Itasca Adolescent and Parenting Resources

Helping Children Through Crisis: 10 Tips for Parents and Caregivers 1. Be aware of common reac...

Adolescent development is a process that all young people experience, and there are specific deve...

Minnesota has state laws that allow minors to consent to certain types of services without parent...

Injury and Violence Prevention Adverse Childhood Experiences Alcohol and Other Drug Cannabis...

"Adolescent Health Month" is a national and statewide initiative that supports partnerships betwe...

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS)SIECUS develops, collects, and di...

Are Your Kids Ready? and When to Get Vaccines, Birth to 16 Years (PDF). Charts showing vaccines ...

Website: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/underage-drinking  Und...

Website: https://www.samhsa.gov/prevention-week/prevention-resources  Strengthen your prevention...

SAMHSA offers free, downloadable publications and tip sheets, as well as mobile apps for youth, t...

Substance abuse and problematic patterns of substance use among youth can lead to problems at sch...

Website: https://drugfree.org/article/teen-brain-development/ As the parent of a teen, have you ...

Slang: O.C./Oxy/Percs/Vike/M/Monkey/White Stuff/Schoolboy/Sizzurp/Purple/Drank/Loads Get...

NIAA created this Guide to help you conduct fast, effective alcohol screens and interventions wit...

Using the quick two-question screening tool and risk level estimates in this Guide, you’ll havea ...

Decide on a screening method The screening questions can be used at any time, alone or along wit...

Given the time constraints of your busy practice, you may wonder about quick and effective waysto...

Confidentiality often plays a role in providing health care to adolescents. When it comes toalcoh...

Refer to the following pages for detailed steps. Step 1: Ask the two age-specific screen...

About underage drinking patterns   About what age do kids start drinking? The average age at f...

1 in 3 children starts drinking by the end of 8th grade                                          ...

When making referrals, involve your patient and a parent or guardian in the decision and schedule...

The Clubs promote a fun, safe, and secure space for kids to explore interests in many areas, incl...

The Clubs promote a fun, safe, and secure space for kids to explore interests in many areas, incl...

The Clubs promote a fun, safe, and secure space for kids to explore interests in many areas, incl...

The Clubs promote a fun, safe, and secure space for kids to explore interests in many areas, incl...

Childcare Assistance Website: https://co.itasca.mn.us/472/Child-Care-Assistance Minnesota's...

YMCA - Kid Zone Website: https://ymcaitasca.org/kid-zone Contact: (218) 327-1161 Child Care wh...

Kiddiegarden Preschool & Daycare      Contact: 219-259-8545       Website: Kiddiegarden Presch...

WeeFolks Child Care Website: https://ymcaitasca.org/weefolks-childcare WeeFolks Child Care is a...

Itasca County 4-H Program Offerings Website: https://extension.umn.edu/news/itasca-county-4-h-pr...

Scouting helps youth develop academic skills, self-confidence, ethics, leadership skills, and cit...

Website: https://mnafterschool.org/summer-2019-activities-itasca-area/camp-discovery  Summary: C...

Camp Sunshine Website: https://www.campsunshine.org/ Founded in 1984, Camp Sunshine provides re...

Join us for fun and adventure at Camp Wannago this summer! Camp Wannago has action-packed days fu...

Welcome to the Children’s Discovery Museum of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The combined Children’s Di...

This one-week opportunity offers summer programming for preschoolers through 12 year olds with a ...

Family Events in the Area   Website: https://www.americantowns.com/itasca-county-mn/events/ Th...

Just look at all the great opportunities for youth in our community! Recreation/Sports Arts ...

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better pla...

Grand Rapids Amateur Hockey Association Yanmar Arena1401 NW 3rd AvenueGrand Rapids, MN  55744 P...

American Legion Memorial Park Location: 1333 NW 3RD AVE About: The park offers a baseball field...

Website: https://greenwayrec.org/  Summary: Greenway Joint Recreation Association works closely ...

Grand Rapids Gymnastics Academy Pre-K open gym-9-9:45am $8 per time |  Ages 5-14 Open Gym 6-7pm ...

