CRISIS LINES- (all are 24 hours a day 7 days a week)

Careline Crisis Intervention (1-877-266-4357) - Statewide suicide prevention and crisis intervention services to Alaskan residents.

STAR (Standing Together Against Rape)- 1-800-478-8999 - This is an Alaskan Crisis Line and provides counseling for sexual assault, date rape and other sexual issues.

Covenant House- 1-800-999-9999- This is a national crisis line which provides counseling for suicide, depression, relationships, drugs, alcohol,etc.

Anchorage Covenant House- (271-1255) - located at 609 F St.

National Parent Information Network: http://npin.org/ – This resource includes access to Parent News, an online magazine filled with information, news, and other resources about significant parenting issues.

Facts for Families: www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/index.htm -- This site, developed by the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, provides a wealth of information about issues pertinent to children, adolescents, and their families.

Parenting Matters: http://lifematters.com/parentn.html – Contributions to this site come from counselors and parent educators. Topics at this forum include: a Grandparenting Column, Bridging the Generation Gap, Positive Discipline, Parenting Our Future, and so on.

Yahoo! - Society and Culture: Families: Parenting: www.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Families/Parenting/ -- This is an excellent site at which to begin a search regarding parenting issues. This site links to other Internet resources on topics such as: Adoption, Children’s Health, Books, Child Safety, Fathering, Magazines, Educating Your Child, Mothering, Single Parents, Step Parenting, Special Needs, Organizations, and more!

Parent Soup: www.parentsoup.com/ -- Parent Soup is an online community dedicated to raising "happy, healthy" children. This site provides opportunities for online communication between parents with children of all ages, from daily chats to message boards.

LD Online: www.ldonline.org/ --The focus of this site is learning disabilities, and it contains information for parents, teachers, and children. This site is a service of the Learning Disabilities Project at WETA, Washington, D.C., in association with the Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities.