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There are many excellent sites on the Internet where you can find additional information about the topics covered in the Connections: Children, Youth & Family directory. This page contains related Internet sites for chapters 6-11 of the directory.
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Chapter Six: Family Assistance
Clothing, Energy, Food, Housing, Shelter and Transportation
Family Financial Assistance
Chapter Eight: Physical Well Being
AIDS
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AIDS from MedlinePlus
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AIDS Handbook
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HIV / AIDS from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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HIV / AIDS from Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Infectious Disease and Environmental Health Administration
Birth Control / Family Planning
Dental Services
Eating Disorders
Health Centers and Hospitals
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Baltimore County Public Library Health InfoCenter Covers medical conditions and diseases, drugs, alternative medicine, nutrition and fitness, and substance abuse. Compare local doctors, hospitals, home health care, and nursing homes. Find health organizations, hotlines, and support groups, medical and health news, disability resources, caregiving information, and more.
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Hospital Compare
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Maryland Health Care Commission Consumer Guides
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Maryland Hospital Performance Evaluation Guide helps you find a hospital that provides a high quality of care for a specific medical condition or to compare hospital performance.
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Services for the Uninsured within and outside the Baltimore County Department of Health
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Tips for Talking to Your Doctor
Home Care
Medical Financial Assistance
Medical Information and Referral
Pregnancy and Services for Young Parents
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Baltimore County Department of Health's Children Health Services
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Baltimore County Department of Health's Women's Health Services
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Baltimore County Department of Social Services: Parenting, Children and Adolescent Resources
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4parents.gov can help you talk to your child, pre-teen, or teen early and often about healthy relationships, waiting to have sex, what happens as he or she grows, and other important topics.
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Center for Maternal and Child Health programs and services to improve the health and well-being of all women, newborns, children and adolescents in Maryland.
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Maryland Family Health Administration protects, promotes and improves the health and well-being of all Marylanders and their families through community-based public health efforts
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Maternal and Infant Health from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Designed to improve women's health before, during and after pregnancy and to have a healthy pregnancy and baby.
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National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregancies
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Parents' Place of Maryland for families of children with special needs.
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Planned Parenthood
Sexually Transmitted Disease
Substance Abuse
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Baltimore County Department of Social Services' Foster and Adoptive Parenting
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Covenant House NineLine (800-999-9999) helps young people in crisis to get assistance and for parents seeking guidance about difficult family situations, or for those desperately trying to locate a runaway child. A free, confidential crisis hotline that operates 365 days a year, 2 pm-midnight across all
time zones.
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Focus Adolescent Services' Runaways and Missing Children covers things to do when your teen runs away, what to do when they return, warning signs, and runaway prevention.
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"Home Free" Bus Program Provides youth ages 12 to 20 can get free bus transportation through Grayhound Lines back to parents or a legal guardian. If you are 19 or 20 and not returning to your parent’s home, arrangements for a ticket can be made to an independent living facility in, or near, your hometown.
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I’m afraid that my friend may run away. How can I stop it?" from girlshealth.gov
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Running Away by KidsHealth from Nemours Directed at youth.
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Running Away from Home by healthychildren.org and the American Academy of Pediatrics Advice on what to do if your child threatens to run away.
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Team Hope 1-866-305-HOPE provides one-on-one support to parents of missing children through a volunteer network of parents who have survived the experience. The website also offers a wealth of information on family non-family and international abduction, runaways, Internet enticement, and more.
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Understanding and Preventing Teenage Runaways Motivations for running away, warning signs, and advice to parents from Dr. Michael G. Conner, PsyD
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When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide Written by others who have experienced the trauma of a missing child. Offers practical information and advice, as well as words of hope and encouragement, to parents of missing children.
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