TEENAGE IMMORTALITY

SADD –Students Against Destructive Decisions
717-238-4354 or fdebacco@padui.org or contact the national office at www.sadd.org
Originally, The mission of the SADD chapter was to help young people say "No" to drinking and driving. Today, the mission has expanded. Students have told us that positive peer pressure, role models and other strategies can help them say "No" to more than drinking and driving. That is why SADD has become a peer leadership organization dedicated to preventing destructive decisions, particularly underage drinking, drug use, impaired driving, teen violence and teen depression and suicide. The PA state coordinator for SADD is Felicity Emi.
 
Council for Relationships
George James, MFT
4025 Chestnut Street, 1st Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19104 215-382-6680
 
Campaign For Our Children (CFOC)
The mission of Campaign For Our Children (CFOC) is to develop research-based prevention messages and educational media campaigns which encourage healthy, responsible decisions among adolescents, promote a more informed support system for parents and youth, and raise public awareness about adolescent preventative health issues. Contact their office in Maryland at 410-576-9015 or go online at http://www.cfoc.org/
 
Dr. Phil McGraw
Dr. Phil Show 5482 Wilshire Blvd, #1902, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Dr. Phil is a nationally known psychologist with a talk show and several books published on individual and family relationships. He has dealt with just about every possible risky behavior to which teens have been drawn. His website has video of a presentation on choking and other behaviors. Contact him at www.DrPhil.com.
 
The Dylan Blake Foundation on Adolescent Behavior Education
The DB Foundation, P O BOX 351787 Palm Coast, FL 32135
This organization was founded by the family of a young boy who died from playing the choking game. See their website for information on this and other harmful behaviors.
http://www.chokinggameinformation.com/