Parents

**If you have questions or concerns about your child, we are here to help. Please contact the TJ School Social Worker Samanda Davis, School Nurse Betty Richmeier and/or your School Psychologist Natalie Koncz.** || [|Speak Now Colorado]"Having conversations about alcohol as early as practical and as often as possible is one of the most important steps to keeping a child alcohol free." Click on the above link to find more information/support. Counseling Resources that includes suicide hot lines and substance abuse programs
 * **Mental Health Resources for Parents **
 * Denver Area Resources
 * Denver Area Resources

[|211 hotline - United Way link to search for services needed]

[|Parents Guide for Substance Abuse Prevention], Circle of Concern Consortium

 Having problems getting your teen to attend school? Check out these resources! [|Resources: Has your teen run away from home] ? Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PGLAG) 303-333-0286 (24-hour support) ||   || Colorado Youth Survey **In 2010 there were 867 suicide deaths in Colorado. Suicide is the 7th leading cause of death in Colorado for all ages and the 2nd leading cause of death for those aged 10-24 years old.** ** In a 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey given to Colorado high school students, 25 % of youth reported feeling so sad or hopeless every day for 2 weeks or more in a row that they stopped doing normal activities. About 14% reported seriously considering attempting suicide in the last 12 months and about 8 % attempted suicide in the past 12 months. ** HGT book recommendations: • Galbraith, J ( 2009) __ The ____ Gifted Kids' Survival Guide: For Ages 10 & Under __ • Walker, S. (1991) __ The ____ Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids: How to Understand, Live With, and Stick Up for Your Gifted ____ Child __

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Need Health insurance but make too much for Medcaid or CHP plus? Kaiser has a new insurance. Click on the link for more information. <span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.66px;">[] ||  ||  Mental Health Warning Signs and Strategies (Colorado Dept of Education) Depression <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,Kalimati,sans-serif;">Self-Injury/Cutting ADHD Mood Disorder <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,Kalimati,sans-serif;">[|Twice-Exceptional Students: Gifted Students with Disabilities Resource Book] Substance use Conduct Disorder PTSD <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,Kalimati,sans-serif;">Anxiety Resources

__<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,Kalimati,sans-serif;">Warning Signs for Youth Suicide __ ||