Ask the Experts

Amy Heneghan, MD pediatrician
Amy Saltzman, MD mindfulness coach
​Dan Peters, PhD psychologist
​Katie Bell, NP eating disorder specialist
Kimberly Erlich, PNP mental health specialist
Steven Adelsheim, MD adolescent psychiatrist

Learn

Anxiety & Depression Association of America (ADAA)
headspace, Australia
Mental Health America (MHA)
​​The Mighty

Tools for Well-Being

Action for Happiness
Mindful.org
​TeenzTalk
​Variety of Apps

Get Help

Bring Change 2 Mind (BC2M)
​Crisis Text Line (CTL)
HEARD Alliance
​JED Foundation
​Mental Health America (MHA)
​National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)

If you feel you or your loved one is in crisis, call 1-800-273-8255 (TALK) or text HOME to 741-741.
​For youth advocacy opportunities, email contact@teenztalk.org.

​The tool below from MHA is intended to help individuals better understand their mental health needs. Click the image to learn more.

Additional Resources:

• Action for Happiness
• Active Minds
• AFSP.org/find-support
• A Home Within
• Child Mind Institute
• Each Mind Matters
• Fresh Check Day
• Gender Spectrum
  
• Half of Us
• headspace, Australia
• JED Foundation
• Ok2Talk
• Project UROK
• Strong 365​
• The Trevor Project

Crisis Hotlines:

• Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741-741 from anywhere in the USA, anytime, about any type of crisis
• National Crisis (Suicide) Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
  • suicidepreventionlifeline.org
• The TREVOR Project, 24/7 Line: 1-866-488-7386
  • ​TrevorChat & TrevorText
• National Sexual Assault Phone Hotline, (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): 1-800-950-NAMI (6264)
• ​National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Helpline: 1-800-931-2237
• Teen Line: 1-800-852-8336
  • Teen Line (teen-to-teen hotline): email, call (800) 852-8336, or text 839863 from 6-10PM PST every day to talk with another teen
• California Youth Crisis Line: 1-800-843-5200

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We understand seeking help may be difficult & scary: you are not alone. Asking for help is a sign of strength. Explore a variety of resources above, here to support you. ​Information, tips, video interviews, & other resources are provided by TeenzTalk, our partners, & professionals in the community. Remember to use your peers as resources too. Your feelings are valid & deserve to be shared without shame. Talk, listen, & learn from each other – an open conversation can go a long way: bringchange2mind.org/learn/psas/talk-to-anyone