Family Resources
See also the family topic in our Encyclopedia.
Al-Anon and Alateen offers support for families and friends of alcoholics.
Annie E. Casey Strengthening Families / Strengthening Schools Toolkit
helps parents and young people deal with pop culture and the media blitz. Use Search mechanism to access full archive of articles.
Center for Youth and Family Ministry
Working alongside frontline leaders, Fuller Seminary's Center for Youth and Family Ministry (CYFM) provides resources and training for youth and family workers that are accessible, practical and grounded in research.
Neil Howe and William Strauss are known for their research and books on the generational waves of adolescents (Gen X. Gen Y, etc.). Here you can get a quick review of all their research, books and thinking. Their message: the year 2005 will mark a great revolution from individualism to a new communal spirit led by youth. See what you think.
Harvard Family Research Project
Promoting sexual health through abstinence. Be sure to check out their teen website: http://www.doinitright.org/
National Human Services Assembly: Family Strengthening
State Departments of Social Services
Check to find out philosophy, procedures, and quality of local service.
See your Yellow Pages under “Social and Human Services.”
You will be surprised to see all that is available through religious and secular organizations.
CYS was founded on the premise that marketers know more about adolescents than parents or youth leaders. Here is a site sponsored by ScenarioDNA which tells you much more than other marketers reveal. "Ypulse provides daily news and commentary about GenY. See "Tweens," "Christian Teen Media," "Youth Media." Just poke around this site to feel the pulse of teens and their interaction with advertising.... You''ll sense the shaping of consumerist identities.
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