March 2011
Greetings, everyone!
The National Parent Helpline®, operated by Parents Anonymous® Inc. and opened on February 1, 2011, cordially invites you to partner with us on our landmark National Parent Helpline®. Check out what's new on the web site.
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We Want You to Partner with Us!
Here's how:
- Refer parents and caregivers who are looking for emotional support, referrals and other connections
- Post this banner on your website and we will post a link to your organization on our website
- Share your resources with us so we can include them on the National Parent Helpline® website
National Parent Helpline® - This toll-free service
(1-855-4A PARENT/ 1-855-427-2736) and website (www.nationalparenthelpline.org) seeks to strengthen families by helping parents and building protective factors. Helpline Advocates are available Monday-Friday from 10 AM -7 PM Pacific Standard Time, providing emotional support and referrals in English and Spanish to parents, caregivers and organizations. Visit us on the web at www.nationalparenthelpline.org for online parenting resources and a bulletin board to share parenting experiences, create caring communities and help others. You can also find us on Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/NationalParentHelpline; Twitter- http://twitter.com/parenthelpline, &YouTube- http://www.youtube.com/parenthelpline.
Please help us spread the word! Contact: Jodi Doane, jdoane@parentsanonymous.org for more information. |
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We are thrilled to introduce our amazing new website, in addition to our phone line! We're really excited about it and hope you will be too. Now, not only are we available to help by phone at 1.855.4A PARENT (1.855.427.2736) from 10am PST - 7pm PST in Spanish and English, but we're also available at www.nationalparenthelpline.org to help any time, day or night. The National Parent Helpline® launch events throughout February in Washington, DC; California; and South Carolina introduced the phone line and website to almost one thousand parents and agency partners. We invite you to visit our website and leave us your thoughts in the "feedback" or "share your thoughts" areas.
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Every call to the National Parent Helpline® is answered by a trained Helpline Advocate who provides various supports and assistance to parents and caregivers:
- Emotional support through a non-judgmental approach and active listening to achieve parent empowerment.
- Parenting information to assist in finding practical solutions to parenting concerns:
- Online resource library for appropriate referrals
- Transfer for emergency or crisis response
- Linkages to Parents Anonymous® Inc. network of accredited organizations operating weekly Adult support groups and Children and Youth Programs and other services where appropriate
- Access to nationally recognized parenting publications
- Social support by connecting callers to an online network of parents and caregivers committed to taking a proactive approach to their health, their children's well-being, and the holistic development of their family.
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We've got a lot going on ...
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Already, we've gotten calls from Alaska, California, Florida, Hawaii, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, Oregon and Pennsylvania! Parents are calling with question about raising teenagers, getting connected to domestic violence services, and locating adoption support groups. Others wanted to learn more about this great new resource so they could share it with their friends, family and neighbors. CBS radio in San Francisco interviewed our President & CEO, Lisa Pion-Berlin, for a broadcast earlier this month. Click here to listen!
Stay tuned to this newsletter for more exciting updates!
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