Itasca County offers sixteen separate cross-country ski trail systems that are managed by the cou...

FREE In-store Workshops: First Saturday of every month at 9am Activity Videos: https://www.homed...

The Itasca County Fair is a five day event that takes place once a year in the month of August (d...

Description: KinderCamp is a FREE opportunity for children starting Kindergarten this Septembe...

Grand Rapids Area Library Address: 140 NE 2nd Street, Grand Rapids, MN 55744Phone: 218-326-7640 ...

Tioga Beach Address: 24308 Tioga Beach Road, Cohasset, MN 55721Phone: 218-328-6225Website: https...

Website: https://macrostieartcenter.org/youth-classes  Summary: The MacRostie Art Centers hosts ...

Website: https://www.getlearning.org/itasca-area-youth-opportunities/recreation-sports/  Availab...

Website: https://www.getlearning.org/itasca-area-youth-opportunities/summer-programs-and-camps/  ...

Get Learning - Summer Programs   Website: https://www.getlearning.org/ Article: https://assets...

Thunder Alley XL offers exciting family fun!  We have 20 bowling lanes, an amazing arcade, and a ...

Upward Bound is an equal opportunity, federally funded, U.S. Department of Education TRIO program...

Website: https://ymcaitasca.org/  WELCOME TO THE ITASCA COUNTY FAMILY YMCA The Itasca County Fa...

Everyone from kindergarten through adult is invited to learn the Japanese self-defense sport of J...

Connect safely https://connectsafely.org English and Spanish Contact- https://connectsafely.org/...

Help Someone with Depression Website: https://www.erikaslighthouse.org/the-toolbox/help-someone/...

Learn About Depression Website: https://www.erikaslighthouse.org/the-toolbox/learn-about-depress...

Prevent Depression and Promote Good Mental Health Website: https://www.erikaslighthouse.org/the-...

Thrive with Depression Website: https://www.erikaslighthouse.org/the-toolbox/coping-with-depress...

Treat Depression Website: https://www.erikaslighthouse.org/the-toolbox/treat-depression/ So, wh...

AWANA Grand Rapids Alliance Church AWANA Clubs is built on our 3B ministry philosophy of child ...

Voyageurs Lutheran Ministry provides opportunities for Christ-centered spiritual growth, leadersh...

BRICK Bible Foundation Class  Student Ministries  The goal of BRICK Bible Foundations class i...

Story Time with Project Read-Thursdays (4/11/24-5/9/24)  Organization:  St Luke's Church  Conta...

Crossroads Youth Program To care for, mentor, and build relationships with youth through a Chris...

Advocates for Family Peace   Website: https://www.crcinform.org/directory/listing/advocates-for...

Grand Rapids Public Library        Contact: 218-326-7640       Website:  https://cityofgrandrap...

Family Resources - Invest Early   Website: https://www.iasc.k12.mn.us/page/2658 Invest Early i...

Family Spirit and Empowerment Program   Website: https://www.llojibwe.org/health/familyspirit.h...

Foster Love Closet Website: https://gracf.org/foster-love-closet-helps-families-in-need/ Fost...

Help Me Connect Website: https://helpmeconnect.web.health.state.mn.us/HelpMeConnect/  Contact: ...

Home Visiting Services   Website: https://www.co.itasca.mn.us/400/Home-Visiting-Services We kn...

Job Training for Youth   Website: https://www.aeoa.org/youth-education-employment-training   ...

UMN Families and Youth Website: https://extension.umn.edu/families-and-youth    University o...

Seize the Awkward.com Be the Friend Who Listens. Starting a conversation about mental health do...

Tribal Heath Services   Website: https://helpmeconnect.web.health.state.mn.us/HelpMeConnect/Sea...

Family and Child Services Website: https://www.co.itasca.mn.us/595/Family-Children-Services If ...

Family Health Website: https://www.co.itasca.mn.us/398/Family-Health Child and Teen checkup Ch...

