Parent Resources
Helpful Resources for Parents
Drug Prevention
- CA Information on Cannabis: CA Department of Public Health
- Athlete Committed Program: Butte Youth Now
- E-cigarettes & Youth: Butte Youth Now
- Wasted Documentary: Butte Youth Now Coalition
- Getting Help in Butte County: Butte County Behavioral Health
- Anti-Drug Parent Resource eBooks & Guides: Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
Bullying
- What is Bullying: CA Dept. of Education
- Bullying Prevention & Intervention: CUSD
- Stop Bullying: Stop Bullying.gov
- Prevent Cyber Bullying: Cyber Bully 411
Depression
- Signs & Symptoms of Youth Depression for Parents: Butte Youth Now
- Cyberbullying: Cyber Bully 411
- Suicide Prevention: Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- Parent & Staff Resources: CUSD
- Reaction Responses to Suicide: CUSD
- Information on Suicide Prevention & Mental Wellness: Youth by Youth
- Fight Suicide: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Help After a Suicide Death: Friends for Survival
- Talking to Children About Violence: NASP
Internet Safety
- Cyber Safety: Safe Teens
- Internet Safety: Internet Education Foundation
- Parent Resources: National Crime Prevention Council
- PBS, Frontline Special: Growing Up Online
- Resources for Youth: Cyberbullying
- Safeguarding Social Media Accounts: CUSD
- SECURLY - Internet Filtering, Browsing History and website access controls for HOME
- Students & Technology: Wired Safety
- Technology Safety: Connect Safely
Stranger Danger
- Safety Information: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
- Teaching Children About Strangers: My Child Safety
- Child Abduction Unit: CA Dept. of Justice
- Stranger Danger: Safety Cops
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- Basic Needs: Food / Shelter / Clothing
- Children & Family Services / Parenting Support
- Utility Payment Assistance
- CalFresh Grocery Supplement Program
- Alcohol & Drug Treatment / Screening & Information
- Counseling and Support Groups
- Health Insurance / Covered California
- Health Care / Prevention / Screening
- Transportation Information / Trip Planning
- Employment Training
- Volunteer Opportunities
- And much more....
California Dream Act
9/5/2017 - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson denounced President Trump’s decision to suspend the federal Dream Act and told California public school students and their families that California will keep protecting and supporting them by continuing the California Dream Act.
On September 5, 2017, President Trump suspended the 2012 federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The DACA program allowed young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country as children to continue to live, study and work in the U.S. President Trump provided Congress six months to determine legislatively how to address undocumented students moving forward.
More than 200,000 of these students live in California. However, the State of California has its own California Dream Act, which is unrelated to federal DACA. The California Dream Act allows undocumented students to receive state financial aid for college. The California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) operates this program. The CSAC has stated that it will take all available legal precautions to protect confidential student information. The information collected by CSAC is used solely to determine eligibility for state financial aid and is not shared with any other government agency.
For additional information, please visit the California Department of Education’s website.
