Parent Tool Kit

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Parent Tool Kit -

MATERIALS

Drug and Substance Terms Every Teen and Parent Should Know

List of the most commonly misused drugs and their effects

IFLA Directory of Community Resources

List of local organizations & businesses

Worried About Someone You Love?

Brochure created by impacted parents for impacted parents

Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Department of Education,Growing Up Drug Free: A Parent’s Guide to Substance Use Prevention, Washington, D.C., 2024

A comprehensive resource that offers parents information to help them raise children

who understand the risks of substance use. This guide includes:

 An overview of substance use among children, youth, and young adults;

 Descriptions of some substances young people may use;

 A look at risk factors—including social media usage—that may influence children,

youth, and young adults to try drugs, and protective factors that help reduce

those risks;

 Suggestions for how to talk to young people about drugs, tailored to their age

group; and

 Tips on what to do if you think your child is using drugs.

WEBSITE RESOURCES

  • Use the pill finder to identify medications by visual appearance (imprint, color, shape)

    or medicine name

    https://www.drugs.com/pill_identification.html

  • The Al-Anon and Nar-Anon Family Groups are primarily for those who know or have

    known a feeling of desperation concerning the addiction problem of someone very near

    to them. Meetings are available in person and online with a broad selection of

    locations, days, and times offered.

    https://al-anon.org/

    1-888-4-ALANON

    https://www.nar-anon.org/

    1-800-477-6291

  • https://www.operationparent.org/

    Operation Parent is a national nonprofit that exists to empower parents (and

    caregivers) to fully engage in ongoing conversations with their K-12 children about

    technology, substance use, and mental health issues for purposes of prevention.

    Evidence-based parent handbooks and free monthly webinars are available to raise

    both the awareness and confidence needed to jumpstart these conversations.

  • https://www.cadca.org/

    CADCA unites diverse sectors including schools, law enforcement, youth, parents,

    healthcare, media, and tribal communities to champion prevention strategies that

    address substance misuse and the broader factors shaping community health.

  • https://findtreatment.gov/

    1-800-662-HELP

    National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

    Call or text 988

    Confidential and anonymous resource for persons seeking treatment for mental and

    substance use disorders in the United States and its territories.

  • https://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/

    Resources for Youth Substance Use Prevention

     Tips to Improve Your Emotional Well-Being | How Right Now | Centers for

    Disease Control and Prevention

     About Children's Mental Health | Children’s Mental Health | CDC

     Behavioral Health Resources for Teens and Young Adults | The Administration

    for Children and Families

     How and When to Use Naloxone for an Opioid Overdose

     For support related to mental health and substance use, contact the 988

    Suicide and Crises Lifeline

  • https://www.nami.org/

    1-800-950-6264 or text NAMI to 741741

    NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building

    better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. The organization is

    an alliance of more than 600 local affiliates who work in communities to raise

    awareness and provide support to those in need.

  • https://dmh.lacounty.gov/

    1-800-854-7771 or text LA to 74141

    LACDMH is dedicated to hope, recovery, and wellbeing for everyone across LA

    County. Mental health services provided include assessments, case management,

    crisis intervention, medication support, peer support, psychotherapy and other

    rehabilitative services. Services are provided in a variety of settings including

    residential facilities, clinics, schools, hospitals, juvenile halls and camps, mental health

    courts, board and care homes, in the field and in people’s homes. We also provide

    counseling to victims of natural and man-made disasters, their families and emergency

    first responders. No one will be denied access to services due to inability to pay, and

    there is a discounted/sliding fee schedule available based on family size and income.

VIDEOS

The Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery at Vanderbilt has developed a community outreach program led by the Director of Outreach and Advocacy Programs, Dr. Kristen Gilliland. This outreach program is fueled by the loss of Kristen’s 22-year old son, Anders, to an accidental drug overdose in 2019. Anders suffered from schizophrenia most likely brought on by ingesting high potency cannabis in his early teens. He later became addicted to heroin and cocaine after his mental illness became more difficult to manage. Kristen and the Warren Center have a sincere passion for reaching the young to prevent this heartbreaking tragedy from happening to other families.