Health Human Services Website: https://www.co.itasca.mn.us/232/Health-Human-Services Mission T...

Healthy Lifestyles   Website: https://www.co.itasca.mn.us/849/Healthy-Lifestyle-Resources Inve...

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health At Lutheran Social Service of MN, our infant and early ...

The IMCare mission is to ensure access to high-quality, patient-centered, cost-effective health c...

A Listing of Massage Therapy Businesses in Itasca County   Massage by M: 214 Northwest 1st Av...

FREE Services: All services are free and confidential including pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, par...

Teen Parent Program TAPP By Kootasca 201 NW 4th St. Suite 130Grand Rapids, MN 55744218-999-080...

Medical Assistance (MA) under the TEFRA option allows MA eligibility for children with disabiliti...

Adoption Services Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/adoption-services/ Since 1998, No...

Child Specific Recruitment Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/child-specific-recruitmen...

Foster Adopt Program and Resources   Website: https://www.fosteradoptmn.org/about/about-foste...

Foster Care Services Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/foster-care-services/ North Ho...

ABCYa Website: https://www.abcya.com/   ABCya provides over 300 fun and educational games fo...

Camp Khan Website: https://khankids.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/13264445870235-2023-Welcome-...

Educational Games for Kids   Website: https://www.education.com/games/   Their Mission is to ...

eSpark Learning Website: https://www.esparklearning.com/ Engaging instruction and practice fo...

IXL: Reading and Math Website: https://www.ixl.com/   IXL is personalized learning. With a c...

Khan Academy Website: https://www.khanacademy.org/about   Khan Academy offers practice exerc...

Math Games   Website: https://sg.mathgames.com/   Math Games offers online games and printabl...

Math Playground Website: https://www.mathplayground.com/   Math Playground is for students w...

PBS Kids   Website: https://pbskids.org/ Provides various free fun learning games for children.

Splash Learn Website: https://www.splashlearn.com/   SplashLearn is a game-based and curricu...

Teach Your Monster Website: https://www.teachyourmonster.org/   Provides various fun free le...

Get Learning- Itasca Area Schools Collaborative Website: https://www.getlearning.org/page/2611...

Itasca Area Youth Opportunities Website: https://www.getlearning.org/itasca-area-youth-opportu...

Get Learning- Learning Academy Website: https://www.getlearning.org/learning-academy/ Learnin...

Establish a loving, trusting relationship with your child. Make it easy for your teen to talk ...

This booklet is primarily concerned with preventing teen alcohol use. We also need to pay attenti...

Your child can learn to resist alcohol or anything else they feel pressured into. Let them know t...

While parent–child conversations about not drinking are essential, talking isn’t enough—you also ...

For many parents, bringing up the subject of alcohol is no easy matter. Your young teen may try t...

You may wonder why a guide for preventing teen alcohol use is putting so much emphasis on parents...

Developing open, trusting communication between you and your child is essential to helping them a...

Although the following signs may indicate a problem with alcohol or other drugs, some also reflec...

For young people, alcohol is the drug of choice. In fact, alcohol is used by more young people th...

Early adolescence is a time of immense and often confusing changes for your son or daughter, whic...

Children's Mental Health Website: https://www.co.itasca.mn.us/305/Childrens-Mental-Health Conta...

Children's Mental Health Website: https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/children-and-families/healt...

CMHS- Children's Mental Health Classification: Serving children and their families.  Organizati...

We provide support for a wide range of mental disorders and common mental health issues at our El...

HEARD Alliance Website: https://www.heardalliance.org/   Crisis Lines: 988 or Text START to 741...

Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Traumatic Events Every year, children and adolescents...

Online Meditations for Teens Website: https://www.mindfulnessforteens.com/ Social Media: Online...

Minnesota Teen Mental Health Directory Website Information Description: Online directory of me...

New Beginnings Counseling of Aitkin and Grand Rapids provides a warm, safe and supportive environ...

Classification: outpatient and school-based mental health services  Organization: North Homes  ...

Contact:  218-326-1274 • 800-450-1274  Northland Counseling Center, Inc. provides an array of se...

