Resources and External Links 

The Center for Personal Development has researched several resources, phone numbers and websites on topics that often affect college students.  Please browse through these sites to obtain further information and educate yourself on important issues.  *Please note a website should not substitute seeking professional help, please call or visit us for further assistance. 

• ALCOHOL USE and Screenings

Concerned about your drinking use or someone else’s? Check out these sites for information about alcohol and its effects on college students.  You can even take self-tests, anonymously, of course, to see how your drinking behavior compares to that of other students across the country.       

• Facts On Tap - http://www.factsontap.org/
• Higher EducationCenter for Alcohol and Drug Prevention - http://www.edc.org/hec/ 
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov
• BostonUniversity’s self-administered site - AlcoholScreening.org
• What's your Blood Alcohol Level when you drink?  You may be very surprised! -  http://www.baecdrom.org/        
• Have you been affected by a parent’s alcohol or other substance use? You’re not alone – visit these websites. http://www.coaf.org/ or http://www.nacoa.net/
• Additional information on alcohol use: http://ncadd.org/ or http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/
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• DRUG USE

  • Drugs and its effect on the body - DoItNow.org                 
  • Pheonix House -  http://www.drughelp.org/
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse - http://www.drugabuse.gov/NIDAHome1.html
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• SMOKING AND TOBACCO

  • Thinking about quitting? CheckQuitnet http://quitnet.org/or UMDNJ http://www.tobaccoprogram.org/quitguides.htm
  • The American Cancer Society answers your questions about the health effects of tobacco on your body:  http://www.cancer.org/
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• ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, MENTAL HEALTH AND MORE

We've all experienced feelings of sadness, loneliness or anxiety at some point during our lives. How do we know when it’s time to get help? How can we help someone we care about? 

• http://health.rutgers.edu/stress/
• http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/index.html
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance: www.dbsalliance.org
• Feeling hopeless...like no one could possibly understand...ulifeline.org
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• COPING WITH TRAUMATIC EVENTS      

  • Managing Traumatic Stress: Tips for Recovering From Disasters and Other Traumatic Events - http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=22
  • Coping with Disasters: Natural, War, Rape and Other Trauma - http://http://www.helpguide.org/sitemap.htm
  • Emotional and Psychological Trauma: Causes, Symptoms, Effects and Treatments - http://helpguide.org/mental/emotional_psychological_trauma.html
  • http://www.mincava.umn.edu/sah.asp
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• RAPE/SEXUAL ASSAULT/SEXUAL HARASSMENT

  • http://www.rainn.org
  • http://rivervision.com/safe/affirmat.html
  • http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Health/TeenHealth/Crisis/sexasslt.html
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• SELF-ACCEPTANCE and Eating Disorders

  • Love yourself at any weight - that’s the message at the Body Positive Website -
    http://www.bodypositive.com/
  • http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=337
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• STDs and HIV/AiDS

  • http://www.aegis.com/PUBS/CDC_FACT_SHEETS/1995/CPATH003.html
  • http://www.thebody.com/whatis/children.html
  • http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/factsheet/fsyngwom.htm
  • http://www.ashastd.org/learn/learn_statistics.cfm OR http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/std.html
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• MISCELLANEOUS

  • Men speak out against sexism at NOMAS – the National Organization for Men Against Sexism -
    http://nomas.org/
  • Campus hate crime prevention website -http://www.stophate.org/
  • Articles and students reflections about values and moral conflicts in college -
    http://www.collegevalues.org/index.cfm

• PEER EDUCATION

  • Have you ever been a Peer Educator? Are you interested in promoting health and wellness issues on campus?  Want to learn about important issues affecting college students?  Make a meaningful contribution to the St. Peter's community, become a Peer Educator.  For more information get in touch with the Center for Personal Development at 201-761-6420.  Fill out the  application.  Also, check out the Bacchus and Gamma website a non- for profit organization, which promotes student, campus and community-wide leadership on health and safety issues.  

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