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Saving YOU Saving ME brings up several social subjects since it takes place at a crisis teen and young adult call center. While the advice given through the scenarios Samantha Sullivan encounters at the fictional Sawyer House is a good starting point to explore the actual issues, here is a list of resources to help you or a friend learn more about some of the issues brought up in this book:



Cutting/Self-Injury


http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/self-injury/DS00775

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/cutting.html



Bullying


http://www.stopbullying.gov/

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/bullies.html#cat20139



Peer Pressure


http://teenadvice.about.com/cs/peerpressure/a/blpeerpressure.htm

http://teens.webmd.com/peer-pressure



Teen Pregnancy


http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/



Drug Use


http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/infofacts/understanding-drug-abuse-addiction



http://www.drugabuse.gov/





Alcoholism


http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/alcohol/coping_alcoholic.html#cat20139

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/alcoholism/DS00340





Self-Esteem/Self-Image


http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/self_esteem.html#cat20139

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/self-esteem/MH00128





Abuse


http://www.helpguide.org/mental/domestic_violence_abuse_help_treatment_prevention.htm



http://www.childhelp.org/


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