EMERGENCY RESOURCES
To Report Suspected Abuse: ChildLineTo report suspected child abuse, you may use the link above or call (800) 932-0313.
In the event of a crisis or mental health emergency:
Lehigh County County Crisis Intervention - Call (610) 782-3127
Northampton County Emergency Mental Health - Call (610) 829-4801
Or call 911
HELP FOR TEENS
KidsHealthThis website provides a wealth of information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years. There are sections of the website with resources for parents, kids, and teens.
Teen Central
This is an online resource managed by KidsPeace that provides teens a safe, free and totally anonymous site that offers help when they need it most. If a teen has a problem, question, difficult situation or just wants to vent, they may write their “story” and there will be an answer waiting for them within 24-hours.
HELP FOR PARENTS
KidsHealth
This website provides a wealth of information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years. There are sections of the website with resources for parents, kids, and teens.
ParentCentral.Net
This is a special place where parents can communicate with counselors and other parenting professionals and receive answers within 24 hours. This site will give members the benefit of reading other parents’ stories and the counselor responses. It contains parenting information, help lines you can call and topics that will educate, encourage and assist you in dealing with parenting issues.
CAREER EXPLORATION
Career Cruising
This is a subscription-based website dedicated to career exploration, management of a career portfolio, and tools to explore a student's interests and how they relate to the world of work. Students at Salisbury Middle School have access to this service and will use it during classroom guidance lessons focused on career exploration.
Pennsylvania Career ZoneThis website is a wonderful career exploration resource for students. Students may use this website to explore their skills, abilities, interests, values, work setting preference, and a host of other important factors for consideration in the career planning process. Students at Salisbury Middle School use this website, in addition to Career Cruising, during classroom guidance lessons focused on career exploration.
O*Net Online
This website provides detailed descriptions of the world of work. Students may explore up-to-date information on occupations including demand, salary, educational requirements, matching interests/skills/aptitudes, and a host of other information for exploration.
