Community Resources
www.familyviolence13.org - Established in 1996, the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Family Violence Prevention Council works with local service providers and community members in Bureau, Grundy, and LaSalle Counties to develop or expand needed services to address such forms of violence as child abuse, youth dating violence, adult partner abuse, elder abuse, and suicide.
www.afsp.org - The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
www.reachout.com - This resource empowers teens by reminding them that there are ways to get through whatever problems they face and directs them to to hear stories from others who successfully conquered their tough times.
illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/cyberbullying/whatiscyberbullying.html - Cyber bullying occurs when a child or teen is embarrassed, humiliated, harassed, tormented or otherwise targeted by another person using the Internet or other form of digital communication. Understanding the motives of cyber bullies can assist parents and professionals in developing effective prevention and intervention strategies that are necessary to combat cyber bullying.
www.svcc.edu/services-directory - Need Help? The following link will direct you to several community-based resources. Click on the Service you need and the County. Click Enter and select the program to find out more information.
www.livingworkssuicidewalk.com - Click this link to get moving, literally. An upcoming, annual event in effort to raise awareness of suicide here in our local town.
For a list of individuals within PHS certified in ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) please click here..
www.cpasa.org - Community Partners Against Substance Abuse (CPASA) is a not-for-profit community organization with over 40 active members from all areas of the Bureau County and Putnam County community. It is our mission to reduce substance abuse among youth in Bureau and Putnam Counties, and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in our community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse.
