Resources For Youth & Those Working With Youth
Recommended Websites:
FOR YOUTH:
Re. Meditation/Stress Reduction:
New Year's Eve Retreats for Teens:
LifeWorks learning center in Mill Valley will be hosting two half-day mindfulness retreats for tweens and teens on Saturday, June 27th. Both sessions will provide an overview of mindfulness practice geared towards adolescents while setting the stage for more in-depth practice opportunities coming later this summer.
Where: LifeWorks Learning Center, 554 Miller Ave. Mill Valley
When: Saturday, June 27th
Tweens (11-14yrs) 9am-1pm
Teens (15-19yrs) 2pm-6pm
For more information, contact Dr. Jeremy Jensen at (619) 347-4743 | jeremyjensen@gmail.com
For Those Working With Youth:
Re. Self-injury:
For Parents/friends of LGBTQ Youth:
For Parents/friends of LGBTQ Youth:
For Parents/friends of LGBTQ Youth:
For Parents/friends of LGBTQ Youth:
For Parents/friends of LGBTQ Youth:
The Site to Help Parents
For Parents/friends of LGBTQ Youth:
For Parents of Adopted Teens
For Parents of Adopted Teens
Free Monthly Parent Support Group
For Parents of Adopted Teens
Free Monthly Parent Support Group
Free Monthly Parent Support Group
Free Monthly Parent Support Group
Teen Depression
Understanding and Spotting Depression/Teen Depression
http://aforeverrecovery.com/understanding-and-spotting-signs-of-depression/
http://www.twloha.com/index.php
To Write Love On Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for those struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery.
Teen Depression: Guide For Parents
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/depression_teen.htm
WebMD on Teen Depression
http://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/teen-depression
Film on Alcohol and Suicide
Troubled Teens in Troubled Times
Bullying
CyberBullyHelp: Preventing Bullying In the Digital Age
http://www.cyberbullyhelp.com/
National Crime Prevention Council: CyberBullying
http://www.ncpc.org/cyberbullying
Wyman Teen Outreach Program
Substance Abuse/ Recovery
Youth Support
BASIC: Better and Brighter Futures For Youth
RedCliff Ascent: Wilderness Therapy Program for Troubled Youth
24/7 Hotlines:
Covenant House Hotline for Kids: Covenant House Nine line, (800) 999-9999, TTY: (800) 999-9915, is a 24/7 hotline that provides help to kids as well as teens. Spanish and English.
National Sexual Abuse Hotline (RAINN): Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network provide a 24/7 hotline to help people of all ages with sexual abuse/assault issues and to provide resource references, toll-free at (800) 656-HOPE. Live chat support is also available at http://www.rainn.org/.
National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline: Provides teens in abusive relationships, or concerned friends, with resources and counseling, (866) 331-9474, TTY: (866) 331-8453. Live chat is also available, and the website includes a "Time Out" button in the upper right of every page for teens in unsafe situations where they are concerned about being monitored while on the site. http://www.loveisrespect.org/
National Suicide Hotlines: 1-800-SUICIDE (+1 (800) 784-2433)
+1 (800) 273-TALK (+1 (800) 273-8255 )
Trevor Suicide Hotline: +1 (866) 488-7386
Crisis Support Services of Alameda County Hot Line: (888) 668-2528 Mental Health and Crisis Lines
San Francisco Support Services 24 Hour Crisis Line: (415) 781-0500; HIV Nightline: (415) 434-2437 or +1 (800) 273-2437
Recommended Books for Youth:
Sexual Health:
A Young Woman's Survival Guide by Health Initiatives for Youth
A Young Man's Survival Guide by Health Initiatives for Youth
Self-Injury:
Cut by Patricia McCormick
Supporting LGBT Kids:
For parents:
http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/issues_2011/2011_lgbt.html
For kids:
That’s So Gay, Wanda Sykes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWS0GVOQPs0
For kids and parents:
GLSEN: Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network
LGBTQ:
GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth by Kelly Huegel
Free Your Mind: The Book for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth--and Their Allies by Ellen Bass and Kate Kaufman
Gangs:
Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. by Luis J. Rodriguez
Recommended Books for Parents & Those Working With Youth:
Understanding youth:
The Romance of Risk: Why Teenagers Do the Things They Do by Lynne E. Ponton, M.D.
Is That Me Yelling?: A Parent's Guide to Getting Your Kids to Cooperate Without Losing Your Cool by Rona Renner, RN
Ask Me if I Care: Voices from an American High School by Nancy Rubin
LOST and FOUND: HEALING TROUBLED TEENS IN TROUBLED TIMES by Jan Elise Sells, L.M.F.T.
Girls' Issues:
The Triple Bind: Be pretty, sweet, and nice; Be athletic, competitive, get straight A's; Be impossible Perfect by Stephen Hinshaw, PhD
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls by Mary Pipher, Ph.D.
Queen Bees & Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends & Other Realities of Adolescence by Rosalind Wiseman
School Girls: Young Women, Self-Esteem, and the Confidence Gap by Peggy Orenstein
Boys' Issues:
Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them by James Garbarino, Ph.D.
LGBTQ Issues:
Coming Out, Coming In Nurturing the Well-Being and Inclusion of Gay Youth in Mainstream Society by Linda Goldman
50 Ways to Support Lesbian & Gay Equality: The Complete Guide to Supporting Family, Friends, Neighbors, or Yourself by Meredith Maran with Angela Watrous
Violence Prevention:
Helping Teens Stop Violence: A Practical Guide for Counselors, Educators, and Parents by Allan Creighton, Battered Women's Alternatives with Paul Kivel, Oakland Men's Project
Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun: A Personal History of Violence in America by Geoffrey Canada
RESOURCES for THERAPISTS:
Utila hosts a multimedia library of useful content shared by mental health providers. Therapy worksheets, homework, meditations, psychoeducation, and treatment interventions. https://utila.us/utiblioteca.html