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Database Resources
Database Resources
Gale Databases
Gale Databases
The Vermont Online Library is a great source for reference, news, magazines, audio/video files and more.
This video provides a good overview of mental illness in teens - a nice place to start.
Use Gale in Context: High School or Gale in Context: Middle School databases to find more resources.
Note: You can filter your searches by content level in both of these databases!
Another great database to use is the Gale Health and Wellness database, or Gale OneFile: Psychology databases.
Britannica School
Britannica School
Britannica School is a great place to start most research projects. You'll find helpful articles offering foundational information for your topic, plus additional resources and recommended web resources connected to your topic (see the "Related" tab in each article).
Login information can be found here.
For an overview of what we mean when we say "mental health" as well as a look at the history of mental health care and awareness, and more recent advances, check out this mental health entry.
U.S. Major Dailies
U.S. Major Dailies
For relevant newspaper sources, try searching the U.S. Major Dailies database from ProQuest. Log in with your CSD Google account.
Take a look at this March 2024 article titled: "Students advocating for their mental health: Teens find support in each other with school-based clubs" from the Chicago Tribune.
Possible search terms for any of the above databases (or for web searches):
teens AND depression
teens AND suicidal ideation
teens AND anxiety
teens AND "mental health"
Video Resources
Video Resources
In this 25-minute program, teens and young people discuss their own experiences with depression and other mental health challenges. You might also want to watch this series of short digital films featuring young people discussing their personal struggles with mental illness.
An interesting new take on the reasons and root causes behind the rise in the teen mental health crisis.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has an excellent video library with explanations of a range of mood and psychological disorders (including information on getting help). Sort by Kids/Teens/Young Adults for a smaller selection of targeted videos on mental health issues and young people. The site also includes an excellent library of articles to explore on various mental health topics. Check that out here.
High School Junior, Maya Dawson, discusses the current mental health crisis among teens and the ways that attempts to meet the needs in schools are missing the mark so far.
Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive, and introduces us to an unsung mechanism for stress reduction: reaching out to others.
The Crash Course: Psychology series of videos include episodes on Bipolar and Depressive Disorders, Anxiety and OCD, and more. You can also find episodes dedicated to various mental health treatments. Check out the whole list here.
Print Resources
Print Resources
Some books in the CHS Library for further exploration:
The anxiety survival guide for teens : CBT skills to overcome fear, worry & panic
Using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), this resource guide offers teens simple strategies to work through situations that cause anxiety.
Acceptance : a memoir
"A brilliant, funny, generation-defining memoir about the double bind of crafting perfect adversity narratives for highly selective institutions, while fumbling through the far murkier reality of actual life in foster care and inpatient mental health treatment..."--Provided by publisher.
Obsessed : a memoir of my life with OCD
"A brave teen recounts her debilitating struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder--and brings readers through every painful step as she finds her way to the other side--in this powerful and inspiring memoir."--Provided by publisher.
Teen Suicide on the Rise
Examines the underlying causes and background for the rise in teenage suicide, its social and personal impacts, and prevention methods.
There's also lots of fiction that explores the themes of mental health/illness. Here's one collection of short stories to get you started:
Ab(solutely) normal : short stories that smash mental health stereotypes
"Channeling their own experiences, sixteen . . . authors subvert mental health stereotypes in an . . . uplifting collection of fiction"--Provided by publisher.
Web Resources
Web Resources
Read:
Great overview from the World Health Organization. Provides information and statistics on various teen mental health conditions, as well as early detection strategies and treatments.
This page from National Library of Medicine's Medline Plus provides links to a ton of great resources for research of all kinds of teen mental health queries.
Check this page from the McLean Hospital for a look at the differences between the terms "mental health" and "mental illness."
Stigma, Prejudice, and Discrimination Against People with Mental Illness
This page offers a good overview of the issues, what stigma looks like, as well as some ways to address it.
Isolation's Silent Role in the Teen Mental Health Crisis
Article from Psychology Today.
Adolescents' Mental Health at School: The mediating role of life
In this study published in Frontiers in Psychology, researchers "used structural equation modelling to assess whether relationships at school with teachers and peers, and life satisfaction predicted mental health in a large sample of adolescents..."
Listen:
"Why we need to talk about teens social media, and mental health" - NPR segment from August 2024
Many great episodes to choose from that deal with identity in teens and building personal philosophical beliefs. Here are two to get you started:
Cultivating a Sense of Purpose
Exploring Masculinity and Mental Health
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