Community Resources

San Juan Safe Communities Initiative
The San Juan Safe Communities Initiative is a partnership between public and private entities including: city, county and state governments, prevention experts, treatment providers, social service agencies, business community, the faith community, schools, law enforcement, local judges and the drug court program, health care providers, and concerned citizens.

Internet

Internet Safety

The Internet has become a place full of exciting resources and ways to communicate with people around the world. The Internet is a vast universe of information. However, there are some dangers on the Internet. Cyber sex predators use it to prey on children and teens. Scam artists use it to steal money and identities. But there are ways to protect yourself and your family from these dangers. Learn how:
Read More: http://www.nmag.gov/office/Divisions/Com/internetsafety/default.aspx

Internet Lingo – Decoding Internet Lingo and Character Symbols

TGIF, RSVP or even ASAP may sound familiar; however as computers have transformed communications a new dialect has emerged: Internet lingo. Acronyms or character symbols called Emoticons (mixing symbols to express emotions or moods) enable teens to communicate with others in a few keystrokes. While often just a convenient and quick means of communication, many teens use these acronyms and symbols to warn their friends when parents might be present and even to discuss drug use in a code that parents can’t decipher.

Instant messages, blog entries and text messages often look like Sanskrit to parents, but decoding this lingo used in digital communications is an important monitoring skill that should not be overlooked. Here is a quick guide to help you translate what teens are saying online and in their cell phone text messages. Keep in mind that, as with street names for drugs, these symbols and acronyms are subject to frequent change, particularly when those who use them suspect that others have figured out what they mean.

Read More: http://www.theantidrug.com/teens-technology/internet-lingo.asp

Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Online Source for Credible Health Information
Read more: http://www.cdc.gov/

Marriage

Benefits of a Healthy Marriage
Tips For An Excellent Marriage

Healthy Marriage Tips

http://www.healthymarriagetips.com

The National Healthy Marriage Institute LLC is a non-partisan, non-denominational social enterprise organization dedicated to developing products and resources to strengthen marriages and families. Our current legal structure is as a Wyoming limited liability company however we are in the process of incorporating in Wyoming as a C corporation.

As a social enterprise organization we do not distribute profits to any of our investors. All profits are used to develop and distribute products and services to help couples form and sustain healthy marriages.

We have no physical headquarters as all of our associates tele-commute from their homes. If you need to contact us you can call our toll free number at 866-818-5530.

First Things First

http://www.firstthings.org
FTF is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to strengthening families in Hamilton County, Tennessee through education, collaboration and mobilization.
FTF is a community resource that collaborates with and is supported by a broad cross-section of community organizations, groups and individuals.

Family

The Relationship Between Family Structure and Adolescent Sexual Activity
By Samuel W. Sturgeon
http://www.familyfacts.org/featuredfinding/ff_gl_01.pdf

Marriage Reports and Research Summaries:
http://www.smartmarriages.com/marriage.reports.html