Emotional Health and Wellbeing

Adolescent Mental Health - Articles on peer pressure, self-esteem, bullying, and other aspects of adolescence.
www.fenichel.com/adolhealth.shtml

Caper - Includes a list of related reading material about bullying, stress, and wellbeing.
www.caper.com.au/

Counselling - Learn what counselling does, what kinds of counsellors there are, why use a counsellor, and different types of counselling.
www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=287&id=2255

Cyber Knowledge and Emotion - Take a ride on the E. Motion Express and explore your feelings through interactive stories and games.
www.cyke.com/

Dealing With Feelings - Confused, sad, mad, glad? Learn about these emotions and how to deal with them.
www.kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/

Embrace The Future - Young Australians' Mental Health and WellBeing program. Includes mental health problems, youth issues, where to get help and upcoming events.
www.embracethefuture.org.au/youth/

Feeling Fried - From GirlZone, take this quiz and learn if you have trouble saying what you think and what's on your mind. Offer tips for wimpettes, u-go-girls, and wombats.
www.girlzone.com/quizzler/FeelingFried_qu.html

Going to a Psychologist, Psychiatrist, or Therapist - What's it like to go to a psychologist, psychiatrist, or therapist? Learn why kids go and what kinds of things they do when they're there.
kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/going_to_therapist.html

GravityTeen - Personal stories from teens about self-esteem, pregnancy, abortion, and drugs. Includes inspirational thoughts and quotes.
www.gravityteen.net/

Headroom: Cubby House - Learn what mental health is and how things like bullying and stress affect your feelings. Play games and puzzles. [Games require free Flash download.]
www.headroom.net.au/cubby/index.html

Headroom: Lounge - Find information on a range of mental health issues, chat with other teenagers, and view the photo gallery.
www.headroom.net.au/lounge/index.html

Headspace.org: Young People - Explains what mental health is, how to handle stress and information on problems like depression, self-harming, and eating disorders. Includes links to health agencies and Youthline in Auckland, New Zealand.
www.headspace.org.nz/young-people/index.htm

Helping Kids Grow - The kids and teens on George Street teach about handling bullies, making friends, moving to a new school, homework problems and respecting other people.
www.helpingkidsgrow.co.uk/

MindZone - Information on assessing personal strengths, learning to recognize warning signs, and facts about mental health disorders.
www.copecaredeal.org

Moozie - Meet Moozie the Cow and learn about kindness. Play games and puzzles, color pages or share a picture, help Moozie write a story, and see pictures of the farm.
www.moozie.com/

Nightmares - Tells what nightmares are, why people have them, and what to do about them.
kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/thought/nightmares.html

Out on a Limb: A Guide to Getting Along - It's not easy to get along. Help Maria and her friends solve their problems peacefully.
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/conflict/index.html

Psychotherapy - Encyclopedia.com article about what psychotherapy is.
www.encyclopedia.com/html/p1/psychoth.asp

Self-esteem - Find out what high and low self-esteem look like. Learn how people get low self-esteem and what to do.
www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=287&id=1588

Shyness - Are You Shy? - Learn what it is, how people become shy, what it feels like, good things about being shy, and how to become more confident.
www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=287&id=2285

The Story on Self-esteem - Explains why self-esteem is so important, how kids get it, and what kids who have low self-esteem can do.
kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/self_esteem.html

Students - Information for youth on mental health, includes myths, warning signs, stigma, FAQs, and how to get involved. From the National Mental Health Awareness Campaign.
www.nostigma.org/students.php

Talking About Your Feelings - Learn more about how to talk to parents and other adults about how you feel about things.
kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/thought/talk_feelings.html

Teens and Therapy - Answers common questions that teenagers have about psychotherapy.
www.baytherapy.com/teenpage/

Wanna Bet? - A magazine for kids about the dangers of gambling.
wannabet.org/

Watch Your Mouth - Interactive quiz helps young people discover if they're saying things to themselves that they wouldn't say to anyone else in the world.
www.girlzone.com/quizzler/TalkingToYourself_qu.html

Welcoming a New Baby Into Your Family - Tells what to expect before the baby comes, who this new person is, and when happens the baby comes home.
kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/new_baby.html

What Kids Say About: Worrying - Find out what worry means and the top eight things kids ages 9 to 13 worry about.
www.kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/thought/poll_worry.html

What Kids Who Are Moving Should Do - Moving isn't easy for anyone. Scared, excited, and angry are just a few of the feelings kids may have about moving.
kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/home_family/moving.html

What's Normal?: Overcoming Obstacles and Stereotypes - Companion to the PBS broadcast explores the meaning of "normal" by introducing stories of teens who live with social or physical challenges and work to defy stereotypes.
www.pbs.org/inthemix/whatsnormal_index.html

Why Am I In Family Therapy? - Explains family therapy to children and teens.
www.ncpamd.com/Family_Therapy.htm

Why Do We Get Nervous? - Explains why kids feel anxious sometimes and tells what a phobia is.
www.ncpamd.com/Kids_Pages.htm#Why Do We Get Nervous?

You Are a Special Person - Tips on how to enjoy relationships with family and friends.
www.eastchester.k12.ny.us/schools/ms/person/person1.html

YouthLine - Offers free and confidential information, advice and counselling to young people under 25 in and around Bracknell, Berkshire, UK.
www.youthlinecounselling.co.uk/

Youthline - Free New Zealand youth helpline for kids and teens ages 12 and up. Includes helping ideas, stories, FAQs, information, resources and map of Youthline Centres locations.
www.youthline.co.nz/