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ALCOHOL USE & TEENAGERS
(see also FAMILY ISSUES)

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Understanding Fetal Alcohol Syndrome	DVD	13 min	8 - C
	No Safe Amount: Women, Alcohol and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome	DVD	19 min	7+
	Four More Days	DVD	18 min	7 - A
	Death by Alcohol: The Sam Spady Story	DVD	30 min	6+
	Athletes, Alcohol and Steroids	DVD/VHS	23 min	7+
	College Reality 101: Binge Drinking (Student Produced - Peers Influence Peers)	DVD		9+
	On the Rocks: The Epidemic of Teen Drinking	DVD	22 min	5+, A
	Playing with Fire: A Film About Drinking and Driving Made by Teens for Teens (and Parents)	DVD	10 min	10 - 12
	This Place	DVD	15 min	8+, A
	Weighing the Risks	DVD/VHS	30 min	9 - 12
	Alcohol Facts: Straight Up	DVD	20 min	9+
	Listening Heart (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome)	DVD	37 min	9+, A
	Legal Consequences of Alcohol and Other Drugs	DVD/VHS	15 min	9 - 12
	Underage Drinking: A Video Guide for Parents & Professionals	DVD/VHS	34 min	Adult
	Done Drinking: Getting Straight, Staying Sober	DVD/VHS	13 min	9+
	The Real True and False about Alcohol, Marijuana and Inhalants	VHS	15 min	6 - 9
	What Is Alcoholism?	DVD/VHS	22 min	6 - 12
	Everyone's Not Doing It: An Alcohol Prevention Video	DVD/VHS	13 min	9 - 12
	A Stone’s Throw: Adult Alcohol Use and Its Impact on Youth Attitudes and Behaviors	DVD	6 min	9 - A
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ANGER MANAGEMENT & CONFLICT RESOLUTION
(see also VIOLENCE PREVENTION)

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Keep Your Cool: Anger in Conflict	DVD/VHS	15 min	7 - 12
	Managing Your Anger (PeaceTalks Series)	DVD/VHS	30 min	6 - 12
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BODY IMAGE & EATING DISORDERS
(see also MEDIA LITERACY & SELF-ESTEEM)

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Anorexia: Recognizing & Combating It in Your Child (Keeping Kids Healthy Series)	DVD	26 min.	10 - A
	Girls, Sports and Eating Disorders: What's the Connection	DVD	27 min.	7 - 12
	Sexy Inc: Our Children Under Influence	DVD	36 min.	9 - A
	Healthy Body, Healthy Body Image	DVD/VHS	23 min	7 - 12
	Wasting Away	DVD/VHS	16 min	7 - 12
	Memoir to My Former Self	DVD/VHS	15 min	6 - 12
	Understanding Anorexia and Bulimia	DVD/VHS	21 min	6 - 12
	Fat Like Me: How to Win the Weight War	DVD/VHS	40 min	6 - 12
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BULLYING
(see also VIOLENCE PREVENTION)

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	7 Ways to Block a Cyberbully	DVD	20 min.	6 - A
	Cyber-bullying	DVD	18 min	8 - 12
	Bully Girls	DVD	19 min	6+
	Cyberbullies	DVD/VHS	17 min	6+
	Standing Tall: Learning Assertiveness Skills	DVD/VHS	24 min	5 - 9
	Teen Truth: An Inside Look at Bullying and School Violence	DVD	24 min	9 - 12
	Bullying: The Internet and You	DVD/VHS	22 min	5 - 9
	Stop Bullying! Take a Stand! (In the Mix)	DVD	30 min	5 - 9
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CAREERS, EDUCATION & FINANCES

