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Website: https://drugfree.org/article/teen-brain-development/ As the parent of a teen, have you found yourself looking at your child, wondering “Why would you do that?” From mood swings to risk taking, “normal” teenage behavior can be confusing and exasperati...

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NIAA created this Guide to help you conduct fast, effective alcohol screens and interventions with your patients, even during brief, acute care visits. The tools, tips, and resources are designed to help you surmount common obstacles to youth alcohol screening...

Using the quick two-question screening tool and risk level estimates in this Guide, you’ll havea good idea as to your patients’ level of risk for alcohol-related problems. You can further gaugethe risk level and need for referral by asking more questions, as s...

Decide on a screening method The screening questions can be used at any time, alone or along with other tools, as part of a clinical interview. Some practices may prefer to incorporate the questions into written self-report questionnaires or computer screenin...

Given the time constraints of your busy practice, you may wonder about quick and effective waysto help children and teens adopt healthier behaviors. If it’s not already in your repertoire, consideradding brief motivational interviewing, a patient-centered comm...

Confidentiality often plays a role in providing health care to adolescents. When it comes toalcohol use by patients who are minors, don’t let concerns about confidentiality deter you fromscreening and intervening as needed. All of the major medical organizatio...

Refer to the following pages for detailed steps. Step 1: Ask the two age-specific screening questions - One about friends' drinking - One about patient's drinking frequency |\/ NO <- Does the patient drink? -> YES St...

About underage drinking patterns   About what age do kids start drinking? The average age at first drink is about 14, according to national surveys of 12 to 20-year-olds (Chen at al., 2011). The more we can help kids delay when they begin drinking, the bett...

1 in 3 children starts drinking by the end of 8th grade                                           ...and of them, half report having been drunk.   With this Guide, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) introduces a simple, quick, emp...

When making referrals, involve your patient and a parent or guardian in the decision and schedulea referral appointment while your patient is in the office. If available in your community, arrangefor an interagency facilitator to help make sure your patient co...

Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) helps make child care affordable for income-eligible families. Visit Minnesota Department of Health - CCAP page has more information. Contact:Phone: 218-327-7363Toll Free: 800-422-0312 Financial Assistance Di...

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WeeFolks Child Care Website: https://ymcaitasca.org/weefolks-childcare WeeFolks Child Care is a licensed child care program, operating from 6:00am-6:00pm, for children ages 6 weeks to 6 years. They offer children opportunities to develop new skills, form fri...

Connect safely https://connectsafely.org English and Spanish Contact- https://connectsafely.org/contact ConnectSafely is a Silicon Valley, Calif.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to educating people about online safety, privacy, security, and digital...