Youth

GIRL POWER! Website: www.girlpower.gov. It was created to help girls make it from childhood to adolescence without turning to unhealthy eating habits, drugs, depression or obsessions with unrealistic images of how they should look and act.

It features "Bodywise" pages to help girls make the most of their physical and intellectual abilities and to feel good about who and what they are.

GIRL'S INC., 120 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005-3902, 800.374.4475, Email: communications@girls-inc.org, website: www.girlsinc.org. Programs encourage self-esteem while counteracting negative messages. Also, researches what makes girls tick and how to help them prepare for fulfilling adult lives. Inspiring all girls to be smart, strong and bold.

HAPPY HILL FARM, Children's Home, 3846 North Hwy 144, Granbury, TX 76048, 254.897.4822, Fax: 254.897.7650, website: www.happyhillfarm.org. Has a loving home and a special school for good kids with problems, kids who need a better chance… and help. For 27 years they have run a caring home for troubled children where they can laugh, play and grow up in peace and safety, without drugs and violence lurking nearby.

NATIONAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST YOUTH VIOLENCE, (NCAYV), 1.888.544.5437, website: www.connectforkids.org. Nationwide public awareness campaign that works to reduce youth violence by and against youth. Mission is to create a safer America for all youth to live, learn and grow.

NATIONAL RUNAWAY YOUTH, 3080 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657, 773.880.9860, Fax: 773.929.5150, 1.800.621.4000, website: www.nrscrisisline.org/. Helping youth and families. 24 hour crisis line. Anonymous and confidential.