Monday, March 15, 2010
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If you (and/or your child) have concerns about campus safety; mental, physical or emotional health; or substance abuse issues, you’ll find useful information to share and discuss below.
Health
College Parents of America Exclusives!
- Health Care's Financial Toll on College Parents This article illuminates some of the financial challenges impacting student health centers and the direct financial toll to students and parents.
- Helping Students with Drug Convictions to Get Back on Track James A. Boyle, president of College Parents of America, wrote this February 2007 column in support of repealing a provision of the Higher Education Aid that prevents anyone with a drug conviction from receiving any form of federal financial aid.
- Helping Your College Student Stay HealthyImportant tips on how to talk to your child about crucial health issues.
- Eating DisordersInformation on identifying, understanding and treating many types of eating disorders among females and males.
- Eight Points For Parents Speaking With Students About AlcoholA guide written by College Parents of America to facilitate talking one-on-one with your child about drinking.
- Alcohol Fact SheetImportant information for parents on the use and abuse of alcohol on college campuses.
- MeningitisLearn about meningitis, the risk factors associated with it and the potential benefits of vaccinations.
- Sex EdFrank answers to sometimes embarrassing questions about physical, sexual and emotional health.
Safety
College Parents of America Exclusives!
- Emergency transportation on campusA service that makes sure students and young adults always have a safe ride home, whenever and virtually wherever it is needed.
- A Parents Guide to Assessing Campus SecurityThoughtful advice and a comprehensive checklist to evaluate the safety of college campuses.
- Campus safetyLearn about safety (and dangers) on college campuses.
- Fire Safety on CampusImportant fire safety questions that parents should ask campus residence officials.
Related Books and Resources for Purchase
- Don’t Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years by Helen E. Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller
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