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

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.