Resources For Families
Toll Free Crisis Hotline Numbers
WV Family and Community Events Calendar
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Please send us your resources at childabuseprevention@wv.gov
To report abuse or neglect, please dial 1-800-352-6513. The above e-mail is not equipped to respond to reports of abuse or neglect.
parent helpline
There are over 149 million parents and caregivers of children and youth in
the country today. From time to time, parents feel overwhelmed or need someone
to listen to them. Asking for Help is a Sign of Strength®. When you reach out and call the National Parent
Helpline®, a trained Helpline Advocate will
provide you with emotional support and link you to services if necessary. Whether you are interested in learning more about how to talk to your teenager
about drugs or the benefits of healthy eating or learn how to foster your
toddler’s social development, this new resource is here for you. Call 1-855-427-2736 between 1 p.m. and 10 p.m. Monday - Friday. Visit the website for more resources.
Helping veterans with legal problems
The website—StatesideLegal.org—was created by Pine Tree Legal Assistance in Portland, Maine, a nonprofit legal aid program funded by the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). The website was launched last November as part of an LSC initiative to expand access to legal services for veterans. Back to top of Page
Resource Guides
Families can click here for a resource guide of supports and services. For families with children with disabilities, an additional Resource Guide is provided here. Please note that these guides are not all inclusive and there may be services in your community that are not listed.
Brochures from Wv works and other economic programs
Supplemental nutrition assistance or food stamps
Support Services for WV Works participants
Centers for Disease Control New Parent Portal
The CDC has created a Parent Portal to help parents find information to give children healthier, safer lives. The CDC Parent Portal organizes and presents information for parents and provides resources from across the CDC, all in one location, making it easier for parents to find what they are looking for. The Portal is a great source for credible, accurate information in helping parents raise healthy kids and providing a safe home and community. It is also a resource for diseases and conditions that can occur, and for developmental milestones and schedules. The Parent Portal also provides information on physical activity, diet, physical and mental health, injuries and violence, peer relationships, and a special section on risk behaviors geared for the parents of teens. Back to Top of Page
Developmental Timeline
The Taliris Institute, a leader in materials about the social emotional development of children birth to five, offers a developmental timeline on their webpage. Parents can log in and view physical, social, learning, and communication milestones that children expereince between birth to five. There are over 250 articles to help parents learn about their infant and toddlers development. Back to Top of Page
Families can find a variety of tipsheets below:
- Bonding With Your Baby
- Connecting With Your Teen
- Ten Ways to Be A Better Dad
- Dealing With Temper Tantrums
- Teen Parents...You're Not Alone!
- Raising Your Grandchildren
Topic specific tipsheets include:
- Defying Defiance
- To Discipline Means to Teach!
- Handling Resistance
- Hugging
- Lying
- Making Mealtimes More Pleasant
- Parent Magic!
- The Power of Choice
- Say What You Mean: Mean What You Say
- Schoolwork
- Rules: What's Fair?
- Setting Rules and Consequences With Teens
- Sibling Rivalry
- Swearing
- Tantrums
- Time Out!
- Winning the Chore War
Zero to three Tipsheets
Brain Development Series
temperament series
- What is Temperament?
- Tuning in to Temperament: Emotional Intensity and Reactivity
- Tuning in to Temperament: Activity Level
- Tuning in to Temperament: Sociability
- Tuning in to Temperament: Coping with Change
- Tuning in to Temperament: Frustration Tolerance
School readiness series
- Encouraging School Readiness from Birth to Three
- What You Can Do to Support School Readiness Skills: Birth to 12 Months
- What You Can Do to Support School Readiness Skills: 12 to 24 Months
- What You Can Do to Support School Readiness Skills: 24 to 36 Months
healthy eating series
- Eating Well, Starting Early: Healthy Eating Habits from 0 to 3
- Feeding: What to Expect from Birth to 12 Months
- Feeding: What to Expect from 12 to 24 Months
- Feeding: What to Expect from 24 to 36 Months
- Here's to Healthy Eating: Habits to Start and Habits to Avoid
Making Life Easier Series
Center for early literacy and Learning
The goal of the Center for Early Literacy Learning (CELL) is to promote the adoption and sustained use of evidence-based early literacy learning practices. Visit the family page to learn more about what you can do with your kids to help improve the learning and literacy.
Additional resources can be found at www.childwelfare.gov
