Social/Emotional Development

This page is designed to share a variety of credible resources to help navigate and cope with a variety of different mental health related topics.

Coping with Covid-19

How Teenagers Can Protect Their Mental Health During Coronavirus

COVID-19 and Youth Mental Health

Help..."I'm bored"

Stay-At-Home Care Package by Big Life Journal.pdf

Depressed Thinking

Teen Depression

5 Ways to Help Yourself Through Depression

Time to Talk: Uncomfortable But Important

Suicide Prevention

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Website

5 Action Steps to Save Lives

Anxiety

For Youth...Some Place to Go. Someone to Help.

Stress and Anxiety Support.

Foundry

Learn more about anxiety, tips for managing, and how to get support.

Healthy Relationships

"Loveisrespect is the ultimate resource to empower youth to prevent and end dating abuse. It is a project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline."

Characteristics of Healthy & Unhealthy Relationships

Alateen

Alateen is a place just for teens affected by someone else’s alcoholism. Alateen/Al-Anon does not have a religious affiliation but does use language such as "higher power". "Higher power" is open to interpretation depending on the recipient- it can simply represent the concept of a brighter tomorrow!

Mindfulness

What is Mindfulness?

"Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us."

Mindfulness for Teens

Resources

Anger Management

Dealing with Anger

7 Anger Management Techniques for Teens

Anger Management

Young Men's Health website, but information is gender neutral

Stress Management

For Teens: Creating Your Personal Stress-Management Plan

BR3_My_Personal_Stress_Plan.pdf

LGBTQ+ Support

"The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25."

"The It Gets Better Project is a nonprofit organization with a mission to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth around the globe."

Grief

teengrief.pdf

Check out the Grief Resources for Teens section to learn more about grief and how to help yourself cope.

Recommended book list on grief and loss by age.