(http://www.childrenarepeople.org)

Children are People is a Minneapolis-based support group Internet site with resources for peer resistance-directed prevention initiatives.  This site provides resources for kids and parents, as well as curricula that has been used in ATODA prevention work that would be of interest to teachers and program facilitators.

(http://www.cyfc.umn.edu)

The CYFC's Electronic Clearinghouse is a forum for sharing information and exchanging ideas established by the University of Minnesota. It is a very good resource for community-based initiatives which improve the quality of family and children's lives. This site also contains information about Community Partnerships, resources from "Family Re-Union" a national conversation about the American family and public policy, and several links to various Minnesota-based outreach programs.

(http://www.pta.org/commonsense)

This site is by the National Parent, Teacher Association (PTA) and is an online resource for families, PTA's and community leaders.  The site offers informal yet relevant approaches for ATODA education and prevention strategies. 

(http://www.cadca.org)

The CADCA web site is part of the Building Drug-free Communities initiative, the National Public Awareness calendar for 2000 (which highlights important events for drug prevention) and provides links to online "best practices" resources that accept submissions.

(http://www.croya.com)

Since 1980, CROYA has been charged with attending to the social and psychological needs of the young adults of Lake Forest and Lake Bluff. It provides a supportive atmosphere where students can identify their needs and, around those needs, create structured programs that are both positive and rewarding. Through it's programs, students engage in alternative activities, build confidence and self-esteem, develop leadership skills, and act as a referral to resources for peers whose needs are beyond their control.

(http://www.mnschoolhealth.com) 

This Coordinated School Health site provides information about alcohol and tobacco use prevention, teacher training in prevention, and a starter kit for coordinated school health programming. Access to recent reports and links to resources are also available.

(http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/chc/parenting/raising.html) 

Raising Teens: A Synthesis of Research and a Foundation for Action by A.Rae Simpson is available for download on this site.

In creating Raising Teens, the project put particular emphasis on identifying those conclusions about the parenting of adolescents about which there is widespread agreement among researchers and practitioners.

(http://www.jointogether.org/sa)

Join Together is the Connecticut State Governor's prevention program for youth. This web site has a wealth of information links for ATODA in the area of Science-based prevention.

(http://www.health.org/reality/Resources)

This site provides internet resources for national drug prevention programs and research centers such as the American Council for Drug Education and  the Center for Substance Abuse Research. 

(http://education.state.mn.us/mde/index.html)

The Minnesota Department of Education site provides current information about Minnesota educational programs and services (including the Minnesota Graduation Standards), district information, and statewide workshops and grants.  The site also hosts links to the three top State executives, Jesse Ventura, Mae Schunk, and Christine Jax.

(http://www.miph.org/star)

The Minnesota Star of the North Prevention Coalition web site hosts state-wide information about ATODA prevention, a list of ethnic and community directed initiatives with contact information, legislative updates, and a calendar of events.

(http://www.mntobacco.net)

The website for the Minnesota Youth Tobacco Prevention Initiative provides a comprehensive look at the history and current events of youth tobacco prevention in Minnesota and an overview of the tobacco endowment. There are many links to health providers and organizations involved in tobacco prevention and an on-line newsletter.

(http://www.ncfy.com)

This site is the Family and Youth Services Bureau's (FYSB) central resource on youth and family policy and practice. (FYSB is a division of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families [ACYF] and a part of the US Department of Health and Human Services.)

The site offers resources for researchers, educators, community leaders, parents and youths.

(http://www.nationalfamilies.org)

NFIA is a national drug education, prevention, and policy center based in Atlanta, Georgia. They support interesting collaborative programs with family and community, along with the usual news updates on ATODA prevention initiatives.

(http://www.parentingisprevention.org)

Parenting is Prevention - The Parent Collaboration is a coalition of parent's and family drug prevention groups nationwide who are working to build the parent-drug prevention movement and is under contract to the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP).  This site provides tips for parents, chat forums and partnership organizations by ethnic group. 

(No longer online)

The Target Market's home page allows the viewer to become a member, learn about the history of the campaign, keep up with what each MN county is doing in tobacco prevention, view the Target Market ads, and read information on tobacco policy and tobacco company litigation and internal documents. There is also an active chat room and a forum for testimonials about tobacco use and prevention.

(http://ag.arizona.edu/)

Developed by the Cooperative Extension System, this site contains downloadable pdf files for on-line basic evaluation training curriculum prepared for people doing community based programming with children, youth and families.

(http://www.health.org/yourtime)

This site is part of the Mentor Kids Program (a national pubic education campaign developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) and offers opportunities for adult volunteers, and activities to help young at risk youths between 7 and 14 years old.