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Mental Health - News and Announcements |
YouthYouth MOVE National providing Individual Youth Memberships to 75 outstanding youthYouth MOVE National Offers FREE Individual Youth Memberships! Are you a youth interested in transforming the mental health system while raising awareness and reducing stigma? Keep reading… Would you like to be involved with Youth MOVE National? Keep reading… Free Online Career Development Course Available to 16 Million Students NationwideFree Online Career Development Course Now Available to 16 Million Students Nationwide PACER Center launches national teen bullying prevention Web sitePACER Center launches national teen bullying prevention Web siteTeen star Demi Lovato announces partnership to support TeensAgainstBullying.org and PACER’s National Center for Bullying Prevention 
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On-Line Mental Health Fair
Online Mental Health Fair
Revolution Health is joining with its nonprofit partners to help you to feel well and do "good" at the same time. By participating in our Health Fair you will get the latest in mental health information and support. For each booth that you visit Revolution Health will donate $.25 to the organization. Convenant House - Youth Supports, Anchorage
- Shelter , hot food, a shower, clean clothes, warm bed, and immediate medical attention youth might need Anchorage Branch of the Washington Vocational Services
Washington Vocational Services
This company has an office here in Anchorage and offers free job search, placement, and disability support within our community. Services are free, but there is very specific eligibility criteria. This may be right for someone you know!
For more information, click here: http://www.wvs.org/
The Anchorage Youth Development Coalition
The Anchorage Youth Development Coalition provides leadership and coordinates resources and efforts to ensure that all Anchorage youth thrive. AYDC works to increase protective factors and reduce substance abuse and other risk factors through the Developmental Assets Framework, and other research based prevention strategies.
The Foster Club - For Teens
The Foster Club is an online source of information and support for teens involved in foster care.
By Girls For Girls
A site for girls with information about depression, stress, body, relationships, abortion, exploitation, drugs, and international issues. Also includes a message board.
Self Injury Information
Information about Self Injury, how to help a friend or yourself http://www.siari.co.uk/ The Self-Injury Hotline is 1-800-DONT CUT or 1-800-366-8288 and on the web at http://www.selfinjury.com
FFSA
FACING FOSTER CARE IN ALASKA Facing Foster Care in Alaska (FFCA) is a group of current foster youth and alumni that has formed to make improvements to the foster care system in Alaska. Please contact shae@ayfn for any information.
Kids helping Kids and Youth helping Youth
---If it is to be it is up to me---Help navigate yourself in the classroom. Help teachers learn how to help you and understand your disability. Teachers are very resourceful people and most of the time very caring. If you help them to help you, learning can be done together!
Transforming Childrens Mental Health Care in Indian Country
Since the mid-1990's a total of 27 American Indians/Alaska Native and urban Indian communities have experienced positive outcomes at all levels in both planning and implementing a system of care approach. Since the work is funded by the Center for Mental Health Services and is written as specifically for children with severe emotional disturbance, the lead programs in these efforts tend to be the tribal childrens mental health programs.
Sexual Health - physical and psychological
Advocates for Youth is the only organization that works both in the United States and in developing countries with a sole focus on adolescent reproductive and sexual health.
Job Accommodation Network
JAN is a free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations, disability legislation, and the employability of people with disabilities. JAN is a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor.
Educational Opportunity Center
In Anchorage or Mat-Su, the organization provides information and assistance for adults (ages 18 and older) to enroll in postsecondary education or traning programs: computer classes, tutorial information, information about entrance requirements and process, application assistance to schools or training beyond high school, assistance in finding scholarships and loans, career exploration and job market information. For high school students thee are two additional programs: Educational Talent Search and Upward Bound to assist students in preparing for college.
Beginning Teacher's Tool Box
Interested in getting tips, inspirations, and thoughts for teachers throughout the year on a regular basis? Interested in learning about recent website updates including the monthly tip, article, and more? Join our Newsletter and become a part of the growing Inspiring Teachers' Community! The short tips newsletter is sent out once a week. The updates newsletter is sent once a month to inform you of the latest updates to our website
Alaska Works Initiative
Welcome the the Alaska Works Initiative - employment training and technical assistance site.
We have developed this site as a tool for people with disabilities, benefit planners, service providers, employers and others to access current information about employment and benefits planning services. We hope this site gives you good information to make your employment efforts a success.
Alaska Family Directory
Alaska Family Directory - Welcome to the Alaska Family Directory for parents of children with special needs!
Nine Star-Employment and Educational Services
Nine Star programs focus on literacy, job readiness and professional development. These programs equip clients with the skills necessary to find a job, keep a job and advance on the job.
Employment and Disability Statistics - 2002
In the year 2002, an estimated 7.7 percent (plus or minus 0.2 percentage points) of civilian, non-institutionalized, men and women, aged 18-64 in the United States reported a disability. In other words, 13,474,000 out of 174,896,000 (or about one in 13) civilian, non-institutionalized, men and women, aged 18-64 in the United States reported a disability. The estimated percentage above is based on a sample of 128,588 persons who participated in the Current Population Survey (CPS).
Career Exploration with e-mentors
A web site to connect youth with adults who have interesting careers and want to answer your questions about what they do, how they prepared for such a career and how they dealt with their own disabilities. Some of their disabilities are visible (like using a wheelchair) and some are not visible (like depression or a learning disability). On this site, you can read the information or post questions. After a short training, you can e-mail or contact the mentor directly.
Alaska Works Initiative
A web site that explains how to address barriers to employment if you are an Alaskan with a disability, where and how to get support and help to prepare to begin or return to work and the finances of working while still on public benefits (like Medicaid). Explanation of the "ticket to work" program, benefits calculator and planners, beginning your own business and understanding the various programs that apply to SSI or SSDI income, such as PASS (Plan to Achieve Self-Support), Self-Employment Subsidty, IRWE (Impairment Related Work Expenses).
Special Education Parent Resource Center - Anchorage
STeP is a part of the Anchorage School District. Is is a support for parents and teachers and has a large library on special education; the web-site has information about Special Education in the Anchorage School District and links to information about the law and other disability related topics; and a calendar of events and support groups. See the "Calendar of Events" for groups and trainings. Most are free to the public.
Youth (leadership) development information
The National Youth Development Information Center, NYDUCm is a project of the The National Assembly through its affinity group, the National Collaboration for Youth. NYDIC provides practice-related information about youth development to national and local youth-serving organizations at low cost or no cost.
Teen bulletin board
Teen site for and by teens and pre-teens (monitored by an adult professional). Safe cyberspace for teens to work out issues.
Preparing for College Education & Rights for Students with Disabilities
Questions and answers about the rights that students have in high school compared with the rights in post secondary education setting.
Job Corps
Job Corps is the nation's largest and most comprehensive residential, education and job training program for at-risk youth, ages 16 through 24.
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