Visit the CUSD 10 Virtual Calming Room for resources, links and advice for managing emotions and feelings.

• Click here to go to StopBullying.gov website
• Access Cyberbullying Research Center Resources

Madison County Resource Packet with information regarding housing and rental assistance, emergency shelters, health care services, clothing and food resources, Veterans services and more.

Marijuana

• Connection November 2018 Newsletter–Marijuana

Vaping

• So You Want to Quit Your Vapes, E-Cigarettes or JUULs?:  Resources for Teens and Young Adults
• Education Week:  The School Vaping Crisis – How Schools are Fighting Back. 
• E-Cigarettes and Youth:  What Parents Need to Know
• E-Cigarette Parent Tip Sheet
• Illinois Department of Public Health Warns of Dangers of Vaping

HERE’S A VIDEO FROM ST. LOUIS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL ABOUT VAPING:

• Kids Mental Health website
• National Institute of Mental Health: Children with Mental Illness
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention:  About Suicide
• Crisis Text Line / Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor
• Access the Madison County Mental Health Resource Directory

• Helping Your Child Deal with Peer Pressure 
• Videos from Brooks Gibbs, Social Skills Educator

• Scholastic article “How to Talk to Your Child About Social Media”

• Dial 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
• Text HOME to 741741 to reach the Crisis Text Line
• Contact Safe2Help Illinois: Dial 844-4-SAFEIL, Text SAFE2 (72332), email HELP@Safe2HelpIL.com OR click the image below.

• American Academy of Pediatrics: “Talking to Children about Tragedies and other News Events”
• National Institute of Mental Health:  “Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters: What Parents Can Do”
• National Association of School Psychologists: “Talking to Children About Violence:  Tips for Parents and Teachers”
• Child Development Institute:  “How To Talk To Kids About Violence”
• Mental Health America: “Talking To Kids About Fear And Violence”