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Publications & web sites

  1. Small picture of the United States flag BAM! Body and Mind: Your Life – This web site has interactive tools to help teens understand stress, peer pressure, and how to make tough choices.
  2. American Association of Young Caregivers: Teens (Copyright © AAYC) – It can be stressful trying to take care of not only yourself, but a parent or sibling as well.  If you are a caregiver for someone in your family, this web site can help you learn how to cope with the stress and the feelings you might have.
  3. Change Your Mind About Mental Health (Copyright © APA) – Most young people with mental health problems don't get any treatment for them. This brochure educates teens on what mental health is, where to get help, and how to change your attitude towards mental health.
  4. Adobe PDF document Connecting with Your Community (Copyright © AAP) (PDF - 194KB) – Connecting with your community is a way to make new friends, help others, and find people to help you in times when you are in need or feel lonely. This brochure explains other reasons why connecting with your community is important.
  5. Coping with Substance Abuse in your Family? – If you have a parent/guardian who drinks too much or uses drugs, you may feel angry and worried at the same time. Check out this site from the Children of Alcoholics Foundation for answers to common questions, such as "Does my parent really have a problem?" and "Did I do something wrong?"
  6. Create a Personal Stress Management Guide (Copyright © AAP) – For teens only!  Fill out this plan and use the tips to help you identify and understand how to reduce your stress.  Email it to yourself so you can refer back when life starts getting crazy!
  7. Cutting: Understanding Self-Injury (Copyright © The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands) – Hurting yourself is not a good way to deal with stress.  Learn how to recognize the signs of this problem and where to seek treatment.
  8. Dealing with Divorce and Separation: A Guide for Teens – Are your parents going through a divorce or separation? This can be a very difficult and confusing time and it's alright to feel upset and angry. Read this article for advice on how to deal with your feelings.
  9. Eating Disorders: A General Guide for Teens – On this site you can learn about different eating disorders and how they can be treated.
  10. Adobe PDF document The Meditation Manual Vol. I (Copyright © The Mind Body Awareness Project) (PDF - 6.87MB) – Meditation is a great way to reduce stress.  This booklet provides basic information about what meditation is and how to get started meditating.   
  11. Adobe PDF document  Meditation and Relaxation (Copyright © Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle) (PDF - 102KB) – Life getting too stressful?  Learn how to meditate, a simple, easy way to reduce stress.
  12. Self Injury: A Guide for Teens – This article gives information on self injury or "cutting." It explains what to do if you are hurting yourself and it gives advice on how to help a friend that may be "cutting."
  13. Talklisten.org – This web site from the Boston Public Health Commission provides information about mental health for parents and teens. The site helps reduce the stigma associated with mental health issues by encouraging teens and parents to talk about the importance of emotional health.
  14. Tips for Youth from the National Runaway Switchboard – Are you thinking of running away? Although you may be dealing with a really tough problem, you don't have to run away to solve it. There are things you can do to feel better, other than running away. The National Runaway Switchboard can help you by phone or e-mail.
  15. Teen Depression (Copyright © HelpGuide.org) – This article discusses the symptoms, causes, effects, self-help, and treatment of depression in teens. It also contains information about suicide and suicide warning signs.

Organizations

  1. Celebrate Girls
  2. CopeCareDeal
  3. Boys Town National Hotline
  4. Hopeline
  5. Kid's Health
  6. National Eating Disorders Association
  7. National Runaway Switchboard
  8. The Center for Young Women’s Health

The Your emotions section of the girlshealth.gov web site has been reviewed by:
Adelaide S. Robb, M.D.
Associate Professor – Psychiatry and Pediatrics
Children’s National Medical Center

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Content last updated March 12, 2008

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health.

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