Contact:   (218) 301-9122 214 Northwest 1st Avenue Ste C Grand Rapids, MN 55744 USA Program: ...

The Circle of Courage Website: https://www.greaterminnesota.org/about-us/circle-courage/    ...

The Grief Club of Minnesota Website: https://griefclubmn.org/services/ The Grief Club of Minnes...

Youth Mental Health (First Aid) Website Home | Youth Mental Health | Email: Hello@MentalHealthFi...

Assessment and Counseling Services Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/assessment-and-co...

Day Treatment Services Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/day-treatment-services/  Day...

DOC Boys Programming Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/doc-boys-programming/  The DOC...

Itaskin Treatment Center Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/itaskin-center/ Certificat...

Safe Harbor Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/safe-harbor/  In 2011, Minnesota became...

School-Based Services   Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/school-based-services/  Sc...

Substance Use Disorder Services Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/substance-use-disord...

The Cottage Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/the-cottage/ The North Homes Cottage pr...

Winnie Sisu/Hawkins Home Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/hawkins-home/  Adolescent ...

                  Help Me Connect - American Indian Families Website: https://helpmeconnect.we...

800-388-4065 Mon-Fri 7:30am-4:30PM https://www.loveandlogic.com Contact at https://www.loveand...

Parents Helping Parents   Website: https://parentshelpingparents.org/   We connect parents wi...

S.A.V.E- Suicide Awareness Voices of Education Website: https://www.save.org/about-save/ SAVE i...

You Are Not Alone Network (YANAN) https://youarenotalonenetwork.org/ Native American Resources ...

Adolescents with opioid use disorder (OUD) are developmentally different from older adults, and p...

Psychiatric disorders commonly co-occur with substance use disorders in young people. This is not...

The increasing rate of opioid use disorder (OUD) diagnoses, coupled with the shortage of treatmen...

Scope of Problem Adolescents and young adults (youth) have been particularly affected by the opi...

Communicating with Your Child As a parent, it can be easy to talk to your child- giving instruct...

Parents are the biggest influence in a teen’s life. Even though you may feel your child pulling a...

Financial Assistance for Families   Website: https://co.itasca.mn.us/341/Financial-Assistance ...

Four Things You Can Do to Support Your Teen's Mental Health Show your teenager love and care, wh...

"The substance abuse epidemic is at a stage where prevention needs to start at the kitchen table ...

New Beginnings - Family Support and Free Videos for Parenting   Website: https://newbeginningsp...

Parents- Love and Logic Website: https://www.loveandlogic.com/pages/parents Effective Parenti...

What is Cough Medicine Abuse? Cough medicine abuse is taking large doses of cough medici...

Take Action Use these tips to talk with your teen: Check in frequently to see how the...

Minnesota Warmlines Support for those struggling with their mental health but aren't experiencin...

Native Youth Crisis Hotline 1-877-209-1266 You are “our children”. We are concerned “family and...

Parent Warmline612-813-6336 Parent warmline is a free telephone service sponsored by Children’s ...

                      Parental Stress Line                        1-800-632-8188 This line is f...

1-617-926-5008 parentshelpingparents.org 108 Water Street Watertown, MA 02742 Fax: 617-926-501...

Support Within Reach - Sexual Violence Resource Center   Website: https://www.supportwithinreac...

Click here to go to www.teenline.org Teen Talk Line: Speak anonymously with a teen who unders...

The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Calls or texts to these numbers will connect you to a crisis...

NAMI Teen and Young Adult Helpline Information, Resources, SupportMonday-Friday, 10 a.m. – 10 p....

Your Life Your Voice provides ways for teens to get help via call, text, and email. Their trained...

Traumatic events can be scary for both you and your child. Thankfully, there are many things you ...

Be Prepared One of the keys for the safety of your family is to be prepared ...

When a disaster strikes or a crisis breaks out, your first thoughts are often of family – especia...

If there is a fire in my home, the smoke alarm may start to make a loud beeping noise. When th...

How do children and adolescents respond to traumatic events? It is typical for children and adol...

