Useful Links and Resources
Professional Organizations & Departments of Education
American School Counselor Association
http://www.schoolcounselor.org
American Counseling Association
http://www.aca.org
Pennsylvania School Counselor Association
http://www.psca-web.org
Pennsylvania Department of Education
http://www.pde.state.pa.us
United States Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov
http://www.schoolcounselor.org
American Counseling Association
http://www.aca.org
Pennsylvania School Counselor Association
http://www.psca-web.org
Pennsylvania Department of Education
http://www.pde.state.pa.us
United States Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov
Resources by Topic
Advocacy
Connect for Kids www.connectforkids.org
Alcohol
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board www.lcb.state.pa.us
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism www.niaaa.nih.gov
Alcoholics Anonymous www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
Mothers Against Drunk Driving www.madd.org
Students Against Destructive Decisions www.sadd.org
Body Image
Body Positive www.bodypositive.com
Bullying
Kidscape: Dealing with Bullies www.kidscape.org.uk/
Stop Bullying Now! www.stopbullyingnow.com
STOP Cyberbullying www.stopcyberbullying.org
Career Education
Career Builder www.careerbuilder.com
Pennsylvania Career Zone www.pacareerzone.org
It's My Future www.myfuture.com
Occupation Outlook Handbook www.bls.gov/oco
What Do You Like? www.bls.gov/k12
Character Education & Social Skills
Center for Social & Emotional Education www.schoolclimate.org
Character Counts www.charactercounts.org
Collaborative for the Advancement of Social & Emotional Learning www.casel.org
Conflict Resolution
Resolve www.resolv.org
Crisis Management
Crisis Management Institute www.cmionline.org
Emergency Planning Site www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/emergencyplan/index.html
Cultural Competency
National MultiCultural Institute www.nmci.org
Office of Minority Health www.omhrc.gov
Advocates for Youth www.youthresource.com
Diversity
The Association for Multicultural Counseling & Development www.amcd-aca.org
Tolerance.org www.tolerance.org
Learning Disabilities Online www.ldonline.org
Emotional Intelligence www.eq.org
Drugs
Street Drugs www.streetdrugs.org
National Institute on Drug Abuse www.clubdrugs.org
The Anti-Drug www.theantidrug.com
Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa & Related Eating Disorders, Inc. www.anred.com
The National Eating Disorder Information Center www.nedic.ca
Overeaters Anonymous www.overeatersanonymous.org
Exceptionality
American Student Achievement Institute www.asainstitute.org
Brain Connection www.brainconnection.positscience.com
The Education Trust www.edtrust.org
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, & Questioning Youth
GLBT History www.glbthistory.org
GLBT National Help Center www.glnh.org
Youth OUTreach www.lambda.org/youth.htm
LGBT Youth www.civilrights.org/lgbt/youth
Grief
National Center for Grieving Children and Families www.dougy.org
National Institute for Trauma & Loss in Children www.starrtraining.org/tlc
Harassment
CMU's Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates (SAPA) www.sapa.cmich.edu
Health Issues
American Heart Association www.americanheart.org
American Diabetes Association www.diabetes.org
Healthy Relationships
Domestic Violence & Incest Resources Center www.dvirc.org.au/whenlove/index.htm
Mental Health
SAMHSA’s National Mental Health Information Center www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
Primary Mental Health Project www.childrensinstitute.net
Nutrition
U.S. Food and Drug Administration www.fda.gov
American Dietetic Association www.eatright.org
Calorie Control Council www.caloriecontrol.org
The Vegetarian Resource Group www.vrg.org
Parenting
Parenting.com www.parenting.com
Parenting Education www.activeparenting.com
National Network for Childcare www.nncc.org
Physical Wellness and Education
The President’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports www.fitness.gov
Safety
The National School Safety Center www.schoolsafety.us
Safe Within www.safewithin.com
Security on Campus, Inc. www.campussafety.org
Sexual Assault
Women’s Resource Center www.womensrescenter.com
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape www.pcar.org
Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network www.rainn.org
Good Touch, Bad Touch www.childhelp.org/gtbt
Stress
The American Institute of Stress www.stress.org
Kids Have Stress Too www.psychologyfoundation.org/kidshavestresstoo.php
KidsHealth www.kidshealth.org
Sustainability
America's Second Harvest www.secondharvest.org
Technology Safety
OnGuard Online www.onguardonline.org
Get Net Wise Coalition www.getnetwise.org
I Keep Safe www.ikeepsafe.org
National Cyber Security Alliance www.staysafeonline.org
Tobacco
American Lung Association www.lungusa.org
Coalition for a Tobacco Free Pennsylvania www.tobaccofreepa.org
Tobacco Facts www.tobaccofacts.org
Tolerance
Teaching Tolerance www.tolerance.org
Violence
National Youth Violence Prevention Campaign www.nyvpw.org
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center www.safeyouth.org/scripts/index.asp
Center for Prevention on School Violence www.ncdjjdp.org/cpsv
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids www.fightcrime.org
Student Pledge Against Gun Violence www.pledge.org