Websites
Advice on Relationships with Family and Friends
GirlsHealth.govA resource of the US Department of Health and Human Services, this website provides guidance for girls ages 10-16 in all areas of health. The relationship section includes resources for strengthening family ties and improving teen friendship.
Kids Help Phone: TeensA canadian counseling and referral service for children and youth, Kids Help Phone gathered resources for teens to use when dealing with changes in family structure, conflicts with siblings, divorce, and foster care. The site also includes information about making and keeping friends, managing conflict with friends, and ending a friendship healthily.
TeenGrowthTeenGrowth provides answers to questions that teen have about a variety of subjects, including relationships with friends and families. Questions are sorted by topic to make searching more easy, and include subjects such as cliques and bullying, communication and independence.
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Go Ask Alice!A sexually explicit site for older teenagers, Go Ask Alice! features health and psychiatry workers at Columbia University who answer frank teen questions about every realm of teen life. Questions and answers are grouped into categories, including Talking with Parents, Friendship, and Culture, Race, Religion & Family.
ReachOut USATeenHealthFXClinical social workers, health educators, and health professionals as well as teens and community volunteers answer questions about health and sexuality, family and friends. The "relationships" section includes questions about sibling conflicts, hovering parents, and new stepfamilies.
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Get Involved and Meet New People
DoSomething.OrgOne of the largest organizations in the US for teens and social change, DoSomething.org is a nonpartisan group that helps young people organize local and national campaigns about causes that matter to them.
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