You are not alone. We have tools you can use to answer your questions, whether you are seeking advice for yourself, a friend, or a family member.
Bullying
• Stand Up for Yourself and Your Friends: Dealing with Bullies and Bossiness and Finding A Better Way – by Patti Kelley Criswell and Angela Martini
• The Bullying Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help you Deal with Social Aggression and Cyber Bullying – by Raychelle Cassada Lohmann, MS, LPC and Julia V. Taylor, MA
Mental Health
• Behind Happy Faces: Taking Charge of Your Mental Health – A Guide for Young Adults – by Ross Szabo and Melanie Hall
Anxiety
• Worry says what? – By Allison Edwards
• Outsmarting Worry (Older Kid’s Guide to Managing Anxiety) – by Dawn Huebner, PhD
Bipolar Disorder
• Got Bipolar? An Insider’s Guide to Managing Life Effectively – by Alfredo Zotti
• Oh, By the Way, I Have A Mental Illness: I Hate Being Bipolar, But It Has Actually Helped Me Have A Great and Fulfilling Life – by Michael Trzcinski
Depression
• Depression: A Teen’s Guide to Survive & Thrive – by Jacqueline B. Toner, PhD and Claire A.B. Freeland, PhD
• My Anxious Mind: A Teen’s Guide to Managing Anxiety and Panic – by Michael A. Tompkins, PhD and Katherin Martinez, PsyD
• When the World Didn’t End: Poems – by Caroline Kaufman
• Project Semicolon: Your Story Isn’t Over – by Amy Bleuel
• Reasons to Stay Alive – by Matt Haig
• How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me: One Person’s Guide to Suicide Prevention – by Susan Rose Blauner, MSW, LCSW
• The Invisible String – by Patrice Karst
Eating Disorder
• Elena Vanishing: A Memoir – by Elena Dunkle and Clare B. Dunkle
• Learning to Love the Girl in the Mirror: A Teenage Girl’s Guide to Living a Happy and Healthy Life – by Helena Grace Donald
• Starving In Search of Me: A Coming-of-Age Story of Overcoming An Eating Disorder and Finding Self-Acceptance – by Marissa LaRocca
Meditation
• A Handful of Quiet: Happiness in 4 Pebbles – by Thich Nhat Hanh
• The Mindful Teen: Powerful Skills to Help You Handle Stress One Moment at a Time – by Dzung X. Vo, MD, FAAP
Siblings
• Siblings: You’re stuck with Each Other, So Stick Together – by James J Crist, PhD and Elizabeth Verdick
• Being the Other One: Growing Up with a Brother or Sister Who Has Special Needs – by Kate Strohm
Sexual Education
• Consent: The New Rules of Sex Education: Every Teen’s Guide to Healthy Sexual Relationships – by Jennifer Lang, MD
Gender Identification
• The Gender Quest Workbook: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults Exploring Gender Identity – by Rylan Jay Testa, PhD and Deborah Coolhart, PhD and Jayme Peta, MA
• You and Your Gender Identity: A Guide to Discovery – by Dara Hoffman-Fox, LPC
College Prep
• Applying to College for Students with ADD or LD: A Guide to Keep You (and your parents) Sane, Satisfied, and Organized Through the Admission Process – by Blythe Grossberg, PsyD
• Self-care for College Students – by Julia Dellitt
• U Thrive: How to Succeed in College and Life – by Dan Lerner and Alan Schlechter, MD
Diversity
• The Poet X – by Elizabeth Acevedo
• Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America – by Justina Ireland, Varian Johnson, Rita Williams-Garcia, Dhonielle Clayton, Kekla Magoon, Leah Henderson, Tochi Onyebuchi, Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, Liara Tamani, Renée Watson, Tracey Baptiste, Coe Booth, Brandy Colbert, Jay Coles, Ibi Zoboi, and Lamar Giles