Resources: Organizations, Web Sites and Books
Talking With Kids American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
3615 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Phone: 202.966.7300
Fax: 202.966.2891
www.aacap.org American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098
Phone: 847.434.4000
Fax: 847.434.8000
www.aap.org American Psychiatric Association
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703.907.7300
www.psych.org Web sites:
Children Now
Children Now uses research and mass communications to make the well being of children a top priority across the nation. Publishers of the booklet "Talking With Kids About Tough Issues." Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
A resource for health policy information, from a leading private family foundation. Publishers of the booklet "Talking With Kids About Tough Issues." National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Preventing teen pregnancy by supporting values and stimulating actions that are consistent with a pregnancy-free adolescence. The Campaign's goal is to reduce the teen pregnancy rate by one-third between 1996 and 2005. National Crime Prevention Council
Material on raising safe and healthy children. Provides activities to teach young children how to deal with scary situations and issues such as run-ins with bullies, guns, drugs, and strangers. In English and Spanish. National Parent Information Network
Clearinghouse on elementary and early childhood education, and urban education. Provides information to parents and those who work with parents and to foster the exchange of parenting materials. Materials included full text on NPIN have been reviewed for reliability and usefulness. Parents.com
A fantastic site for parents, run by the publisher of Parents, Child, Family Circle, and McCall's magazines. SchoolCity.com
SchoolCity's purpose is to enrich education by providing teachers, students and parents the superior tools and information they need to harness the power of the Internet. Books:
Beekman, Susan and Jeanne Holmes.
Battles, Hassles, Tantrums & Tears: Strategies for Coping with Conflict and Making Peace at Home.
New York: Hearst Books, 1993. Faber, Adele and Elaine Mazlish.
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & How to Listen So Kids Will Talk
Mamaroneck, N Y: International Center for Creative Thinking, 1990. Talking with Kids About Violence Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
1225 Eye Street, NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202.898.0792
Fax: 202.371.9615
www.handguncontrol.org Educators for Social Responsibility
23 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617.492.1764 Fax: 617.864.5164
www.esrnational.org Talking with Kids About Sex Advocates for Youth
2000 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202.419.3420
Fax: 202.419.1448
www.advocatesforyouth.org American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists
PO Box 1960
Ashland, VA 23005
Phone: 804.752.0026
Fax: 804.752.0056
www.aasect.org ETR Associates
PO Box 1830
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Phone: 831.438.4060
Fax: 831.461.9534
Hotline: 1.800.321.4407
www.etr.org Planned Parenthood Federation of America
434 West 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212.541.7800
Hotline: 1.800.230.PLAN
www.plannedparenthood.org Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS)
130 West 42nd Street, Suite 350
New York, NY 10036-7802
Phone: 212.819.9770
Fax: 212.819.9776
www.siecus.org Books:
Eyre, Linda and Richard.
How to Talk to Your Child About Sex
New York: GoldenBooks, 1998. Harris, Robie H.
It's So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families
Illustrated by Michael Emberley
Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 1999.
(All ages) Harris, Robie H.
It's Perfectly Normal: Growing Up, Changing Bodies, Sex and Sexual Health
Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 1994.
(Ages 10 and up) Stark, Patty.
Sex Is More Than a Plumbing Lesson: A Parent's Guide to Sexuality Education for Infants Through the Teen Years
Dallas, TX: Preston Hollow Enterprises, 1990. Talking with Kids About Drugs and Alcohol The American Council for Drug Education
164 West 74th Street
New York, NY 10023
Phone: 1.800.488.DRUG
Fax: 212.595.2553
www.acde.org National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
Phone:1.800.729.6686
www.ncadi.samhsa.gov National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Inc.
244 East 58th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212.269.7797
Fax: 212.269.7510
Hopeline: 1.800.NCA.CALL
www.ncadd.org National Institute on Drug Abuse Information & Treatment Referral Helpline
1.800.662.HELP Partnership for a Drug-Free America
405 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1601
New York, NY 10174
Phone: 212.922.1560
Fax: 212.922.1570
www.drugfree.org Books:
Hawkins, J. David, et. al.
Preparing for the Drug-Free Years: A Family Activity Book
Seattle: Developmental Research and Programs, 1998. Other Web Resources:
GHB - The Stone Cold Truth
This site provides extensive information about GHB, the drug that is gaining popularity with our youth, especially over the Internet and at Rave Parties. Talking with Kids About AIDS and HIV AIDS Action
1730 M Street NW, Suite 611
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202.530.8030
Fax: 202.530.8031
www.aidsaction.org AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
294 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617.437.6200
Fax: 617.437.6445
Hotline: 1.800.235.2331
www.aac.org American Foundation of AIDS Research
120 Wall Street, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Phone: 212.806.1600
Fax: 212.806.1601
www.amfar.org American Red Cross
2025 E Street NW Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202.303.4498
www.redcross.org Mother's Voices
150 W. Flager, Suite 1820
Miami, FL 33130
Phone: 305.347.5467
Fax: 305.377.3313
http://www.mothersvoices.org National Prevention Information Network
PO Box 6003
Rockville, MD 20849-6003
Phone: 1.800.458.5231
Fax: 1.888.282.7681
www.cdcnpin.org Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
2950 31st Street, Suite 125
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Phone: 310.314.1459
Fax: 310.314.1469
www.pedaids.org Books:
Shilts, Randy.
And the Band Played On: Politics, People And the AIDS Epidemic
New York: Viking Penguin, 1987. Byars, Betsy.
The Eighteenth Emergency.
New York: Viking, 1973. (Ages 9-12) Fassler, David, and Kelly McQueen
What's a Virus Anyway? The Kids' Book About AIDS
Burlington, VT: Waterfront Books, 1990. (Ages 5-10) Girard, Lina Walvoord.
Alex, the Kid with AIDS.
Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whiteman & Co., 1991. (Ages 8-11)
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First published May 25, 2000
Last updated June 18, 2007
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