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Preschool & Daycare (Itasca County)
Kiddiegarden Preschool & Daycare Contact: 219-259-8545 Website: Kiddiegarden Presch...
Kid Zone - YMCA
YMCA - Kid Zone Website: https://ymcaitasca.org/kid-zone Contact: (218) 327-1161 Child Care wh...
Referral Resources
When making referrals, involve your patient and a parent or guardian in the decision and schedule...
Introduction
1 in 3 children starts drinking by the end of 8th grade ...
Frequently Asked Questions
About underage drinking patterns About what age do kids start drinking? The average age at f...
Four Steps at a Glance
Refer to the following pages for detailed steps. Step 1: Ask the two age-specific screen...
Confidentiality
Confidentiality often plays a role in providing health care to adolescents. When it comes toalcoh...
Brief Motivational Interviewing
Given the time constraints of your busy practice, you may wonder about quick and effective waysto...
Before You Begin
Decide on a screening method The screening questions can be used at any time, alone or along wit...
Additional Workup Resources
Using the quick two-question screening tool and risk level estimates in this Guide, you’ll havea ...
About This Guide
NIAA created this Guide to help you conduct fast, effective alcohol screens and interventions wit...
Tips for Teens: The Truth About Opioids
Slang: O.C./Oxy/Percs/Vike/M/Monkey/White Stuff/Schoolboy/Sizzurp/Purple/Drank/Loads Get...
Teen Brain Development, Teen Behavior and Preventing Drug Use
Website: https://drugfree.org/article/teen-brain-development/ As the parent of a teen, have you ...
Substance Use/Misuse (youth.gov)
Substance abuse and problematic patterns of substance use among youth can lead to problems at sch...
Substance Use Prevention Resources for Youth and College Students
SAMHSA offers free, downloadable publications and tip sheets, as well as mobile apps for youth, t...
Prevention Resources (SAMHSA)
Website: https://www.samhsa.gov/prevention-week/prevention-resources Strengthen your prevention...
Get the Facts About Underage Drinking (NIAAA)
Website: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/underage-drinking Und...
(ALGEE) Mental Health First Aid Action Plan
Assess for risk of suicide or harm. Listen nonjudgmentally! Give reassurance and information! ...
National Harm Reduction Coalition
http://harmreduction.org/ WE WORK FOR THE HARM REDUCTION MOVEMENT. National Harm Reduction Coa...
MAD DADS of Minneapolis
Website: https://minneapolismaddads.org/ Office Address: 3026 4th Ave South Minneapolis, MN 5...