Middle and high school students and those in college/university will find the information below useful for self-help and for friends and peers.
- Coping with Stress
From
the Child Mind Institute and its California Healthy Minds, Thriving Kids Project, information specifically for children in elementary, middle, and high schools.
- Improve Mood
Six tips for teenagers from the American College of Lifestyle
Medicine for improving mood.
- Manage Depression
Information for teenagers with tips to manage
depression from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.
- Physical Activity
Ideas from the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine for
increasing activity for mood improvement.
- Better Sleep
The American College of Lifestyle Medicine offers information
about and tips for improving sleep habits.
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Mental Health and Gender-Affirming Care Resource Guide for Massachusetts LGBTQ2IA+ Young People and Their Trusted Adults
This
resource guide comes from the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General. Additional languages available soon in Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, and Mandarin. The guide includes a mental health provider directory which allows young
people to find individual therapists.
- Addressing Grief
Ideas from the National Alliance for Children’s Grief on how young people can support their friends
who are experiencing grief. Posters include helpful tips for children in kindergarten through 5th grade and for those in grades 6 through high school. Youth can also find support groups at https://nacg.org/find-support/.
- Helpline for Teens and Young Adults
The National Alliance on Mental Illness has
made a peer helpline specifically for teenagers and young adults that can be reached by phone, text, or online chat.