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Cash, Credit and Your Future	DVD	23 min.	8 - 12
	Stash That Cash	DVD	22 min	7 - 12
	Now What? Non-College Opportunities for High School Graduates	DVD	16 min	7 - 12
	Stolen Futures: Working to Resolve Identity Theft	DVD	11 min.	9+
	You’re Hired! Skills You Need to Get the Job You Want	DVD	17 min.	8 - A
	Dude, I Need to Find a Job	DVD/VHS	16 min	10 - 12
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CLUB DRUGS (including Ecstasy & GHB)

COPING SKILLS
(see also DECISION MAKING & PEER PRESSURE)

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Middle School Confessions	DVD	75 min.	A
	Moving On from High School	VHS	14 min	9 - 12
	Moving On to High School	VHS	15 min	6 - 8
	Moving On to Middle School	VHS	17 min	5 - 6
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DATING ISSUES (includes relationships & date rape; see also VIOLENCE PREVENTION)

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	The Choice Is Yours: Breaking the Cycle of Teen Dating Viiolence	DVD	38 min.	9 - 12
	Date Rape: a Violation of Trust	DVD	28 in.	9+
	Teen Safety: Dating and Relationships	DVD	17 min.	6 - A
	Ten Signs of Relationship Abuse	DVD	28 min.	7 - C
	Open Arms? Open Eyes! Power, Control & Abuse in Teen Relationships	DVD	28 min	7+
	Love Shouldn't Hurt (In the Mix)	DVD/VHS	18 min	7 - 12
	He Said, She Said: Sex & Consent at College	DVD	20 min	C
	Rape Prevention	DVD/VHS	27 min	6 - 12
	Toothpaste (dating and sexual behavior)	DVD	27 min	9 - 12
	Dangerous Games: Power & Control in Teen Dating Relationships	DVD/VHS	30 min	6 - 12
	Date Escape! Video Training	DVD	50 min	7 +
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DEATH & GRIEF

DECISION MAKING & PEER PRESSURE (see also ANGER MANAGEMENT, COPING SKILLS & VIOLENCE PREVENTION)

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Character: Friendship Basics	DVD	11 min.	5 - 8
	American Teen	DVD	95 min.	9 - 12
	Legal Consequences of Alcohol and Other Drugs	DVD/VHS	15 min	9 - 12
	All That I Can Be: Military Recruitment from a Youth Perspective	DVD	19 min	9+
	Boys to Men? Series (3 DVDs)	DVD	52 min	9 - 12
	Ethics: Cheating and Plagiarism	VHS	30 min	5 - 12
	Reality Matters: Taking Care of Me	DVD/VHS	24 min	6 - 12
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DEPRESSION IN YOUTH (see also COPING SKILLS, MENTAL HEALTH & SUICIDE)

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Teen Depression: Signs, Symptoms and Getting Help	DVD	19 min.	7 - C
	Depression: True Stories	DVD	30 min.	6 - C
	Eternal High: A Teenager's Experience with Depression and Suicide that Will Change Your Life	DVD	30 min	6 - 12
	Behind the Mask: Depression and Anxiety	DVD/VHS	22 min	6+
	From Depression to Discovery: A Teenager's Guidebook	DVD/VHS	25 min	7+
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DISABILITIES

FAMILY ISSUES

GENDER ISSUES

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	MANchild	DVD	17 min.	9 - 12
	Boys to Men: Are You Listening?	DVD	52 min	9 - 12
	Girl Wrestler	DVD/VHS	54 min.	6 - A
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HALLUCINOGENS

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	The Truth About Hallucinogens	DVD/VHS	18 min	7 - C
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HEALTH & SAFETY

		Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
		Lifestyle Diseases and How to Avoid Them	DVD	20 min.	7 - 12
		Beyond the Invisible: Living with a Brain Injury	DVD	30 min	11 - A
		Teen Safety: When You Are Alone	DVD	17 min.	6 - A
		Asleep at the Wheel: The Dangers of Drowsy Driving	DVD	15 min	9 - 12
		Choking Game	DVD	19 min	5 - 9
		From A to ZZZZ's: What Teens Need to Know About Sleep	VHS	20 min	7 - 12
		Hepatitis C: Live Virus Free	DVD/VHS	30 min	7 - 12
		Living in the Moment: The Story Behind Brain Injuries	DVD	17 min	11 - A
		Teens and Tanning: Sun Safety Update	DVD	16 min	6+
		Weighing the Risks: Gastric Bypass Surgery	DVD	16 min	7+
		Don't Catch the Killer: Meningococcal Disease	VHS	22 min	9+
		Listen Smart: Safely Handling the Power of Sound	DVD/VHS	15 min	6 - 12
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HEROIN

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Cocaine and Heroin: Still Here, Still Deadly	DVD	22 min.	7+
	Heroin: The Road of Addiction	DVD/VHS	24 min	9+
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HIV & AIDS (see also STIs)

INHALANTS

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Huffing: The Latest Facts About Inhalant Abuse	DVD	20 min	5 - 9
	The Real True and False About Alcohol, Marijuana and Inhalants	VHS	15 min	6 - 9
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LEGAL RIGHTS & CONSEQUENCES

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Legal Consequences of Alcohol and Other Drugs	DVD/VHS	15 min	9 - 12
	Juvies	DVD	66 min.	9 - A
	Kids Go to Court	DVD	18 min.	K - 6
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MARIJUANA

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Myths of Marijuana Debunked	DVD	21 min.	6 - 12
	Marijuana Papers: Research Update	DVD/VHS	22 min	7 - 12
	Marijuana: A Video Guide for Parents & Professionals	VHS	26 min	Adult
	Marijuana Vacancy: The Life of a Pot Smoker	VHS	12 min	6 - 8
	The Real True and False about Alcohol, Marijuana and Inhalants	VHS	15 min	6 - 9
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MEDIA LITERACY

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Character: Communication Basics	DVD	16 min.	4 - 10
	Advertising, The Media and Your Health	DVD	19 min.	5 - 9
	Cyber-Bullying (Real Life Teens Series)	DVD	18 min.	8 - 12
	Growing Up Online	DVD	60 min.	8 - A
	Dreamworlds 3: Desire , Sex & Power in Music Video	DVD	37 min	9 - A
	Selling Children: How Media Affects Kids	DVD	22 min	5+, A
	Sexy Inc: Our Children Under Influence	DVD	36 min.	9 - A
	Analyzing Media Influences (Skills for Healthy Living Series)	DVD/VHS	30 min	9 - 12
	Something Stinks in Hollywood: How Movies Sell Smoking	DVD	NA	6 - 12
	TARGETED! How Tobacco & Alcohol Companies Try to Get You Hooked	VHS	24 min	7+
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MENTAL HEALTH (see COPING SKILLS, DECISION MAKING, DEPRESSION IN YOUTH, FAMILY ISSUES,& SELF-ESTEEM)

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Teen Depression: Signs, Symptoms and Getting Help	DVD	19 min.	7 - C
	Adolescent Onset Schizophrenia (Keeping Kids Healthy Series)	DVD	26 min.	10 - A
	Am I Normal? Teens and Emotional Health	DVD	22 min.	7+
	Teen Anxiety Disorder: Taking It Seriously (Keeping Kids Healthy Series)	DVD	13 min.	10 - A
	Adolescents and Co-Occuring Disorders	DVD	24 min	9 - A
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METHAMPHETAMINES

