When Problems Come Up/Where to Get Help
When Problems Come Up/Where to Get Help
Rare is the child who does not struggle at some time with problems making or keeping friends, knowing how to manage peer or academic pressures, or how to use media or technology appropriately. Developing social and emotional skills helps children become resilient as they face the challenges of living in an increasingly complex world. The Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programming in District 181 is designed to help children as they encounter problems such as bullying, risk-taking behaviors, stress and anxiety. If you have concerns about your child, please contact your child’s classroom teacher and/or the school’s social worker. The following links can provide families with further resources.
Anxiety and Stress: Resources from the American Psychological Association
Bullying:
- Report of Student Bullying
- Helping Children Respond to Conflicts and Bullying
- Stop Bullying
- Stop Bullying Now
Drug, Alcohol, and Substance Abuse
- Campaign for Tobacco-free Kids, Electronic Cigarettes and Youth Fact Sheet
- Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research
- Growing Up Drug Free: A Parent's Guide to Prevention
- Drug Enforcement Administration for Parents
- Drug Enforcement Administration for Teachers
- Drug Enforcement Administration for Teens
- DuPage Coalition Against Heroin
- National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens
- Partnership for a Drug-Free America
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- A College Student’s Comprehensive Guide to Drug Abuse
Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship Resources:
- Cyberbullying
- Cyberbullying Research Center
- Developing Students’ Digital Citizenship, Article and Resources
- Illinois Attorney General’s Internet Safety website for parents
- Parents' Guide for Safe YouTube and Internet Streaming for Kids
- Media Smarts, Canada’s Center for Digital Media and Literacy
- Raising Digital Natives blog by Deborah Heitner, PhD
- OnGuardOnline
- Screenagers Blog by Delaney Ruston, MD
- Stay Safe Online, Raising Digital Citizens
Loss of a Loved One
Suicide Prevention
Where to Get Help
- Community Memorial Foundation, Mental Health Resource Guide for western Cook County and DuPage County
- Hinsdale Community House, Counseling Service
- Metropolitan Family Services, DuPage County
- NAMI DuPage, National Alliance on Mental Illness
Crisis Text Line