Hurricanes, Tornadoes & Lightning Lesson For Kids | Extreme Weather! Definition of Extreme Wea...

Are you ready? These games will test your know-how in a wide range of emergencies and teach you h...

Children's reaction to tornados and their aftermaths are strongly influenced by how their parents...

Parents, take a few minutes and think about where your child was during the tornado and answer th...

Disasters happen everywhere, and every member of the family can prepare. Preparedness for the fut...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has created Ready Wrigley toprovide parents, guard...

Every family is unique, but all families share a bond that can be used to support one another dur...

Flood Safety Social Media Toolkit The Flood Safety Social Media toolkit contains flood safety an...

Weather events like severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes are happening more often. Bet...

Inspire youth to prepare with FEMA’s Student Tools for Emergency Planning (STEP) Curriculum. The ...

Website: https://www.minnpost.com/mental-health-addiction/2024/02/study-adolescents-who-use-subst...

Historical Trauma and Cultural Healing Genocide. Slavery. Forced relocation. Destruction of cu...

Website: https://firstcall211.net/youth  Summary: First Call for Help offers a variety of youth ...

Website: https://www.aeoa.org/independent-living-skills  Summary: Arrowhead Economic Opportunity...

Website: https://engage.youth.gov/opportunities  Summary: Youth Engaged 4 Change's website lists...

Website: https://www.aeoa.org/homeless-youth-services  Summary: Arrowhead Economic Opportunity A...

Website: https://mnafterschool.org/ Summary: Whether it’s music lessons, robotics camp, tutoring...

Website: https://www.co.itasca.mn.us/596/Current-Job-Openings Summary: Itasca County's website l...

Website: https://www.nemojt.org/  Provided Services Individual identification of difficulties...

Website: https://www.nemojt.org/youth/  Summary: JET (formerly Northeast Minnesota Office of Job...

1. Write your thoughts or feelings in a journal 2. Play an instrument 3. Listen to music 4. Wr...

Lutheran Social Services: Education & Support Groups for Youth Website: https://www.lssmn.org/se...

Website: https://corporate.target.com/careers  Summary: Target offers a variety of job opportuni...

Website: https://www.kootasca.org/programs/early-childhood/teenage-parent-program/ Summary: The ...

Website: https://youth.gov/youth-topics/youth-employment  Summary: youth.gov offers information ...

Postings: https://careers.walmart.com/results?q=&page=1&sort=rank&jobCategory=&jobDepartmentCode=...

Website: https://ymcaitasca.org/employment-opportunities  Summary: YCMA offers a bundle of emplo...

Website: https://ymcaitasca.org/kid-zone  Summary: The YMCA offers its members a place to drop o...

Youth Build Program Website: https://www.aeoa.org/youth-education-employment-training  Particip...

Website: https://www.aeoa.org/youth-services-overview  Summary: Arrowhead Economic Opportunity A...

Overcoming alcohol use disorder is an ongoing process, one which can include setbacks.   The Im...

Options for Treatment When asked how alcohol problems are treated, people commonly think of 12-s...

Professional Help Your Doctor.  Primary care and mental health practitioners can provide effecti...

Professionals in the alcohol treatment field offer advice on what to consider when choosing a tre...

Professionally led treatments include:   Medications Some are surprised to learn that there ar...

Certain medications have been shown to effectively help people stop or reduce their drinking and ...

Alcohol-related problems - which result from drinking too much, too fast, or too often - are amon...

CDC Smoking and Tobacco Use E-Cigarette Use Among Youth Website: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/e-...

Hey Norm Website: https://heynorm.org/#norms-office  Cheeky advice for how to talk to friends a...

My Life My Quit Chatline   Website: https://mn.mylifemyquit.org/ Provides confidential 1 on 1 ...

Quit for Life Website: https://quitnow.net/  Discover a new approach to nicotine cessation that...

quitStart Website: https://teen.smokefree.gov/become-smokefree/quitstart-app   quitSTART is a ...

