Teens and Mental Health During the Pandemic

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Anne Hamland, Public Library Services Consultant at the Wisconsin Valley Library Service (WVLS) recently shared this member library crowd-sourced document containing resources to help you help your teen patrons. We thank them for sharing this with us at the blog!

• Teens in Covid Isolation: ‘I Felt Like I Was Suffocating.’ NYTimes. Nov. 12 2020.

• Stress, Burnout, and Mental Health Resources. WI Department of Instruction. July 2020. 

• Self-Care for Stressful Times. Library Journal. June 1, 2021.

• Helping RevolTeens Fight the Mental Health Crisis. School Library Journal, Teel Librarian Toolbox. February 24, 2021.

• Support For Teens and Young Adults. CDC. May 5, 2021.

• Young Adults: care for yourself one small way each day. CDC.gov/coronavirus

• Students: care for yourself one small way each day. CDC.gov/coronavirus

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for English, 1-888-628-9454 for Spanish, or Lifeline Crisis Chat

 

• The Trevor Project.

• Get Help Now: Text, Call, Chat crisis lines.

• How LGBTQ youth can cope with anxiety and stress during COVID-19. The Trevor Project. March 26, 2020.

• NAMI. National Alliance on Mental Illness

• Know the Warning Signs. 

• Teen and Young Adults. 

• How to Help a Friend.

• Call the NAMI Helpline at 800-950-NAMI, or in a crisis, text "NAMI" to 741741 

• What To Expect When The Virus Is Gone But COVID Trauma Goes On. Depresh Mode with John Moe. April 26, 2021.

• Topics A-Z. Child Mind Institute.

• Getting Help. American Academy of Child  Adolescent Psychiatry. 

• Teens' mental health claims skyrocket in pandemic. Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy,  University of Minnesota, March 3, 2021.