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Feeling Good Handbook
A cognitive therapist suggests ways to overcome a variety negative thought patterns that hinder success. 768 pages.
You Mean I Don't Have to Feel This Way?
Abusive Relationships (on TeensHealth)
This page discusses what constitutes an abusive relationship and ways to tell if a friend is in an abusive relationship. Has a link that enables you to read the article in Spanish and features tabs with related articles and resources for teens confronting this issue.
Abusive Relationships: characteristics, consequences, and recovery strategies.
This Web site offers basic information about abuse in relationships as well as in-depth information about typical characteristics of abusers and victims and resources for the recovery of both parties in an abusive relationship.
Break the Cycle Organization for Teens
Break the Cycle is an organization committed to engaging, educating and empowering young people to build lives and communities free of domestic violence. Through their Safe Space program, teens can ask confidential, anonymous questions about dating violence, get the facts about abuse, learn ways to protect themselves or someone they know, get involved in the movement to end domestic violence and connect with local resources.
A Web site with resources and information for abused children, as well as information about preventing abuse.
Dating Violence at CoolNurse.com
A Web page featuring statistics and information about teen dating violence.
Oakland Relationship Abuse Prevention Project
This Web page discusses unique aspects of teen abusive relationships. (Note: You need Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view this page.)
Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN)
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization. RAINN educates the public about sexual assault, leads national efforts to prevent sexual assault, improves services for survivors of sexual assault and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE and the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline at Rainn.org.
A Web page describing healthy and unhealthy relationships, with tips on how to identify and end an unhealthy relationship. Produced by the Center for Young Women's Health at Children's Hospital Boston.
A Web site featuring information about healthy and unhealthy relationships as well as chat rooms with teen counselors, a hotline and other resources for teens to help them avoid or get out of unhealthy relationships. Produced by Community Overcoming Relationships Abuse. You can read more about CORA at www.corasupport.org.
Teens and Dating Violence (from the National Domestic Violence Hotline)
This Web page features teen-specific information dating violence, as well as information about a number you can call if you ever need help.
A Web site for girls on emotional health in relationships. Includes information about healthy relationships, abusive relationships, and spaces for chat and free expression. Produced by the Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Center in Australia.
1-800-448-3000
The Boys Town National Hotline is a 24-hour resource and referral service available to guys and girls, who may be dealing with abuse, depression, substance abuse or family issues. English and Spanish-speaking operators are available, as well as a TTY line (1-800-448-1833), which provides assistance to deaf and hearing-impaired people.
Break the Cycle Organization for Teens
1-888-988-TEEN
Break the Cycle's teen support hotline. Features access to legal support and more.
CHILD HELP USA
1-800-4-A-CHILD
Child Help USA's hotline, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Can provide assistance in over 140 languages through translation services. Offers crisis intervention, information, referrals to emergency, social service and support resources, and more.
Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project
1-800-832-1901
The Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project sponsors a 24-hour hotline for gay men who are the victims and survivors of domestic abuse.
Girls' and Boys' Town National Hotline
1-800-448-3000
The Girls' and Boys' Town National Hotline is a 24-hour resource and referral service available to anyone. Operators are available in English and Spanish, and a TDD line (1-800-448-1833) provides assistance to the deaf and hearing-impaired.
1-800-246-PRIDE (7743)
GLBT National Youth Talkline's youth volunteers are available Monday to Friday from 8 p.m. to midnight Eastern time to provide LGBTQ people up to age 25 with peer counseling, information and referrals to local resources.
Hotline for Teens Who Cut
1-800-DONT-CUT
The Safe Alternative hotline provides information on safe alternatives to self-injury. This is NOT a crisis line; in an emergency, call 911.
National Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-422-4453
1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929)
The National Runaway Switchboard is available 24 hours a day for any teenager who is thinking of running away from home, has runaway and wants to return home or for a teen who may have a friend who has run away and is looking for help. The line is confidential, anonymous and free.
National Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization. RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline and the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline at Rainn.org.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline connects callers to certified suicide crisis centers in their area. Crisis line operators respond in English and Spanish 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please call 1-800-799-4TTY (4889).
National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline
1-866-331-9474
If you are being abused by a partner or know someone who is, call the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline, which is available from 4:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Central time.
National Teen Emergency Hotline
1-800-448-3000
Teen Relationship National Hotline (part of the National Domestic Violence Hotline)
1-800-799-SAFE
The National Domestic Violence Hotline has operators available in English and Spanish, with over 140 more languages covered by translator services. Operators help callers determine whether a relationship is abusive and what their next steps should be.
The Emergency Contraception Hotline
1-800-584-9911
The Emergency Contraception Hotline features a recording in English and Spanish with information about how old you need to be to get emergency contraception and where to get it.
The Network/La Red
1-617-742-4911
The Network's hotline provides support in English and Spanish for lesbian and bisexual women or transgender people experiencing partner abuse. The hotline is available Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to midnight, Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to midnight. The Network also has a TTY line at 1-617-227-4911 for people who are deaf or hearing impaired.
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