You are not alone! Please call if you have questions or cannot get the answers you are looking for.
913.312.7373
ALCOHOL RESOURCES
STOP Underage Drinking Coalition
National Association for Children of Alcoholics
InTheKnowZone - Facts About Alcohol Comprehensive information on alcohol, including statistics and information about the effects and chemistry of alcohol, blood alcohol content, alcoholism, laws, self-assessments, and other resources.
Hazelden - Since its founding in 1949 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Hazelden Foundation has been a pioneer in the treatment of alcoholism and other drug dependency. It has successfully helped guide thousands of men, women, and young people back into productive, healthy, and sober lives.
DRUG RESOURCES
Partnership For a Drug-Free America - Read the "Memorial Wall", learn new things, hear from your peers. A great site for parents and providers too.
Parents The Anti-Drug - http://www.theantidrug.com/
Dads and Daughters (DADs) - Dads and Daughters (DADs) is a nonprofit organization founded in response to societal (especially media) messages telling girls that how they look is more important than who they are. DADs works to strengthen father-daughter relationships as a way to combat these negative messages, which can foster low self-esteem, eating disorders and substance abuse.
Parenting is Prevention
Narcotics Anonymous - www.na.org/
NIDA - National Institute on Drug Abuse -www.nida.nih.gov/ Comprehensive Web site providing information on all the common drugs of abuse, as well as research on treatment and prevention. Also provides statistics, trends, recent publications and headlines, and information from important meetings and conferences.
Addiction Resource Guide - www.addictionresourceguide.com/ A comprehensive guide to addiction treatment facilities. Tips on how to get someone into treatment and how to cope when a loved one is going through treatment.
Prevline - www.health.org/ - The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI). Enormous archive of government publications about substance abuse, informational campaigns, funding, resource materials, and much more.
Just Facts - Take a self-assessment of YOUR drug or alcohol use. Learn how to help a friend get help with their substance abuse. Learn some facts.
SUICIDE RESOURCES
National Suicide Helpline - 1-800-Suicide (784-2433)
American Association of Suicidology - www.suicidology.org/ AAS is dedicated to the understanding and prevention of suicide. AAS promotes research, public awareness programs, education and training for professionals and volunteers, and it serves as a national clearinghouse for information on suicide.
Adolescents Never Suicide When Everyone Responds - The Answer Network - A wonderful site with numerous resources
PARENTING RESOURCES
StandUp Parenting 913.492.1200 or visit the web site: www.standupp.org
ToughLove
ACES - The Association for Children for Enforcement of Support, Inc. - www.childsupport-aces.org
LEGAL RESOURCES
Know the law, know your rights, know where to go for help - www.jocofamily.net - Sponsored by the Johnson County Library System
Johnson County Juvenile Court
Kansas Bar Association Lawyer Referral
Kansas Legal Services: 1-(800) 723-6953(including the Legal Aid Society) TDD# 785-233-4028
Kansas Legal Services, a statewide non-profit organization, is dedicated to helping low income Kansans meet their basic needs through the provision of essential legal, mediation and employment training services.
Kansas Legal Services Lawyer Advice Line: 1-800-928-3111
Kansas Elder Law Hotline 1-(888) 353-5337
Link to Other Helpful Phone Numbers in Kansas
Missouri Bar Association Lawyer Referral 1-573/636-3635
The Missouri Lawyer Referral Service does not provide lawyer referrals in St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield.
In Kansas City, call the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service at 816/221-9472.
In Springfield, call the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service at 417/831-2783.
Missouri Juveniles and the Law
Findlaw - www.findlaw.com - Search the Web for law schools, associations, statutes and law reviews.
Nolo Press Law Center - www.nolo.com - Self-help law center with online information on issues such as employment, trademarks and insurance. Includes reference library.
Legaldocs - www.legaldocs.com - Access legal documents including wills, trusts and leases. Customize documents for different purposes.
American Bar Association - www.abanet.org - Organization composed of practicing lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals.
Stepping Out, Your Rights When You Become an Adult (In Missouri) - This publication has been specially prepared as an introduction of your rights and responsibilities as an adult citizen of the United States. We have attempted to answer basic questions in several areas that will affect your every day life. It can be alarming the day you turn 18 and realize that from now on you are solely responsible for all of your actions. Stepping Out was designed to alleviate some of your concerns by giving you direction and a place to start if you have particular problems.
