Mental health resources for teens
Articles and resources to help teens.
Dealing With Problems
- 3 ways to increase positive emotions
- 3 ways to practice gratitude
- 5 facts about goal setting
- 5 ways to (respectfully) disagree
- 5 ways to beat pre-performance nerves
- 5 ways to cope when a loved one dies
- 5 ways to deal with anxiety
- 5 ways to fight depression
- 5 ways to get drivers to stop texting
- 5 ways to shake shyness
- Anxiety: Rachel’s story
- Apologizing
- Asking for help: Getting past obstacles
- Choosing your mood
- Coping with cliques
- Culture shock
- Dealing with a health condition
- Dealing with addiction
- Dealing with bullying
- Dealing with feelings when you’re overweight
- Dealing with grief: Molly’s story
- Dwarfism: Emily’s story (video)
- Emotional intelligence
- Family money troubles
- Finding low-cost mental health care
- Gambling addiction
- Getting help for intense grief
- Good reasons to smile
- Gratitude
- Gratitude: A worksheet
- How can I deal with my anger
- How can I improve my self-esteem
- How can I stop cutting
- How can I stop my nightmares
- How to break up respectfully
- I bullied someone. How can I apologize?
- I helped spread a rumor. What should I do?
- I started cutting again. How can I stop?
- I think I have OCF. What should I do?
- I think I may have a drinking/drug problem. What should I do?
- Is it normal to think about sex a lot?
- Is it ok to talk to a teacher about personal problems?
- Making a change in your life
- Motivation and the power of not giving up
- My pet died. How can I feel better?
- Optimism
- Peer pressure
- Rejection and how to handle it
- Rejection: How well do you cope? (quiz)
- Sexual harassment and sexual bullying
- Shoplifting
- Should I fight a bully?
- Should I send my boyfriend naked pictures?
- Stress and coping center
- Talking to parents about depression
- Teens talk about cutting
- Teens talk about life (video)
- Test anxiety
- The power of positive emotions
- Therapy and weight management
- Understanding your emotions
- What can I do about my anger?
- What can I say when friends use anti-gay language?
- What if a parent won’t stop texting while driving?
- When cancer keeps you home
- When parents argue
- Yoga for stress relief
- Yogs: Mediation and breathing
- Your secrets to staying motivated
- Your tips for surviving summer break
Feeling Sad and/or Depressed
- 5 ways to cope when a loved one dies
- 5 ways to fight depression
- Am I depressed or just not trying?
- Bipolar disorder
- Can depression be inherited?
- Can I get over depression without taking medication?
- Dealing with grief: Molly’s story
- Death and grief
- Depression
- Getting help for intense grief
- Homesickness
- How can I cope with my dad’s death?
- How can I deal with my anger?
- I’m thinking of suicide. How can I stop?
- Is my grief normal?
- My friend is talking about suicide. What should I do?
- Seasonal affective disorder
- Suicide
- The moving blues
- What can I do about my anger?
- When depression is severe
- Why am I in such a bad mood?
- Why do people get depressed?
- Yoga for stress relief
- Yoga: Meditation and breathing
Feeling Worried and/or Anxious
- 5 ways to deal with anxiety
- 5 ways to shake shyness
- Anxiety disorders
- Anxiety: Rachel’s story
- Fears and phobias
- How can I become less shy?
- How can I deal with all my stressful situations?
- How can I deal with my trichotillomania?
- I think I have OCD. What should I do?
- Obessive-compulsive disorder
- Posttraumatic stress disorder
- Shyness
- Social phobia
- Stress
- Stress and coping center
- Terrorism
- Test anxiety
- Trichotillomania
- What stresses you out about school?
- Yoga for stress relief
- Yoga: Meditation and breathing
Finding Help
- Can I talk to my therapist about private family stuff?
- Finding low-cost mental health care
- Getting help for intense grief
- Going to a therapist
- How can I get my parents to give me alone time with my doctor?
- Taking charge of your medical care
- How do I get checked for STDs without my parents knowing?
- I don’t want to talk to my school counselor. What should I do?
- Is it ok to talk to a teacher about personal problems?
- What if I don’t feel comfortable with my therapist?
Friends
- Apologizing
- Asking for help: Getting past obstacles
- Assertiveness
- Coping with cliques
- Dealing with addiction
- How can I help a friend who cuts?
- How can I help someone who’s being bullied
- I hurt my friend’s feelings. What should I do?
- I think my friend may have an eating disorder. What should I do?
- My friend has a food allergy. How can I help?
- My friend has diabetes. How can I help?
- My friend has HIV. How can I help?
- My friend has sickle cell disease. How can I help?
- My friend is talking about running away. What should I do?
- My friend is talking about suicide. What should I do?
- Peer pressure
- Shoplifting
- Someone is spreading rumors about me. What can I do?
