Mālama Ola

Parental monitoring

Listen, ask and stay connected

• Monitoring Your Teen’s Activities: What Parents and Families Should Know
• Positive Parenting Practices
• Take a self-assessment on parental monitoring
• Monitoring your child’s smartphone use
• Monitoring your child’s media use

Sexual health and well-being

Parent resources

• Talking with your teens about sex: going beyond “the talk”
• 8 things you and your teen need to know about sexting
• A compendium of resources to help your teen make healthy choices about sex
• Teen health services and one-on-one time with a healthcare provider

Student resources

• Information about healthy relationships and protecting yourself
• Why waiting to have sex makes sense
• TAP808 – A teen program focused on preventing date violence
• Motion comic videos about HIV and STD prevention
• School nurses and counselors
• A compendium of resources

Teen depression and suicide prevention

Parent resources

• Parent’s guide to teen depression
• Depression in teens

Student resources

• Information from the National Institute on Mental Health
• Teen Link Hawai‘i – Suicide and depression
• You Matter: A safe space to talk about mental health and wellness
• Ok2Talk: A site by the National Alliance on Mental Health
• Download the Kōkua Life app

Vaccination

Vaccines for Your Children
The CDC’s overview of childhood immunization
 
Vaccine Safety:  Examine the Evidence
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the CDC examine studies on immunization safety

The Risks and Responsibilities of Not Vaccinating Your Child
The CDC covers the consequences of delaying or rejecting childhood vaccines

Religious Concerns
The Immunization Action Coalition shares statements from religious organizations on vaccination

Hawai‘i K-12 Immunization Information

School Requirements

CDC Vaccine Recommendations

• Birth through six years old
• Preteens and adolescents
• Adults

Substance abuse prevention

Impaired Driving: Talk with Your Kids 

• https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/factsheet_ed-impaireddriving_r6f_508c.pdf 

Preventing Teen Drug Use 

• https://teens.drugabuse.gov/parents 

Talking with your Teen about Drug Use

• https://drugfree.org/article/how-to-talk-with-your-teen/ 
• https://www.samhsa.gov/underage-drinking/parent-resources 

Drug Facts 

• https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts 

Safely Dispose of Prescription Medicine 

• https://teens.drugabuse.gov/parents/safely-dispose-your-prescription-medicines 

Heat-related illnesses

• “Heat and Athletes” – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• “Tips for Preventing Heat-Related Illness” – CDC
• “Extreme Heat” – CDC
• “Preventing Sudden Death in Sports” – The Korey Stringer Institute
• “Heat Illness” – National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA)
• “Beat the Heat” – NATA

A heads up on concussions

• “Heads Up” – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• “Concussion Basics” – The Hawai‘i Concussion Awareness and Management Program
• “REAP the Benefits of Good Concussion Management” – Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children

Back-to-School

• “Back-to-School Resources for Parents” – The George Lucas Educational Foundation
• “Back-to-School Tips for Parents” – PBS Kids
• “Going Back to School: 10 Tips to Motivate Kids” – Education.com

Suicide prevention

CRISIS SUPPORT
If you think your child may be suicidal, use the resources below to get free help –
24 hours a day, seven days a week:

• The State of Hawaiʻi Crisis Line: (808) 832-3100 or toll free at 1-800-753-6879
• National Crisis Text Line: Text “ALOHA” to 741741
• National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-784-2433 or 1-800-SUICIDE
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
• In case of an emergency, call 911.

For a comprehensive list of crisis support resources, see the Mālama Ola Student and ‘Ohana Resources web page. For additional non-crisis help, please contact an on-campus KS behavioral health professional

Youth vaping

Resources for Parents

How to Tell if Your Kid is Vaping
U.S. News and World Report
E-cigarettes, Vapes and JUULs. What Parents Should Know
American Heart Association
Talk with Your Teen About E-cigarettes: A Tip Sheet for Parents
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Students are hiding vaping devices in plain sight
Today Show

Resources for Students

Know the Real Cost of Vaping
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Become a Smoke-free Teen
National Institutes of Health
Be Tobacco-free with ASPIRE
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Tips for Teens
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Bullying

How to talk to your children about bullying
UNICEF

Preventing bullying
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Bullying prevention resources for families and educators
National Association of School Psychologists

Tips on mobile and online safety
PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center

What kids can do about bullying
StopBullying.gov

8 things kids can do if they see bullying
Very Well Health

Holiday Stress

7 ways to prevent holiday stress – for your children
Harvard Medical School

How to take the stress out of the holidays
Child Mind Institute

Tips for parents on managing holiday stress
American Psychological Association

Goal setting

Healthy New Year’s resolutions for kids
Very Well Family

8 Smart (and Fun!) New Year's Resolutions Kids Can Make
Parents Magazine

Making New Year’s resolutions with your child
PBS Kids for Parents