Depression

• A fact sheet from the National Institute of Mental Health that describes the symptoms of depression and bipolar disorder and how young people can get help for themselves or their friends.
• Depression: What You Can Do About It

Drinking

• Al-Anon/Alateen provides help for teens whose lives are affected by someone else’s drinking.
• Drinking: It Can Spin Your World Around: Facts for Teens

Driving

• Drivesafe: For parents and future teen drivers needing solutions, instructions, statistics and education on everything about safe teen driving.
• New Jersey Graduated Driver License Program For First-Time Drivers

Drugs

• The Partnership for a Drug-Free America site aims to help kids and teens reject substance abuse by influencing attitudes through persuasive information.
• The Science Behind Drug Abuse
  This NIDA for Teens Web site is brought to you by the scientists at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Employment

• Fact Sheet for Teen-Aged Workers (This Department of Labor page highlights issues related to teens working.)
• New Jersey Requirements
  Employment Certificate: Issued to minors under age 18 (mandated), issued by school.
  Age Certificate: Issued to minors ages 18 to 21 (on request), issued by school.

Health

• TeensHealth.org was created for honest, accurate information and advice about health, relationships, and growing up. They offer a safe, private place that's accessible 24 hours a day to get the doctor-approved info you need. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media.
• The Burlington County Community Partnership for Healthy Adolescents is focused on adolescent pregnancy prevention, sexually transmitted infection prevention and drug and alcohol prevention. The prime areas are Burlington City, Mount Holly, Willingboro and Pemberton.

Smoking/Tobacco

• New Jersey Teens Are Not For Sale Teens and smoking do not mix.
• The Truth provides information about smoking and tobacco products in a pretty cool format.

Violence & Crime

• Teens, Crime and the Community is a joint program of the National Crime Prevention Council and Street Law, Inc. Youth under 19 years of age are the people most likely to be victims of violent crime. Do something about it.
• Violence Warning Signs, produced by the American Psychology Association and MTV, provide teens information about identifying the signs of violent behavior.