Resources for Teens and Parents

Know the Warning Signs – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Warning Signs of Mental Illness – American Psychiatric Association Foundation

Facts and Figures – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Seeking Help

Types of Mental Health Professionals – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Finding a Therapist You Like, a Guide for Youth and Young Adults – Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PPAL)

How to Choose a Psychologist – American Psychological Association

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

How to Find Help through Seeing a Psychologist – American Psychological Association

What do Practicing Psychologists Do? – American Psychological Association

Finding Mental Healthcare for Children of Immigrants – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Treatment

Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents: Definition – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents: Different Types – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Support

Questions to Ask before the Psychiatric Hospitalization of your Child or Adolescent – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

How to Help in an Emotional Crisis – American Psychological Association

Understanding Your Mental Health

Change your Mind about Mental Health – American Psychological Association

Finding Support

Finding a Therapist You Like – A Guide for Youth and Young Adults – Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PPAL)

Peers and Friendship

Friendship and Mental Health – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Want to Know How to Help a Friend? Student Guide to Mental Health – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Responding to Bullying – Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PPAL)

Depression and Stress

Teen Depression | Article –  National Institute of Mental Health

Teens and Stress: How to Keep Stress in Check – American Psychological Association

College

Starting College with a Psychiatric Illness – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Managing a Mental Health Condition in College – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Understanding Your Child’s Mental Health

Normal or Not? – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Start a Conversation

Talking to Kids about Mental Illnesses – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Talking with your children about stress – American Psychological Association

Talking to teens about stress – American Psychological Association

How to Talk to Children About difficult news – American Psychological Association

How to Help

Learning to Help Your Child and Your Family – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

How to Help in an Emotional Crisis – American Psychological Association

Helping Children Learn how to Think Positively – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Supporting a Family Member with a Serious Mental illness – American Psychological Association

Advocating for Your Child

Advocating for Your Child – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Questions to Ask before the Psychiatric Hospitalization of your Child or Adolescent – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Family Support

When your Child is diagnosed with Chronic Illness: How to Cope – American Psychological Association

Siblings of Explosive Children – Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Network

Resilience Guide for Parents & Teachers – American Psychological Association

Anxiety and Children – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Anxiety Disorders – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Coping with Anxiety – Parent/Professional Advisory League (PPAL)

Teen Depression | Article – National Institute of Mental Health

Depression in Children and Teens – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

If you or your child is in crisis, immediately call 911 for emergency services or go directly to a hospital emergency room. For 24-hour support, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to speak with a trained crisis counselor.

Awareness and Prevention

Suicide Prevention – American Psychiatric Association

Preventing Suicide – National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Suicide Awareness and Prevention – Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PPAL)

Other Suicide Resources

Teen Suicide – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Self-Injury in Adolescents – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

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Asperger’s Disorder – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Attachment Disorders – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) 

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Autism Spectrum Disorders – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

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Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Bullying – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

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Conduct Disorder – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

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Grief and Children – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

H

How to cope when a loved one has a serious mental illness – American Psychological Association

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Mental Illness in Families – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Middle School Malaise – American Psychological Association

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Oppositional Defiant Disorder – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

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Panic Disorder in Children and Adolescents – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

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Schizophrenia in Children – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Self-Injury in Adolescents – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Sleep Problems – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Supporting a family member with serious mental illness – American Psychological Association

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Talking with your children about stress – American Psychological Association

Talking to teens about stress  – American Psychological Association

Teens and Stress: How to Keep Stress in Check – American Psychological Association

Too Stressed to Sleep – American Psychological Association

Trauma and Your Family – National Child Traumatic Stress Network

Traumatic Stress: A guide for Parents – National Child Traumatic Stress Network