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Teen Safety
Staying well involves keeping ourselves safe from diseases, accidents, and violence.  Here are some links to resources and information about teen safety:

http://www.4girls.gov/safety/index.cfm, at the 4Girls.gov site of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, contains information on staying safe while out with friends, in relationships, on the internet, and even while exercising.

http://www.pamf.org/teen/life/risktaking/, at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, provides information for teens on how to replace unhealthy risks with healthy risks, such as pushing your body, expanding your mind, and nurturing your spirit.

http://www.youngmenshealthsite.org/menu_emotional.html, at the Children’s Hospital Boston Young Men’s Health Site, provides information for young men and boys on staying safe at parties, on the streets, and in relationships.

http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/internet_safety.html, at the Nemours Foundation Teen Health site, provides information about internet safety.

http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/, at the Nemours Foundation Teen Health site, provides information about such topics as driving safety, texting on the move, tanning, protecting your online identity and reputation, and first aid and injuries.

The Department of Health and Human Services anti-bullying website, http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.asp?area=main, is for young adolescents and contains topics such as what bullying is, what you can do, and what adults can do.



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