other teens in any of the scheduled meetings! Young people aged 13 to 18 who have been affected by someone else's drinking are invited to share experience, strength and hope with other

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Natural High

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Drug and alcohol addiction is one of the greatest risks for our kids.
If you're like most parents, you want to make a difference in their lives and protect them against drug and alcohol abuse, but you're not sure how to do it. We're here to help.
Teens who consistently learn about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use drugs than those who don't.(source)

We use powerful social influencers to tell meaningful stories in a way that makes a difference in kids' lives.
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For Parents - Natural High - Drug Prevention Program

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Drug and alcohol addiction is one of the greatest risks for our kids. If you're like most parents, you want to make a difference in their lives and protect them against drug and alcohol abuse, but you're not sure how to do it. We're here to help.

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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

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NIAAA supports and conducts research on the impact of alcohol use on human health and well-being.