Resources for Families

1) Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network
www.cyfernet.org
CYFERnet is a national network of Land Grant university faculty and county Extension educators working to support community-based educational programs for children, youth, parents and families. It brings together the best children, youth and family resources of all the public Land-Grant universities in the country. Materials are carefully reviewed by college and university faculty.

2) Family Support America (FSA)
www.familysupportamerica.org
Family Support America is the national resource organization for the theory, policy, and practice of family support.

3) National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA)
www.childrenofalcoholics.org
NACoA advocates for all children and families affected by alcoholism and other drug dependencies by raising public awareness, providing leadership in public policy at the national, state, and local levels and advocating for appropriate, effective and accessible education and prevention services.

4) National Families in Action
www.nationalfamilies.org
NFIA is a drug education, prevention, and policy center founded to help families and communities prevent drug use among children by promoting policies based on science. It maintains a drug-information center and a web site, and publishes articles, pamphlets, books, and a quarterly digest, Drug Abuse Update.

5) Parents. The Antidrug.
www.theantidrug.com
TheAntiDrug.com provides parents and other caring adults with strategies and tips on raising healthy, drug-free children. This award-winning site encourages parents to help their children with these difficult issues by offering information from behavioral experts as well as other parents.