Prevention Resources

Parent Resources | Youth Resources | Community & Professional Partners

Below is a list of local, state, regional and national prevention resources for parents/ community members, youth and professionals. If you do not find the resource that you are looking for, and/or if you would like further assistance with your resource search, please contact the CNVRAC office.

Parent/Community Resources

Addiction 411 -
http://www.addiction411.com/teaching-kids-about-drugs-and-alcohol/
American Academy of Pediatrics SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION: What Every Parent Needs to Know -
http://www.aap.org/family/subabuse.htm
Kids Health- For Parents -
http://kidshealth.org
MADD & The Power of Parents -
http://www.madd.org
National Families in Action -
http://www.nationalfamilies.org
National Inhalant Prevention Coalition -
http://www.inhalants.org
Parents 4 A Change -
http://www.parents4achange.net/
Time to Act -
http://timetoact.drugfree.org
We Don't Serve Teens -
http://www.dontserveteens.gov

Youth Resources

Above the Influence -
http://www.abovetheinfluence.com
Alateen -
http://al-anon.alateen.org/alateen.html
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids -
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org
Drug Free USA -
http://www.learnwell.org/usa.htm
Kids Health- for Kids or Teens -
http://kidshealth.org
Love Is Not Abuse -
http://www.loveisnotabuse.com
National Association for Children of Alcoholics -
http://www.nacoa.org/kidspage.htm
Students Against Destructive Decisions -
http://www.sadd.org
The Cool Spot -
http://www.thecoolspot.gov
What's Driving You? - For young adults concerned about drinking & driving -
http://www.whatsdrivingyou.org

Community and Professional Partners

Local | Regional | State | National

National

Addiction Search - The Latest Addiction Information
http://www.addictionsearch.com
Al-anon & Al-Ateen
http://www.al-anon.alateen.org
Alcoholics Anonymous
http://www.alcoholicsanonymous.org
American Council for Drug Education
http://www.acde.org
Catholic Charities
http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Smoking & Tobacco Use
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/index.htm
Cocaine Anonymous
http://www.ca.org
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
http://www.cada.org
Debtor Anonymous
http://debtorsanonymous.org
Delancey Street Foundation
http://www.delanceystreetfoundation.org
Drug & Alcohol Treatment Prevention Network
http://www.drugnet.net/index.htm
Drug Policy Research Center
http://www.rand.org/multi/dprc.html
Gam-anon
http://www.gam-anon.org
Gamblers Anonymous
http://www.gamblersanonymous.org
Nar-anon Family Groups
http://www.nar-anon.org/naranon/
Narcotics Anonymous
http://www.na.org
National Council of Churches
http://www.ncccusa.org
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/nidahome.html
National Organization for Youth Safety
http://www.noys.org
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov
Overeaters Anonymous
http://www.oa.org
Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous
http://www.slaafws.org
Smoke Free.gov
http://www.smokefree.gov
STOP Underage Drinking - Portal of Federal Resources
http://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
http://store.samhsa.gov/home
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
http://www.sprc.org
The Salvation Army
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf
The Center on Alcohol Marketing & Youth
http://camy.org
The Partnership for a Drug Free America
http://www.drugfree.org
Tobacco News & Information
http://www.tobacco.org
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
http://www.justice.gov/dea/index.htm
Volunteers of America
http://www.volunteersofamerica.org
Wellness
http://www.wellness.com

State

Alcoholics Anonymous- CT
http://www.ct-aa.org
CT Clearinghouse
http://www.ctclearinghouse.org
CT Council on Problem Gambling
http://www.ccpg.org
CT Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services- Prevention, Substance Abuse, Mental Health, & Problem Gambling
http://www.ct.gov/dmhas/site/default.asp
CT Prevention Network
http://www.ctprevention.org
CT Region of Narcotics Anonymous
http://www.ctna.org
Infoline 211
http://www.infoline.org
Mobilze Against Tobacco for CT's Health (MATCH Coalition)
http://www.matchcoalition.com
The Governer's Prevention Partnership
http://www.preventionworksct.org

Local

Arms Acres
http://www.armsacres.com
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Waterbury
http://www.bgcgwater.org
Chesire Youth & Social Services
http://www.cheshirect.org/youthsocial/youth.html
CT Community Foundation
http://www.conncf.org
CT Junior Republic Programs
http://www.ctjuniorrepublic.org/programs_prevention_waterbury.htm
Greater Waterbury YMCA
http://www.waterburyymca.org/
High Watch Recovery Center
http://highwatchrecovery.com
Midwestern CT Council on Alcoholism
http://www.mccaonline.com
Morris Foundation, Behavioral Health Services
http://www.morris4change.org
Naugatuck YMCA
http://www.naugatuckymca.org
Silver Hill Hospital
http://www.silverhillhospital.org
United Way of Greater Waterbury
http://www.unitedwaygw.org
United Way of Naugatuck & Beacon Falls
http://www.unitedwaynaugatuck.org
Waterbury Hospital Behavioral Health
http://www.waterburyhospital.org/services/bh/bh_svc.htm
Waterbury Youth Services
http://www.waterburyyouthservices.org/index.html
Wellpath Behavioral Health for Children & Families
http://www.wellpathct.org

Regional

ERASE: East of the River Action for Substance Abuse Concil
http://www.erasect.org/
HVCASA: Housatonic Valley Coalition Against Substance Abuse
http://www.hvcasa.org
LFCRAC: Lower Fairfield County Regional Action Council
http://www.lfcrac.org
MAWSAC: Meriden & Wallingford Substance Abuse Council
http://www.mawsac.org
MCSAAC: Middlesex County Substance Abuse Action Council
http://www.mcsaac.org
MFSAC: Human Services Council of Mid-Fiarfield
http://www.hscct.org/index.html
NECASA: Northeast Communities Against Substance Abuse
http://www.necasaonline.org
NWRMHB: Northwest Regional Mental Health Board
http://www.nwrmhb.org
RYASAP: Regional Youth Adult Docial Action Partnership
http://www.ryasap.org
SERAC: Southeast Regional Action Council
http://www.sectrac.org
VSAAC: Valley Substance Abuse Action Council
http://www.VSAAC.org