Parent Resources

CASSY (Counseling and Support Services for Youth) is a Bay Area nonprofit agency that partners with local schools to develop the social and emotional fitness of all students through crisis intervention, ongoing counseling, and proactive mental health education. Contact (408) 354-2730 x505.  www.cassybayarea.org

The SHIFT Coalition (Safety and Health Is FirsT) of Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, and Saratoga—is a broad-based coalition of parents, youth, educators, agencies, government, and more, whose focus is enhancing the safety and health of youth by making significant change in underage drinking attitudes and behaviors.  www.SHIFTCoalition.org

The Parenting Continuum—a series of programs for parents and families, to teach, support, and nurture family relationships.  It is a cooperative partnership of Adult Education of LGS Recreation, The Elementary Education Council of LGUSD, Healthy Lifestyles Committee, WorkAbility 1 and SHIFT Coalition of LGSHSD, CASA, Saratoga PTSA Health and Welfare Committee, Redwood Middle School and Teen and Family Counseling Center.  (Click for calendar of programs)

TheAntiDrug.com—created by the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign to equip parents with tools and knowledge they need to raise drug-free kids.  Working with experts in the fields of parenting and substance abuse prevention, the Campaign offers TheAntiDrug.com to serve not only as a drug prevention information center, but also as a supportive community for parents to interact and learn from each other.  www.theantidrug.com

Youth Party Guidelines—developed by the Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police Department to address issues of youth and alcohol use, particularly as it relates to teen parties.  The guidelines serve both to inform the community what can be expected of police officers when they respond to parties involving youth, but also what is expected of youth and adults in the community to be accountable and responsible for their actions.  www.lgmspd.org

The Parent Project—a 12-week program that helps parents learn how to prevent (or stop) children from using alcohol and other drugs, stop parent-child arguments forever, improve children’s grades and school attendance, recognize and prevent gang involvement, and learn how to “out-will” a strong-willed child! www.parentproject.com