YouthLine is a free and confidential 24-hour teen-to-teen crisis, counseling, and referral line for youth.
Check out this great website if you are interested in learning about mental health problems from every day people just like you, rather than a professional such as a doctor.
“Aims to improve treatment for young people with mental health problems by gathering information about what works in the real world.”
-Whatworks4u.org
Check out this website for great information on relationships, including what a healthy relationship looks like as well as an abusive relationship, and even help on how to get out. The website includes personal stories from teens who have been in abusive relationships, and much much more.
So you realize that you are depressed, but where to go from here? Check out this website to learn a ton of information on self-help and coping tips to deal with depression. Just a glimpse into the broad categories that this website includes…
Depression self-help tip 1: Cultivate supportive relationships
Depression self-help tip 2: Take care of yourself
Depression self-help tip 3: Get regular exercise
Depression self-help tip 4: Eat a healthy, mood-boosting diet
Depression self-help tip 5: Challenge negative thinking
Depression self-help tip 6: Raise your emotional intelligence
Depression self-help tip 7: Know when to get additional help
Click here to read all of the detailed information the website provides, and how to go about applying the tips that are mentioned above into your life.
Good luck!
Check out this website to find a ton of information on many issues that you could be facing as you grow up. This site targets girls between the ages of 10 to 16, but contains information that could be useful for girls of any age! Some of the information you will find on this site is information on changes that could be happening with your body and questions you may have, information on fitness and nutrition, illness and disability, drugs and alcohol, relationships, bullying, healthy ways to handle stress and anxiety, and much much more! Does anyone have any healthy coping mechanisms that you have found to work well when under a lot of stress? (such as reading a book or going for a walk) Please share! =)