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Are you or a friend coping with a family conflict like separated, divorced, drug addicted, abused or abusive parents?
family
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Are you or a friend coping with a problem friendship, boyfriend, girlfriend, authority figure, cult or gang?
relationships
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Are you or a friend coping with poor self-esteem, stress, anxiety, loneliness, grief, anger or depression?
feelings
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Are you or a friend coping with depression or thoughts of suicide?
suicide
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Are you or a friend coping with a lack of basic needs like food, clothing, housing, employment, or trouble at school?
basic needs
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Are you or a friend coping with prejudice, neglect, emotional, physical or sexual abuse, survival sex, prostitution, domestic violence or crime?
abuse
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Are you or a friend coping with a physical disability, sexually transmitted disease (STD), HIV/AIDS, self-harm, a psychiatric or eating disorder?
health
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Are you or a friend coping with questions about sexuality, sexual hygiene, a pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease (STD) or HIV/AIDS?
sex
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Are you or a friend coping with tobacco, alcohol, street drugs or prescription drugs?
drugs & alcohol
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Are you or a friend coping with thoughts of leaving home, running away or are you already homeless?
running away
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Contact your child's network
1. ASK RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND THE CHILD'S FRIENDS TO HELP. Decide who will do what. Give them the Nineline telephone number. If your child contacts them, they can explain the confidential Message Relay system.
2. CALL YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL. Speak to teachers, coaches, guidance counselors and principals.
3. CONTACT YOUR CHILD'S FRIENDS from school, the neighborhood, clubs, after-school activities, religious school, camp, etc.
4. FIND OUT WHETHER ANY of your child's FRIENDS ARE MISSING. He/she may be with another child.
5. CALL ADULTS WITH WHOM YOUR CHILD MAY COMMUNICATE such as your relatives and close friends, clergyman, scout leader, a friend's older sibling, etc.
Look for clues
1. SEARCH THE CHILD'S ROOM FOR CLUES, e.g., missing clothing, travel brochures, letters, etc.
2. CHECK TELEPHONE BILLS for the past few months for any unfamiliar long distance calls that may give clues to your child's whereabouts. If necessary, ask for duplicate bills.