Emergency Help

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, opens a new window – 1-800-273-TALK (8255). The Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Your Life, Your Voice, opens a new window – 1-800-448-3000. The Boys Town National Hotline is a toll free number available to kids, teens and young adults at anytime. Please contact us if you’re depressed, contemplating suicide, being physically or sexually abused, on the run, addicted, threatened by gang violence, fighting with a friend or parent, or if you are faced with an overwhelming challenge. Call, text, chat, or email all available via the website.

Anxiety

AnxietyCanada, opens a new window – Anxiety Canada is a non profit organization which was started in early spring of 1999 by a group of concerned consumers, family members, and professionals, who work to increase awareness about anxiety disorders; promote education of the general public, affected persons, and health care providers; and increase access to evidence-based resources and treatments.

Anxiety Disorder Resource Center, opens a new window – This resource page is from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, opens a new window, who’s mission is to promote the healthy development of children, adolescents, and families through research, training, prevention, comprehensive diagnosis and treatment and to meet the professional needs of child and adolescent psychiatrists throughout their careers.

Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents Fact Sheet, opens a new window – This fact sheet was put together by the National Institute of Mental Health, opens a new window, who’s mission is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure.

Book Lists

Book Lists for Teens, opens a new window – These book lists, including both fiction and non-fiction about mental health, were created by the librarians at the Boston Public Library.

 Top Ten YA Fiction Books Dealing With Mental Illness, opens a new window – This blog post was put together by author Kim Baccellia.

Mental Health in YA Reading List, opens a new window – The YA Highway blog is put together by a group of writers from different corners of the globe, united by their affinity for travel, costume parties, and writing and reading young adult fiction.

Depression and Mental Illness

Depression in Teens, opens a new window – This fact sheet was put together by Mental Health America, who advocates for changes in mental health and wellness policy; Educating the public & providing critical information; and delivering urgently needed mental health and wellness Programs and Services.

Teenager’s Guide To Depression, opens a new window – As a non-profit health organization, Helpguide, opens a new window believes that everyone facing mental and emotional health challenges deserves to have access to free, unbiased information without being pressured by special interests or corporate sponsors.

Psych Central, opens a new window – This is the Internet’s largest and oldest independent mental health social network. Since 1995, this award-winning website has been run by mental health professionals offering reliable, trusted information and over 200 support groups, opens a new window to consumers.

Publications About Children and Adolescents, opens a new window – These free PDF publications were put together by the National Institute of Mental Health, opens a new window, who’s mission is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure.

Teen Depression, opens a new window – This page was put together by the Mayo Clinic, opens a new window, a nonprofit worldwide leader in medical care, research and education for people from all walks of life.

Youth Resources, opens a new window – This resource page is from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, opens a new window,who’s mission is to promote the healthy development of children, adolescents, and families through research, training, prevention, comprehensive diagnosis and treatment and to meet the professional needs of child and adolescent psychiatrists throughout their careers.

Self-Injury

The Adolescent Self-Injury Foundation, opens a new window – A non-profit organization whose mission is to raise awareness about adolescent self injury. By providing education, prevention techniques, resources, research, and forums, ASIF aims to increase understanding of the self injurious adolescent and family in the journey towards wellness and recovery.

Cutting and Self-Harm, opens a new window – As a non-profit health organization, Helpguide, opens a new window believes that everyone facing mental and emotional health challenges deserves to have access to free, unbiased information without being pressured by special interests or corporate sponsors.

Self-Injury in Adolescents, opens a new window – This resource page is from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, opens a new window,who’s mission is to promote the healthy development of children, adolescents, and families through research, training, prevention, comprehensive diagnosis and treatment and to meet the professional needs of child and adolescent psychiatrists throughout their careers.

Self-Injury/Cutting, opens a new window – This page was put together by the Mayo Clinic, opens a new window, a nonprofit worldwide leader in medical care, research and education for people from all walks of life.

Stress Management

Stress Management Guide, opens a new window – Create a personal stress management guide for teens through the American Academy of Pediatrics, opens a new window whose mission is to attain optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

Fostering Resilience, opens a new window – A teen’s personal guide to managing stress. Dr. Ginsburg is a pediatrician specializing in Adolescent Medicine at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Mindfulness: Getting Started, opens a new window – The Mindful magazine, opens a new window explains the best way to start meditating for anyone who is stressed and looking for a little balance in their life.

Mindfulnet, opens a new window – Mindfulnet.org is an independent website dedicated to promoting Mindfulness by providing site users with the information they need to make informed decisions.