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Mental Health Awareness: Parent and Teacher Resources

The SAHM App - Thrive

Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine

SAHM is pleased to present an app designed to empower parents to begin a dialogue with their teen or young adult on important health topics, and help manage their own health.

 

Websites for Parents

Teen Mental Health - Education on mental health can help change the conversation and the more we do so, the better we can support those we care for.

National Institute of Mental Healthlead federal agency for research on mental disorders

National Alliance on Mental IllnessNAIM is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

Center for Parent/Youth Understanding CPYU is a nonprofit organization committed to building strong families by serving to bridge the cultural-generational gap between parents and teenagers. 

 

Teacher Resources

The Guardian - Six tactics to help your students deal with stress

The AtlanticHigh-Stress High School  What’s the balance between preparing students for college and ensuring they aren’t killing themselves in the process?

APA - Dispelling the Myths About Stress

Psychology Today - 5 Tips on Helping Teens Cope with Stress 

 

Mental Health Awareness

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