teens
Mental Health (for Teens)
Being healthy means dealing with the changes in your body — and your mind. Relationships, body image, families, emotions ... sort it all out in this section.
- 3 Ways to Increase Positive Emotions
- 3 Ways to Practice Gratitude
- 5 Ways to Know Your Feelings Better
- Apologizing
- Assertiveness
- Choosing Your Mood
- Confidence in Teens
- Emotional Intelligence
- Gratitude
- Gratitude: A Worksheet
- How Positive Thoughts and Emotions Help You
- How to Live a Happy Life
- How's Your Self-Esteem? (Quiz)
- Managing Your Emotional Reactions
- Mindfulness
- Mindfulness Exercises
- Optimism
- Practicing Positive Emotions
- Rejection and How to Handle It
- Rejection: How Well Do You Cope? (Quiz)
- Relaxation Exercise: Loving Kindness Meditation
- Relaxation Exercises: Breathing Basics
- Understanding Other People
- Understanding Your Emotions
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
- Body Image and Self-Esteem
- Dealing With Feelings When You're Overweight
- Plastic Surgery
- Vitiligo
- 10 Ways to Manage Everyday Stress
- 5 Ways to (Respectfully) Disagree
- 5 Ways to Beat Pre-performance Nerves
- 5 Ways to Cope When a Loved One Dies
- 5 Ways to Cope With Anxiety
- 5 Ways to Help Yourself Through Depression
- 5 Ways to Shake Shyness
- ADHD: Tips to Try
- Abuse: What if I Need Help Right Now?
- Asking for Help: Getting Past Obstacles
- Breaking Up: How to End a Relationship Respectfully
- Breaking Up: What to Say
- Coping With Cliques
- Coping With Stress
- Dealing With Addiction
- Dealing With Bullying
- Dealing With Feelings When You're Overweight
- Dwarfism: Emily's Story (Video)
- How Can I Feel Less Lonely?
- How Can I Get Help in a Crisis?
- How Can I Stop Cutting?
- How Can Social Connection Reduce Loneliness?
- How to Heal After Trauma
- I Think I Have a Mental Health Problem. Who Can I Talk To?
- Mindfulness
- Peer Pressure
- Rejection and How to Handle It
- Rejection: How Well Do You Cope? (Quiz)
- School Counselors
- School Violence: What Students Can Do
- Sexual Harassment
- Sexual Violence and Rape: What You Need to Know
- Stress Less Over Tests
- Talking to Parents About Depression
- Teens Talk About Cutting
- Therapy and Weight Management
- Yoga for Stress Relief
- Yoga: Meditation and Breathing
- 10 Ways to Manage Everyday Stress
- 3 Ways to Increase Positive Emotions
- 3 Ways to Practice Gratitude
- 5 Ways to Cope When a Loved One Leaves for Military Service
- 5 Ways to Cope With Anxiety
- 5 Ways to Know Your Feelings Better
- 5 Ways to Shake Shyness
- Abuse: What if I Need Help Right Now?
- Being Happier (Topic Center)
- Choosing Your Mood
- Coping With Stress
- Dealing With Difficult Emotions
- Disasters: How Teens Can Help
- Emotional Eating
- Emotional Intelligence
- Gratitude
- Gratitude: A Worksheet
- Grief
- Having a Healthy Pregnancy
- How Can I Feel Less Lonely?
- How Can I Improve My Self-Esteem?
- How Can Social Connection Reduce Loneliness?
- How Negative Emotions Help
- How Positive Thoughts and Emotions Help You
- Optimism
- Rejection and How to Handle It
- Rejection: How Well Do You Cope? (Quiz)
- Shyness
- Stress & Coping (Topic Center)
- Stress Less Over Tests
- Test Anxiety
- Understanding Your Emotions
- What Is Stress?
- Yoga: Meditation and Breathing
- 5 Ways to Cope When a Loved One Dies
- 5 Ways to Help Yourself Through Depression
- Am I Depressed?
- Cutting & Self-Injury
- Dealing With Divorce
- Depression: What You Need to Know
- Going to a Therapist
- Grief
- How Can I Feel Less Lonely?
- How Can I Get Help in a Crisis?
- How Can Social Connection Reduce Loneliness?
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Suicide
- Talking to Parents About Depression
- Why Do People Get Depressed?
- Am I Depressed?
- Anxiety
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Coping With Stress
- Cutting & Self-Injury
- Depression: What You Need to Know
- Eating Disorders
- Fears & Phobias
- Going to a Therapist
- How Can I Get Help in a Crisis?
- How Can I Help a Friend Who Is Depressed?
- How Can I Improve My Self-Esteem?
- How Can I Stop Cutting?
- How to Heal After Trauma
- I Think I Have a Mental Health Problem. Who Can I Talk To?
- I'm Thinking of Suicide. How Can I Get Help?
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social Anxiety
- Suicide
- Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling)
- What Should I Do if I Think I Have Bipolar Disorder?
- Why Do People Get Depressed?
- 5 Ways to (Respectfully) Disagree
- 5 Ways to Cope When a Loved One Leaves for Military Service
- Abuse: What You Need to Know
- Abuse: What if I Need Help Right Now?
- Apologizing
- Assertiveness
- Coming Out
- Coping When a Parent Has an Alcohol or Drug Problem
- Dealing With Divorce
- Managing Your Emotional Reactions
- Talking to Parents About Depression
- Talking to Your Parents or Other Adults
- Understanding Other People
- Welcome Home Yoga (Video)
- Why Do I Fight With My Parents So Much?
- A Friend Keeps Asking Me to Do Sexual Stuff. How Do I Make Him Stop?
- ADHD: Tips to Try
- Apologizing
- Asking for Help: Getting Past Obstacles
- Assertiveness
- Coming Out
- Coping With Cliques
- Dealing With Addiction
- How Can I Feel Less Lonely?
- How Can I Help Someone With Autism?
- How Can I Help a Friend Who Cuts?
- How Can Social Connection Reduce Loneliness?
- How to Support Someone With Diabetes
- How to Support Someone With Sickle Cell Disease
- How to Tell When Someone Is Nice: Answers for Teens With Autism
- Managing Your Emotional Reactions
- My Friend Has a Food Allergy. How Can I Help?
- My Friend Is Talking About Running Away: What Should I Do?
- My Friend Is Talking About Suicide. What Should I Do?
- Peer Pressure
- Sexual Violence and Rape: How to Help a Friend
- Understanding Other People
- What Should I Do if My Friend Has an Asthma Flare-Up?
- What to Say: Answers for Teens With Autism
- 5 Ways to Cope When a Loved One Leaves for Military Service
- Talking to Parents About Depression
- Talking to Your Parents or Other Adults
- Why Do I Fight With My Parents So Much?
- Abusive Relationships
- Am I in a Healthy Relationship?
- Apologizing
- Assertiveness
- Breaking Up: How to End a Relationship Respectfully
- Breaking Up: What to Say
- Coming Out
- Getting Along With Your Teachers
- Gratitude
- How Can I Feel Less Lonely?
- How Can I Help a Friend Who Is Depressed?
- How Can Social Connection Reduce Loneliness?
- How to Tell When Someone Is Nice: Answers for Teens With Autism
- Managing Your Emotional Reactions
- Protecting Your Online Identity and Reputation
- Sexual Orientation
- Talking With Your Partner About Sex
- Understanding Other People
- What to Say: Answers for Teens With Autism
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice,
diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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