Emotional Health and Wellbeing

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

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

Counselling
Learn what counselling does, what kinds of counsellors there are, why use a counsellor, and different types of counselling.
http://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.
http://www.cyke.com/

Dealing With Feelings
Confused, sad, mad, glad? Learn about these emotions and how to deal with them.
http://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.
http://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.
http://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.
http://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.
http://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.]
http://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.
http://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.
http://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.
http://www.helpingkidsgrow.co.uk/

MindZone
Information on assessing personal strengths, learning to recognize warning signs, and facts about mental health disorders.
http://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.
http://www.moozie.com/

Nightmares
Tells what nightmares are, why people have them, and what to do about them.
http://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.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/conflict/index.html

Psychotherapy
Encyclopedia.com article about what psychotherapy is.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-psychoth.html

Self-esteem
Find out what high and low self-esteem look like. Learn how people get low self-esteem and what to do.
http://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.
http://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.
http://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.
http://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.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/thought/talk_feelings.html

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

Wanna Bet?
A magazine for kids about the dangers of gambling.
http://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.
http://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.
http://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.
http://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.
http://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.
http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/whatsnormal_index.html

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

Why Do We Get Nervous?
Explains why kids feel anxious sometimes and tells what a phobia is.
http://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.
http://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.
http://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.
http://www.youthline.co.nz/