Room to Breathe Website: https://aroomtobreathe.org/ Find facts about vaping and the support yo...

Smokefree Teen Website: https://teen.smokefree.gov/  Provides Information and Articles for you ...

The Real Cost   Website: https://therealcost.betobaccofree.hhs.gov/ Giving you the most accura...

The Truth Website: https://www.thetruth.com/about-truth The Truth exists to give you the fact...

This is Quitting Chatline Website: https://truthinitiative.org/thisisquitting    The first-of-...

Canoe Camp Website: https://www.vlmcamps.org/summer-camps/canoe-camp   Site: Camp VermillionAg...

Discoverers Website: https://www.vlmcamps.org/summer-camps/discoverers Site: Camp Hiawatha / Ca...

Discoverers (Overnight) Website: https://www.vlmcamps.org/summer-camps/discoverers-overnight   ...

Explorers Website: https://www.vlmcamps.org/summer-camps/explorers   Site: Camp Hiawatha / Cam...

Family Camp Website: https://www.vlmcamps.org/summer-camps/family-camp Site: Camp HiawathaAges:...

Hockey Camp Website: https://www.vlmcamps.org/summer-camps/hockey-camp Site: Camp HiawathaAges:...

Leaders-In-Training Website: https://www.vlmcamps.org/summer-camps/leaders-in-training   Site:...

Rendezvous Website: https://www.vlmcamps.org/summer-camps/rendezvous   Site: Camp HiawathaAges...

Seekers Website: https://www.vlmcamps.org/summer-camps/seekers Site: Camp Hiawatha / Camp Vermi...

Sojourners Website: https://www.vlmcamps.org/summer-camps/sojourners   Site: Camp VermillionAg...

T1-D Connections Camp Website: https://www.vlmcamps.org/summer-camps/t1dconnectionscamp   Site...

Trekkers Website: https://www.vlmcamps.org/summer-camps/trekkers   Site: Camp Hiawatha / Camp ...

Venturers Website: https://www.vlmcamps.org/summer-camps/venturers Site: Camp Hiawatha / Camp V...

You are an important part of the healing process   If you've made it through this guide, congra...

Worried: A Compassionate Guide For Parents When Your Teen Or Young Adult Misuses Drugs And Alcoho...

You don't have to do this alone When we discover our child is struggling with substance use, it'...

Awareness is the first step toward positive change   As parents, we want to trust our kids. We ...

You are the only one who can give your child a healthy parent   As parents trying to help a chi...

When our children are struggling with substance misuse, one of the most constructive things we as...

Believe it or not, your child's behavior makes sense   When we realize our child is using subst...

This challenge is too big to negotiate alone - you need support. The cost of isolating and trying...

You have probably heard a lot about the “opioid overdose crisis” in the news lately. But what are...

Opioid Overdose Deaths The increase in opioid overdose deaths has resulted in a national crisis....

What are opioids? Opioids are naturally found in the opium poppy plant. Some opioid medications ...

Here are some helpful places to go for more information: The National Institute on Drug Abuse (N...

A recent report showed that in 2015, about 2.2 million young people aged 12 to 17 were current (i...

Researchers have tried for years to figure out how drug and alcohol misuse starts. They have iden...

This section covers some commonly used substances and their risks. Learn more about these and oth...

The chart on the following pages covers some commonly used substances and accessories. Also, plea...

Therapy for Black Girls is an online space dedicated to encouraging the mental wellness of Blackw...

National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association provides a directory of AsianA...

National Alliance for Hispanic Health focuses on improving the health and well-being ofHispanics ...

Center for Native American Youth believes all Native American youth should lead full andhealthy l...

Introduction Suicide and suicidal behavior are preventable. This fact has led communities across...

Introduction Just as suicide rates vary greatly by country, State, and region, they also vary be...

Introduction The words of a First Nations Elder quoted above speak a powerful truth, particularl...

Introduction  The loss of a loved one by suicide is shocking, painful, and unexpected. Survivors...

Introduction Suicide prevention efforts often get their start as a response to a tragedy and fro...