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4 Things Parents Need to Know About JUUL and Nicotine Addiction - If you are the parent of a middle or high school student, you may already know that the popular new e-cigarette JUUL is reigniting concerns about nicotine addiction in youth.. JUUL has been making headlines and prompting crackdowns from the Food and Drug Administration for its popularity among teens.

ALICE Training Institute - Our drive to make a difference and continue to lead the evolution in active shooter response tactics is at the core of what makes our solutions so effective. At the ALICE Training Institute, we’re always working to create new stories of improvement. From teachers and healthcare professionals to police and everyday citizens, our active shooter training classes teach skills that improve your chances of survival anywhere you go in life.

L.E.A.P. Program - L.E.A.P. exists to create positive change in whole communities by training, educating, and empowering police officers to become mindful and connection-oriented, serving their communities with authenticity.e...
Live Through This - Its mission is to change public attitudes about suicide for the better; to reduce prejudice and discrimination against attempt survivors; to provide comfort to those experiencing suicidality by letting them know that they’re not alone and tomorrow is possible; to give insight to those who have trouble understanding suicidality, and catharsis to those who have lost a loved one; and to be used as a teaching tool for clinicians in training, or anyone else who might benefit from a deeper understanding of first-person experiences with suicide.
NetSmartz - An interactive, educational program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) that provides age-appropriate resources to help teach children how to be safer on- and offline. The program is designed for children ages 5-17, parents and guardians, educators, and law enforcement. With resources such as videos, games, activity cards, and presentations, NetSmartz entertains while it educates.
Safe and Sound Schools - Their mission is to support school crisis prevention, response, and recovery, and to protect every school and every student, every day.
Sandy Hook Promise - Building a national movement of parents, schools and community organizations engaged and empowered to deliver gun violence prevention programs and mobilize for the passage of sensible state and national policy. 
StopBullying.gov - StopBullying.gov provides information from various government agencies on what bullying is, what cyberbullying is, who is at risk, and how you can prevent and respond to bullying. 
Truth Initiative - Truth Initiative® is America’s largest non-profit public health organization dedicated to making tobacco use a thing of the past. We speak, seek and spread the truth about tobacco through education, tobacco-control research and policy studies, community activism and engagement, and innovation in tobacco dependence treatment.
Walk & Bike to School - The National Center for Safe Routes to School, the coordinating agency for Walk and Bike to School Day, is committed to empowering communities to make walking and bicycling to school a safe, appealing, preferred choice for families.