Social Emotional Learning
Social emotional learning is a process through which we understand and manage emotions, set and achieve goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.
These skills are essential in order to succeed in and out of school.
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Mobile Apps
Enjoy 100+ guided meditations to help you manage anxiety, lower stress and sleep better. Calm is the perfect mindfulness app for beginners, but also includes hundreds of programs for intermediate and advanced users.
Check in with how you’re feeling, and try short activities tuned to your emotions.
The largest free library of guided meditations on earth with more than 15,000 titles. Also includes a virtual "bells" feature to time and support your meditations.
Is anxiety getting in the way of your life? MindShift CBT uses scientifically proven strategies to help you learn to relax and be mindful, develop more effective ways of thinking, and use active steps to take charge of your anxiety.
Supports users to cultivate mindfulness, compassion and joy through guided meditations, deep relaxations, practice poems, bells of mindfulness and other practices.
Smiling Mind is a unique tool developed by psychologists and educators to help bring balance to your life. Just as we eat well and stay fit to keep our body healthy, mindfulness meditation is about mental health and looking after the mind. This app is designed to assist you in dealing with the pressure, stress and challenges of daily life.
This app provides opportunities for users to try out a variety of mindfulness practices, while also teaching them interesting facts about the brain science behind those practices.
Feeling overwhelmed? Put a stressful thought in a star and watch it float into the universe. A 60-second meditation tool to help clear your mind.
Web Resources
Join the movement empowering young people to recognize and face the influences around us, including the pressure to abuse drugs and alcohol.
Advocates for Youth works alongside thousands of young people here in the U.S. and around the globe as they fight for sexual health, rights and justice.
AFSP is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide.
FosterClub's mission is to lead the efforts of young people in and from foster care to become connected, educated, inspired and represented so they can realize their personal potential and contribute to a better life for their peers.
An illustrated book about gender with no age limit. All hand-drawn graphics and lots of color. It's about 90 pages long, and readable in one sitting.
GLSEN's mission is to create safe and affirming schools for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
Hotlines, help lines, and information lines, organized by subject. These national organizations can also refer you to state and local services in your community.
Like this page or follow @TheMindfulTeen to recieve regular inspirational quotes, poems, and articles to help you keep your mindfulness practice fresh and alive.
PACER provides innovative resources for students, parents, educators, and others, and recognizes bullying as a serious community issue that impacts education, physical and emotional health, and the safety and well-being of students.
This government website provides information from various government agencies on what bullying is, what cyberbullying is, who is at risk, and how you can prevent and respond to bullying.
Learn about suicide risk factors, statistics, and suicide prevention resources.
If you have a problem or just want to talk with another teen who understands, then this is the right place for you! Teens helping teens for 34 years.
This website aims to give you the tools and confidence to make the best health choices. Find information about sexual health, drugs and alcohol, coping with death and grief, and more.