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Mental Health Resources

The more we learn about mental health, the more we realize how necessary it is to educate ourselves about it.

We’ve collected as many resources as we could for leaders, parents, youth pastors, children’s ministers, kids, and teenagers and compiled it all in one place. 

We hope these resources can help us better understand WHAT mental health is and WHY it’s so important for us to safeguard our health as well as the health of others. Whether you’re a book reader, a podcast listener, or a video watcher, there’s something here for you!

Books for Mental Health

Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions Into Adulthood by Lisa Damour, Ph.D.
The Five Love Languages of Teenagers: The Secret to Loving Teens Effectively by Gary Chapman
DYM: “Mental Illness Handbook”
Under Pressure by Lisa Damour, PH.D
Freeing Your Child From Anxiety by Tamar Chansky
The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You and Your Family Need to Know by David J. Miklowitz
Building Bonds of Attachment: Awakening Love in Deeply Troubled Children by Daniel Hughes, Ph.D
Attachment-Focused Parenting: Effective Strategies to Care for Children by Daniel Hughes, Ph.D
The Power of Showing Up by Daniel J. Siegel
Braver Stronger Smarter: A Girls Guide to Overcoming Worry & Anxiety by Sissy Goff
Raising Worry-Free Girls by Sissy Goff
The Bipolar Child by Demitri Papolos, M.D. and Janice Papolos
Seen: Healing Despair And Anxiety In Kids And Teens Through The Power Of Connection by Will Hutcherson & Chinwe Williams, PH. D.
Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder by Julie A. Fast
Beyond The Spiral: Why You Shouldn’t Believe Everything Anxiety Tells You by Will Hutcherson & Chinwe Williams, PH. D.

Websites for Mental Health

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Suicide . . . Read This First
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (For Teens)
Child Mind Institute: “Anxiety”
Child Mind Institute: “Suicide and Self-Harm”
Child Mind Institute: “Depression”
Child Mind Institute: “Trauma and Grief”
American Counseling Association
American Psychological Association “Answers to Your Questions about Panic Disorder”
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
American Psychological Association: “Depression”
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Psych Central “Ways to Overcome the Emotional Effects of Social Distancing”
The Happiness Trap
Kids Health: “Childhood Stress”
Kids Health: “Depression”
Child Mind Institute: “Anxiety”
Child Mind Institute: “Depression”
Child Mind Institute: “Suicide and Self-Harm”
Child Mind Institute: “Trauma and Grief”
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
American Counseling Association
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (For parents)

Videos for Mental Health

TED Talk: “Tackling the Mental Health Crisis in Our Youth”
TED Talk: “Shattering the Silence: Youth Suicide”
TED Talk: “How Important Relationships Can Decrease Anxiety & DepressionDr. Maxine Ruddock YouTube
TED TALK: “How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime” by Nadine Burke Harris YouTube
“The Cloud of Depression” Full Documentary YouTube
YOUTUBE: “Presence, Parenting, and the Planet” by Dan Siegel
TED Talk: Tackling the Mental Health Crisis in Our Youth
YOUTUBE: “Presence, Parenting, and the Planet” by Dan Siegel
TED Talk: Tackling the Mental Health Crisis in Our Youth

