PARENTS RESOURCES

FAU PARENT'S WEBSITE

Parents please visit the new PARENTS' WEBSITE created just for you! You will find our e-newsletters, a direct link to the message board created for parents to network with each other, and information about the Owl Parents Association

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PREVENTING SUICIDE & REDUCING EMOTIONAL DISTRESS

College and the transition to adulthood is a time of infinite possibilities. But for students struggling with unaddressed mental health problems, those possibilities fade. 

As the nation’s leading organization working to reduce emotional distress and prevent suicide among college students, The Jed Foundation is protecting the mental health of students across the country.

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BOOKS FOR PARENTS OF STUDENTS

• You’re On Your Own (but I’m here if you need me):  Mentoring Your Child During the College Years
  • By Marjorie Savage, 2003
• Don’t Tell Me What To Do, Just Send Money-The Essential Parenting Guide To The College Years
  • By Helen E. Johnson & Christine Schelhas-Miller, 2000
• When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parent’s Survival Guide
  • By Carol Barkin, 1999
• Letting Go: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding the College Years, 4 ^th Edition
  • By Karen Levin Cobum & Madge Lawrence Treeger, 2003