Community Resources

Emergency Aid

• Youth Services Bureau, (812) 349-2507, 615 S. Adams Street (map)
• Middle Way House
• Domestic Violence Hotline, (812) 336-0846
• Monroe County Department of Child Services, Child Protective Services
• Child Abuse Hotline, 1 (800) 800-5556
• Hoosier Healthwise Insurance
• Food Stamps/SNAP
• Monroe County Alert Notification System  

Behavioral Health

• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
• Centerstone, 24 Hour emergency services, (800) 344-8802, 645 S. Rogers Street (map) 
• IU Health Bloomington Hospital, (812) 353-5252, 2651 E Discovery Pkwy
• Milestones (812) 333-6324, 550 S. Adams Street (map)
• Bloomington Meadows Hospital (812) 331-8000, 3600 N. Prow Road (map)
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Bullying Resources

• Indiana Department of Education Bullying Prevention Information
• StopBullying
• Pacer's National Bullying Prevention Center
• Learning for Justice
• Common Sense Media
• KnowBullying App: The SAMHSA has launched KnowBullying, a free smartphone app that provides parents, caretakers, educators, and others information and support to address youth bullying. The KnowBullying mobile app, developed in collaboration with the federal partnership Stop Bullying website, is available for iPhone and Android users. Key features include:
  • How to start a conversation with a child about bullying.
  • How to prevent bullying for ages 3–6, 7–13, and older teens.
  • How to recognize whether bullying is affecting a child.
  • How and when to talk with children about bullying issues.
  • Getting advice and support through social media—Facebook, Twitter, e-mail, and text messages.
  • Educator-focused strategies for preventing bullying in the classroom and supporting children who are being bullied.

Community Child Care and Youth Programs

• Childcare Development Fund for Daycare
• Girls Inc., (812) 336-7313, 1108 W. 8th Street (map)
• Bloomington Boys & Girls Club
  • Crestmont Club, (812) 336-6501, 1111 W. 12th Street (map)
  • Lincoln Street Club, (812) 332-2970, 311 S. Lincoln Street (map)

Parenting Tips and Resources

• All Pro Dad
• The 3 R's of Discipline from All Pro Dad
• Five Ways to Teach Self-Discipline from All Pro DaD

Books

• How Children Succeed, by Paul Tough Book related videos
• The Parents We Mean To Be, by Richard Weissbourd
• How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish Video about the book
• How To Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
• Smart Parenting for Smart Kids: Nurturing Your Child's True Potentiali, by Eileen Kennedy-Moore and Mark S. Lowenthal
• Before It's Too Late: Why Some Kids Get Into Trouble--and What Parents Can Do About It, by Stanton Samenow

Other Resources

• Bradford Woods Field Trip Financial Assistance
• Lice Treatment Information

All resources and ideas are subject to your parental discretion and discernment.