Youth/Teen Resources

Behavioral Contracts for Kids/Teens (includes the following printables: Cell Phone Contract, Social Media Contract, Sibling Peace Contract, and Self-Control Contract)
Graduated Driver Licensing
Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents
10 Steps To Prepare a Child for Surgery
Discussing Anxiety with Children
Helping Children Cope with Trauma- Parenting Kids and Teens After a Traumatic Event

YOUTH FRIENDLY MENTAL HEALTH ONLINE RESOURCES

Center for Young Women’s Health and Young Men’s Health: These websites provides a series of guides on emotional health, including on test anxiety, depression, bullying, and eating disorders. www.youngwomenshealth.org and www.youngmenshealthsite.org
Go Ask Alice!: Geared at young adults, this question and answer website contains a large database of questions about a variety of concerns surrounding emotional health. www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
Girls Health.Gov: The "Your Feelings" section of this website offers guidance to teenage girls on recognizing a mental health problem, getting help, and talking to parents. http://girlshealth.gov/feelings/index.html
Jed Foundation: Promoting emotional health and prevent suicide among college students, this website provides an online resource center, ULifeline, a public dialogue forum, Half of Us, and Transition Year, resources and tools to help students transition to college. http://www.jedfoundation.org/students
Kelty Mental Health Resource Center: Reference sheets are provided that list top websites, books, videos, toolkits and support for mental health disorders. http://keltymentalhealth.ca/youth-and-young-adults
Reach Out: This website provides information on specific mental health disorders, as well as resources to help teens make safe plans when feeling suicidal, and helpful tips on how to relax. http://au.reachout.com/
Teens Health: Providing a safe place for teens who need honest and accurate information, this website provides resources on mental health issues. http://teenshealth.org/teen/your_mind/
Teen Mental Health: Geared towards teenagers, this website provides learning tools on a variety of mental illnesses, videos, and resources for friends. http://teenmentalhealth.org/

APPS AND TECH SERVICES

Beacon 2.0: Beacon is a portal to online applications (websites, mobile applications and internet support groups) for mental disorders reviewed and rated by health experts. https://beacon.anu.edu.au/
Health Talk: This website reflects the lived experience of mental health conditions, including research-based modules with hours of recording and analysis. www.healthtalk.org/peoples-experiences/mental-health
Mindfulness for Teens: This website has resources to help teens use mindfulness to handle stress and includes apps to practice meditation and guided mediation recordings. http://mindfulnessforteens.com/
Mood 247: A text messaging system that provides an easy way to record how you’re feeling and tracks your daily moods to share with friends, family, or a health professional. https://www.mood247.com/
Strength of Us: An online community designed to inspire young adults impacted by mental health issues to think positive, stay strong and achieve goals through peer support and resource sharing. http://strengthofus.org/

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES INSTITUTES

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: This resource center includes videos, ways to get help, and advocacy campaigns. www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Youth_Resources/Home.aspx
National Alliance on Mental Health: Find resources for youth, including information on managing your mental health in college and making friends. www.nami.org/Find-Support/Teens-and-Young-Adults
National Institute of Mental Health: This website provides easy-to read guides and brochures to help better understand a variety of mental health disorders. www.nimh.nih.gov/health/index.shtml
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: SAMHSA provides information on mental health services and treatment centers through a service locator. https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/

MENTAL HEALTH MEDICATION GUIDES

Head Meds: This website gives young people focused information about the most common medicines prescribed for mental health conditions. http://www.headmeds.org.uk/
Making Healthy Choices: This guide provides information for youth in foster care related to making decisions about their mental health, treatment options, and the use of psychotropic medications. www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/makinghealthychoices/

HELPLINES

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM): Visit www.thecalmzone.net or UK residents call 0800-58-58-58
Crisis Text Line: Visit www.crisistextline.org/ or Text “START” to 741-741
Lifeline Crisis Chat: Visit www.crisischat.org/ to chat with crisis centers around the U.S.
List of International Suicide Hotlines: Visit www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html
Love is Respect: Visit www.loveisrespect.org/, text “LOVEIS” to 22522, or call 1-866-331-9474 to talk with a peer advocate to prevent and end abusive relationships
National Eating Disorder Association: Visit www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ or call 1-800-931-2237
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline : Visit www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ or call 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

ADVOCACY

Active Minds: The leading nonprofit that empowers college students to speak openly about mental health, Active Minds aims to educate others and encourage help-seeking. http://activeminds.org/
StopBullying.Gov: This website offers resources specifically for teens to prevent bullying in their schools and communities and provides resources for those being bullied. http://www.stopbullying.gov/
Teens Against Bullying: Created by and for teens, this website is a place for middle and high school students to find ways to address bullying, take action, be heard, and own an important social cause. http://www.pacerteensagainstbullying.org/
Time to Change: As England’s biggest program to challenge mental health stigma and discrimination, this advocacy website provides ways to join the campaign and get others involved. www.time-to-change.org.uk/\