Blogs for Mental Health

Fuller: “Ministry of Presence”
Fuller: “Facing our Losses: Leaders Learning to Grieve”
Orange Students Blog: “Processing Tragedy & Grief As a Student Ministry Leader”
Orange Kids Blog: “How to Make Elementary Schoolers Feel Safe and Loved”
Orange Students Blog: “What to Think When the Unthinkable Happens”
Orange Leaders: ”Suicide Prevention: Lies We Can Become Trapped In”
DYM: “When Anxiety of Leadership Comes”
Youth Specialties: “The Life of A Youth Worker Is Not Easy”
Youth Specialties: “5 Personal Resources to Help You Become a Healthier Youth Worker”
Youth Specialties: “Being a Non-Anxious Youth Worker in the Age of Anxiety”
Youth Specialties: “A Youth Worker’s Personal Climb Out of Darkness”
Youth Specialties: “When Mental Health Took Center Stage for Me”
Youth Specialties: “4 Reasons Why Youth Workers Should Go to Counseling”
DYM: “Take Care of Yourself”
DYM: “How’s Your Soul Doing?”
Orange Leaders: “How the Church can Help Those in Recovery”
Orange Leaders: “Setting Up a Counseling Center at your Church: Setting up for Success”
Orange Leaders: “What to Say When the Unthinkable Happens”
Orange Leaders: “Getting Unstuck from Depression”
Fuller: “Naming Loss and Gratitude with Young People in These Uncertain Days”
Fuller: “Helping Adolescents Work Through the Rising Tide of Anxiety”
Orange Leaders: “Getting Unstuck from Depression”
Fuller: “Naming Loss and Gratitude with Young People in These Uncertain Days”
Fuller: “Helping Adolescents Work Through the Rising Tide of Anxiety”
Fuller: “What’s the difference between stress and anxiety? 3 signs”
Fuller: “Busting myths about teen girl anxiety”
The Parent Cue: “4 Ways to Maintain Mental and Emotional Wellness During a Crisis”
The Parent Cue: “The Suicide Talk”
The Parent Cue: “Four Things You Can Do To Start The Conversation On Suicide With Your Middle Schooler”
The Parent Cue: “I’m A Parent Who Struggles with Depression”
Fuller: “Naming Loss and Gratitude with Young People in These Uncertain Days”
The Parent Cue: “Four Things You Can Do To Start The Conversation On Suicide With Your Middle Schooler”
Fuller: “Helping Adolescents Work Through the Rising Tide of Anxiety”
Fuller: “What’s the difference between stress and anxiety? 3 signs”
Fuller: “Busting myths about teen girl anxiety”
Orange Students Blog: “Four Key Things to Know about Dealing with Students and Trauma”
Orange Students Blog: “Suicide Prevention Month: 3 Things to Remember”
Orange Students Blog: “What to Say When the Unthinkable Happens”
Orange Students Blog: “High School Crisis Conversation Guides for Parents and SGLs” (Free download)”
Orange Students Blog: “Handling Tragedies”
Orange Students Blog: “Four Key Things to Know About Dealing with Students and Trauma”
Orange Leaders: “3 Keys to Addressing Mental Health and Suicide in Your Ministry”
Orange Leaders: “4 Keys to Establishing a Recovery Program That Reaches Your Community”
Fuller: “We need to talk about anxiety”
Orange Leaders: “3 Ways To Use Social Media For Outreach”
Orange Leaders: “Behind the Smile: What You Want Every SGL to Know”
Orange Leaders: “Leading Yourself Well Through Tough Ministry Seasons”
Orange Leaders: “In Times of Crisis: Create Space for Grace
Youth Specialties: “The Way We Were: Unlearning for the Future of Our Students”
Youth Specialties: “Three Essentials for Students Remembering Faith in the Midst of Uncertainty”
Youth Specialties: “5 Ways to Help Students Navigate Stress and Anxiety”
Youth Specialties: “How I Talk to My Students About Mental Health”
Youth Specialties: “5 Simple Ways to Respond to Teens with Anxiety and Depression”
Youth Specialties: “5 Levels to Navigating Tragedy as a Youth Worker”
Youth Specialties: “3 Resources for Working with Kids Who Cut/Self-Harm”
Youth Specialties: “Surviving the Ups and Downs of Youth Ministry”
Youth Specialties: “What to Do with Sensitive Information from Students”
Youth Specialties: “Trauma Informed Youth Ministry”
Youth Specialties: “When Mental Illness Becomes An Identity: 3 Things You Can Do”
Youth Specialties: “5 Steps for Referring Students to Professionals”
Youth Specialties: “Mental Health + Youth Worker”
Youth Specialties: “Mental Health + Students”
Youth Specialties: “Replacing Tragedy with Hope”
Youth Specialties: “5 Things to Avoid When a Student Comes to You With a Crisis”
Youth Specialties: “Suicide Grief: Living in the Aftermath of Suicide”
Youth Specialties: “Preparing for the Unthinkable”
Youth Specialties: “6 Strategies for Engaging the Hurting Teen”
Youth Specialties: “Trauma and Adolescents”
Youth Specialties: “Leading Through Brokenness”
Youth Specialties: “5 Things You Should Know About Self-Harm”
Fuller: “Naming Loss and Gratitude with Young People in These Uncertain Days”
Fuller: “Naming and Navigating Depression in the Lives of Teenagers”
Fuller: “Helping Adolescents Work Through the Rising Tide of Anxiety”
Fuller: “Serving today’s anxious generation; 5 ministry perspectives”
Fuller: “What’s the difference between stress and anxiety? 3 signs”
Fuller: “We need to talk about anxiety”
Fuller: “7 strategies to respond to teenage girls’ stress and anxiety”
Fuller: “Busting myths about teen girl anxiety”
Fuller: “In The Aftermath of Teen Suicide”
Fuller: “In The Aftermath of Teen Suicide, Part 2”

Podcasts for Mental Health

DYM Lab: “Mental Health and Youth Workers”
Rethinking Youth Ministry: “RYM 087: Taking Care of Your Own Mental Health as a Youth Ministry Leader”
Psych Central “Cancelling Plans Due to Anxiety”
Parent Cue Live: “Helping Kids Cope With Anxiety, Episode 21”
Parent Cue Live: “How to Recognize the Signs of Teen Depression & Suicide, Episode 72”
Parent Cue Live: “How To Teach Your Kids Patience in an Impatient World, Episode 71”
Parent Cue Live: “How To Recognize When Your Kid Is in Crisis, Episode 65”
Parent Cue Live: “Helping Kids Navigate Through Crisis, Episode 20”
Fuller: “Faith in an Anxious World Parenting Podcast, Episode 1”
Fuller: “Faith in an Anxious World Parenting Podcast, Episode 2”
Fuller: “Faith in an Anxious World Parenting Podcast, Episode 3”
Fuller: “Faith in an Anxious World Parenting Podcast, Episode 4”
Parent Tips: “Teen Anxiety with Jonathan and Dr. Kara Powell”
DYM: “Take Care of Yourself”
DYM: “How’s Your Soul Doing?”
Orange Leaders: “How the Church can Help Those in Recovery”
Orange Leaders: “Setting Up a Counseling Center at your Church: Setting up for Success”
Orange Leaders: “What to Say When the Unthinkable Happens”
Orange Leaders: “Getting Unstuck from Depression”
Parent Tips: “Teen Anxiety with Jonathan and Dr. Kara Powell”
Rethinking Youth Ministry: “RYM 012: Navigating Mental Health and Suicide in Your Ministry
Rethinking Youth Ministry: “RYM 099: What’s Going on in a Teenager’s Brain in Moments of Despair and Grief”
Rethinking Youth Ministry: “RYM 011: What to do when a student self-harms”
Rethinking Youth Ministry: “RYM 076: What can we do about student anxiety as youth ministry leaders?”
Rethinking Youth Ministry: “RYM 080: What to do when real life collides with youth ministry”
DYM Podcast: “Kara Powell on Teens & Anxiety”
DYM Podcast: “Caring for Hurting Students”
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