- Understanding other people
- What can I say to a friend who’s having unprotected sex?
- What can I say when friends use anti-gay language
- What it means to be a friend
- What should I do if my friend is having an asthma attack?
Nutrition and Healthy Eating Behaviors
- 5 reasons to pack your lunch
- Binge eating disorder
- Can stress affect my weight?
- Dealing with feelings when you’re overweight
- Eating disorders
- Emotional eating
- Healthy school lunch planner
- I think my boyfriend has an easting disorder. What should I do?
- Is my body ok? Am I having self-esteem issues?
- Is spitting out food an eating disorder?
- My dad has diabetes. Will I get it too?
- My friend has a food allergy. How can I help?
- My friend has diabetes. How can I help?
- Our friend might have anorexia. How can we help?
- Therapy and weight management
- What are the health effects of chewing and spitting out food?
- Yoga for stress relief
- Yoga: Meditation and breathing
Parents and Families
- 5 ways to (respectfully) disagree
- Abuse
- Adoption
- Apologizing
- Assertiveness
- Coping with an alcoholic parent
- Dealing with divorce
- Family money troubles
- How can I get my grandparents to trust me?
- How can I tell my mom I’m smart about sex?
- My mom asks too many questions. What can I do?
- Stepparents
- Talking to parents about depression
- Talking to your parents – or other adults
- Teens talk about family (video)
- Understanding other people
- What if a parent won’t stop texting while driving?
- What if my parents say “no”?
- When a sibling is seriously ill
- When parents argue
- Who can I talk to about my parents’ drinking problem
- Why do I fight with my parents so much?
Relationships and Boundaries
- Abusive relationships
- Am I in a healthy relationship?
- Apologizing
- Assertiveness
- Getting over a break-up
- Gratitude
- How can you stop before things go too far physically?
- How to break up respectfully?
- Love and romance
- My boyfriend and I broke up. How can I feel better?
- Prom pressure
- Protecting your online identity and reputation
- Sexual harassment and sexual bullying
- Should I send my boyfriend naked pictures
- Teens talk about love (video)
- Understanding other people
- What can I say to a friend who’s having unprotected sex?
- Your thoughts on falling in love
Self-Injury
Being Your Best Self
- 3 ways to increase positive emotions
- 3 ways to practice gratitude
- 5 ways to be more aware of your emotions
- Apologizing
- Assertiveness
- Choosing your mood
- Emotional intelligence
- Good reasons to smile
- Gratitude
- Gratitude: A worksheet
- How can I stop focusing on my flaws
- Optimism
- Positive emotions: A worksheet
- Rejection and how to handle it
- Rejection: How well do you cope (quiz)
- Teens talk about life (video)
- The power of positive emotions
- Understanding other people
- Understanding your emotions
Drugs and Alcohol
Tobacco
- E-cigarettes
- How can I quit smoking
- Secondhand smoke
- Smokeless tobacco
- Smoking
- Smoking and asthma
- Stop smoking: Your personal plan
Alcohol
- Alcohol
- Binge drinking
- Coping with an alcoholic parent
- I think I may have a drinking/drug problem. What should I do?
Drugs
- ADHD Medications
- Are steroids worth the risk?
- Caffeine
- Drugs: What you should know
- I think I may have a drinking/drug problem. What should I do?
- Inhalants
- Marijuana
- Prescription drug abuse
Getting Help with Drugs and Alcohol
School and Jobs
- 5 facts about goal setting
- 5 reasons to pack your lunch
- 5 ways to beat pre-performance nerves
- 5 ways to make online research easier
- ADHD
- Autism
- Back to school
- Backpack basics
- Balancing schoolwork and hospital stays
- Extracurricular activities
- Figuring out health news
- Getting along with your teachers
- Going to college
- Healthy school lunch planner
- Home schooling
- Homework help
- How to make homework less work
- How to pick a great book
- Is it ever ok to carry a backpack using just one strap
- Life after high school
- Making a change in your life
- Motivation and the power of not giving up
- Note-taking tips
- Online safety
- Organizing schoolwork and assignments
- Prom pressure
- Rejection: How well do you cope?
- School counselors
- Starting high school
- Study break yoga (video)
- Studying abroad
- Studying for tests
- Test anxiety
- Test-taking tips
- Understanding dyslexia
- What it means to be a friend
- What makes a great teacher?
- What stesses you out about school?
- Writing a paper
- Yoga: Mediation and breathing
- Assertiveness
- Coping with cliques
- Cyberbullying
- Dealing with bullying
- How can I help someone who’s being bullied
- I bullied someone. How can I apologize?
- Protexting your online identity and reputation
- Rape
- Sexual harassment and sexual bullying
- Should I fight a bully?
- Should you worry about school violence?
- Someone at school has a weapon. What should I do?
- Teens talk about bullying (video)
- Understanding other people
- What can I say when friends use anti-gay language?