NUTRITION & FITNESS

		Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	COMING SOON	Fast Food Nutrition	DVD	17 min.	5 - 9
		Grocery Shopping Challenge	DVD	12 min.	6 - A
		Breakfast Because	DVD	25 min.	5 - 9
		Obesity in a Bottle: Understanding Liquid Calories and Nutrition	DVD	21 min	5+
		Portion Size Me: A Study of Healthy Fast-Food Choices	DVD	25 min.	7 - 12
		Portion Size Me, Too: How to Make Healthy Fast-Food Choices	DVD	25 min.	7 - 12
		Fit for Life (In the Mix Series)	DVD/VHS	30 min.	6 - 12
		Weighing the Risks: Gastric Bypass Surgery	DVD/VHS	16 min	7+
		Let's Do Lunch	VHS	26 min	6 - 12
		Super Size Me EE (Educationally Enhanced) - DVD format only	DVD	96 min	6+
		The ABCs of Vitamins	DVD/VHS	24 min	7 - 12
		Fat Like Me: How to Win the Weight War	DVD/VHS	40 min	6 - 12
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PARENTING (TEEN PARENTING)

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Fathering: What It Means to Be a Dad	DVD	20 min.	2009
	Parenthood: Are You Prepared?	DVD	20 min.	2009
	Life Skills for Teen Parents: Volume One	DVD	35 min	6+
	Life Skills for Teen Parents: Volume Two	DVD	35 min	6+
	Taking Care of Baby: Tips & Techniques	DVD	23 min	7+, A
	Growing Up Fast	DVD/VHS	36 min	6 - 12
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PREGNANCY 

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Understanding Fetal Alcohol Syndrome	DVD	13 min	8-C
	No Safe Amount: Women, Alcohol and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome	DVD	19 min	7+
	Teenage Pregnancy and Adoption	DVD	38 min.	10 - A
	From Conception to Birth	DVD	25 min	9 - A
	The Listening Heart (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome)	DVD	37 min	9+
	You Can Quit: How to Stop Smoking During Pregnancy	DVD	18 min	7+
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PREJUDICES & RACISM

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Pharm Parties: A Lethal Mix	DVD	24 min	7 - C
	Generation RX (Peers Influence Peers)	DVD	60 min.	8+
	Oxycontin and Other Prescription Drugs: Killing the Pain	DVD	35 min	9+
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SELF-ESTEEM (see also BODY IMAGE & EATING DISORDERS)

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Nobody's Perfect: Learning Self Acceptance	DVD	23 min	5 - 9
	Me, Myself and I	DVD	23 min	9 - 12
	Learning to Like Yourself	DVD/VHS	30 min	9 - 12
	Taking Care of Me (Reality Matters Series)	DVD/VHS	24 min	6 - 12
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SELF-INJURY

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	The Secret Cut: Understanding Self-Injury and Teens	DVD	59 min.	8 - A
	Hidden Scars, Silent Wounds: Understanding Self-Injury	DVD/VHS	25 min	8 - 12
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SEXUAL BEHAVIOR (see also DATING ISSUES, PREGNANCY, SEXUAL IDENTITY, & STI'S)

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Avoiding the Teen Pregnancy Trap	DVD	18 min	7 - C
	Silence Ain’t Sexy	DVD	27 min	9 - 12
	Choices We Make (What’s the Real Deal Series)	DVD	16 min	9+
	Sex and Consequences (Skills for Healthy Living Series)	DVD	30 min	9 - 12
	GRIMY: A Film About Sex Made by Teens for Teens	DVD	13 min	9 - 12
	Oral Sex: Fair Game	DVD/VHS	22 min	9 - 12
	Birth Control (Sex Smart for Teens Series)	VHS	27 min	8+
	Abstinence (Sex Smart for Teens Series)	VHS	34 min	8+
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SEXUAL IDENTITY  

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	When I Knew	DVD	35 min.	10 - A
COMING SOON!	Straightlaced: How Gender's Got Us All Tied Up	DVD	67 min.	9 - 12
	Who I Am	DVD	17 min	9 - 12
	Breaking the Silence: LGBTQ Foster Youth Tell Their Stories	DVD	35 min	11 - A
	Gay Youth	DVD	30 min	7+
	In My Shoes: Stories of Youth with LGBT Parents	DVD	31 min	9+
	Being Gay: Coming Out in the 21st Century	VHS	25 min	9+
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SMOKING & TOBACCO USE 

