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Health
4Girls Health
Current health information for girls age 10-16.
Ask Zen
Topics include medical concerns, emotional health, substance abuse and nutrition.
Cool Nurse
Articles and links to health-related information including sexuality, mental health, male health, social life and binge drinking. Good list of toll-free hotline numbers.
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TeenGrowth
Find answers to questions about your health.
TeensHealth.org
Indexed articles and links about nutrition, physical and psychological health, sex, staying safe, health problems and more. Hot Topics look at what other teens are reading today. The daily quiz gets your mind working!
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Pregnancy and Sex
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Straightforward information for teens and parents regarding pregnancy and pregnancy prevention. Many different links to government and nonprofit sites spanning all kinds of religious and secular views. Girl Scouts, Focus on the Family, Girls, Inc.
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Sex, Etc.
A sexuality and health newsletter written by teens for teens.
Teenwire
Planned Parenthood's site for teens has information about sexuality, health and relationships.
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Advice and Counseling
Raven Days
All about bullying, especially in school, from why to how to deal with it to other options for schooling - get out of high school fast.
SmartGirl
This web site is written by the teenage girls who visit the site. Read or write reviews on virtually anything, from books to body care, or talk about topics of interest with other girls on the web site's discussion boards.
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SuicideHotlines.com
Provides phone numbers for county and city help lines for each state.
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Substances
Al-Anon and Alateen
A national web site to help the families and friends of alcoholics.
Freevibe.com
This site will give you information on specific drugs, answer your drug-related questions, and give you the opportunity to speak out.
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I Quit!
Download the "I Quit" booklet to help you stop smoking.
Partnership for a Drug-Free America
This cool site will give you the lowdown on specific drugs, answer your drug-related questions, and give you the opportunity to speak out.
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Money
I Buy Different
Part of the Be, Live, Buy Different Campaign, a new national program from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Center for a New American Dream, which teaches young people how to make a difference by buying differently.
Jump$tart Coalition
Take a short test to find out what kind of life you want to live and what it will take you to get there.
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Motley Fool
The best ways for teens to save and make money. Learn investing and what to expect from it...and how to become a millionaire!
The NEFE Teen Resource Bureau (NTRB)
This site was designed by a few twenty-somethings and a select group of teenagers to help you determine the best way to handle money, buy a car, pay for college, and more.
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GLBT (Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender)
PA Diversity Network
Includes youth services information.
OutProud - Be Yourself
National Coalition for Gay, Les, Bi & Transgender Youth. Articles, news, book selections and an online
zine for youth.
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Youth Resource
Offers support, community, resources, and peer-to-peer education about issues of concern to GLBT questioning young people.
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Advocacy and Volunteering
Choose or Lose
Political information from MTV.com.
Lycoming County Volunteer Connection,
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list of organizations looking for volunteers. .
Rock the Vote
Rock the Vote is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that engages youth in the political process by incorporating the entertainment community and youth culture into its activities.
Youth Free Expression Network
This web site gives teens an outlet to express world and political views and teaches them how they can become advocates for those beliefs.
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Youth Service America
Resource center that partners with thousands of organizations committed to increasing the quality and quantity of volunteer opportunities for young people.
Youth Volunteer Network
Volunteer stories, tips on how to be heard, and a database of current volunteer opportunities.
YouthNOISE
This web site encourages you to "Make some Noise!" by taking action to make a difference. Find out about current issues such as politics, education, animal rights, gun violence, and homelessness. Speak out by posting your opinions on a message board or read what others have to say.
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