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Licensing and certification are ways for families to know that a program has met basic health and safety standards. Minnesota child care programs are required to be licensed unless the program is license-exempt. The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS...

A list of comprehensive resources for financial assistance, medical programs, nutrition, and housing. Help Me Connect Resources and services for families with young children. Learn More Low Income Assistance Bridge to BenefitsHelps you learn if you are e...

Be the best dad you can be! Assisting parents to overcome barriers that prevent them from supporting their children economically and emotionally. About FATHER Project Founded in 1999 by the City of Minneapolis, the FATHER (Fostering Actions To Help Earnings...

Website:  https://minneapolismaddads.org/ Office Address: 3026 4th Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55408 Mailing Address: PO Box 8779, Minneapolis, MN 55408 Phone: 612-464-8977 Mission The Minneapolis Chapter – Men Against Destruction Defending Against Drugs ...

Assess for risk of suicide or harm. Listen nonjudgmentally! Give reassurance and information! Encourage appropriate professional help. Encourage self-help and other support strategies! For more information on Mental Health First Aid go to www.mentalheal...

Website: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/underage-drinking  Underage drinking is a serious public health problem in the United States. Alcohol is the most widely used substance among America’s youth and can cause them enormous...

Website: https://www.samhsa.gov/prevention-week/prevention-resources  Strengthen your prevention efforts by integrating national data; sharing materials and information from other substance misuse prevention programs; and using additional publications and res...

SAMHSA offers free, downloadable publications and tip sheets, as well as mobile apps for youth, teens, and young adults on topics such as substance misuse, common mental health conditions, and coping with disasters and other traumatic events. Resources for Mi...

Substance abuse and problematic patterns of substance use among youth can lead to problems at school, cause or aggravate physical and mental health-related issues, promote poor peer relationships, cause motor-vehicle accidents, and place stress on the family. ...

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...

Slang: O.C./Oxy/Percs/Vike/M/Monkey/White Stuff/Schoolboy/Sizzurp/Purple/Drank/Loads Get The Facts Opioids Affect Your Brain. Opioids are a class of drugs that include the illegal drug heroin, synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, and pain relievers av...

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...