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Smoking: Staying Quit	DVD	14 min	11+
	Smoking: Getting Ready to Quit	DVD	15 min	11+
	Tobacco and Death: Perfect Together	DVD	27 min	8+
	Smoking Out the Truth: Teens and Tobacco	DVD/VHS	24 min	7+
	Something Stinks in Hollywood: How Movies Sell Smoking	DVD	NA	6 - 12
	You Can Quit: How to Stop Smoking During Pregnancy	DVD	18 min	7+
	Lighting Up: Gruesome Facts about Cigarette Smoking	VHS	20 min	5 - 12
	Smoking Cessation	DVD	29 min	Adult
	Beyond Cold Turkey: Tobacco Quitting Methods	DVD	18 min	7 - C
	How I Quit Smoking and Saved My Life	DVD/VHS	39 min	7 - 12
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STEROIDS

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Bigger, Stronger, Faster	DVD	106 min.	9 - C
	Steroids: The True Story (Real People Series)	DVD/VHS	24 min	7+
	Steroids: True Stories	DVD	20 min.	6 - C
	Ripped Apart	VHS	20 min	6+
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STI'S (SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS)
(see also HIV/AIDS)

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Straight Talk: The Truth About STDs	DVD	18 min	7 - C
	GRIMY: A Film About Sex Made by Teens for Teens	DVD	13 min	9 - 12
	Teens, Sex, and STIs	DVD	60 min	7 - 12
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SUBSTANCE USE (see also specific substances)

		Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
		Drugged Driving: The Road to Disaster	DVD	20 min.	9 - C
		Twelve: Young Addicts Speak from the Heart	DVD	45 min.	9 - C
		Cocaine and Heroin: Still Here, Still Deadly	DVD	22 min.	7+
		Teen Truth: An Inside Look at Drug and Alcohol Abuse	DVD	21 min.	7 - C
		Addiction: Why Can't They Stop? HBO Documentary Series	DVD	360 min	7+, A
		Drug Abuse and Violence, WHY? (Student produced - Peers Influence Peers)	DVD	60 min	6+
		Addiction and the Human Brain	DVD/VHS	23 min	7+
		Natural Highs and the Truth About So-Called "Natural Drugs	DVD	18 min	7+
		The New Face of Drugs: A Wake-Up Call for Parents & Teens	DVD	60 min	8+, A
		On the Road to Recovery (Peers Influence Peers XII)	DVD		9+
		Weighing the Risks (Skills for Healthy Living Series)	DVD/VHS	30 min	9 - 12
		Abusing Over-the-Counter Drugs	DVD/VHS	20 min	7+
		Legal Consequences of Alcohol and Other Drugs	DVD/VHS	15 min	9 - 12
		Stages of Family Recovery	DVD	36 min	6 - 12
		Adolescents and Co-Occuring Disorders	DVD	24 min	9 - A
		Everything You Need to Know About Substance Abuse in 22 Minutes	DVD/VHS	22 min	6 - 12
		Getting Stupid: How Drugs Damage Your Brain	DVD/VHS	22 min	6 - 8
		The Real True and False About Alcohol, Marijuana and Inhalants	VHS	15 min	6 - 9
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SUICIDE (See also DEPRESSION IN YOUTH)

	Video Title	Format	Length	Grade
	Reason to Live	DVD	33 min.	9+
COMING SOON!	Deathly Silence: A Teen's Suicide	DVD	43 min.	9 - 12
	College Reality 101: Nod and a Smile (Peers Influence Peers Series)	DVD		9 - C
	It's Never Too Late: Stopping Teen Suicide	DVD/VHS	28 min	7+
	Sometimes the Silence Can Seem So Loud	VHS	19 min	9 - 12
	Suicide Awareness and Prevention	VHS	20 min	6 - 12
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VIOLENCE PREVENTION (see also BULLYING, CONFLICT RESOLUTION & DATING ISSUES)