• Call 911 or text TALK to speak with a trained crisis counselor
• call 988 which is a specific suicide and crisis lifeline available 24/7
• Use an online chat (988lifeline.org) is open 24/7
• If hearing impaired, call 800-799-4899
• For support from teen listeners (6pm-10pm daily), call 800-852-8336 or text TEEN to 839863
• Specific support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) adolescents between 13-24yrs, call 866.488.7386 or text 678678 (https://trevorproject.org/webchat)

Tips for Talking About Mental Health

• NHS advice for talking to adolescents
• NHS advice for talking to children
• samhsa.gov

General Resources

Depression

• CDC.gov
• Mayoclinic.org
• kidshealth.org
• medline.gov

Anxiety

• CDC.gov
• Mayoclinic.org (video)
• kidshealth.org
• medline.gov

ADHD

• CDC.gov
• Mayoclinic.org
• kidshealth.org
• medline.gov

ASD

• CDC.gov
• Mayoclinic.org
• kidshealth.org
• medline.gov

Resources on Treatment Options

Depression

• American Psychological Association
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Son, SE, Kirchner, JT, 2000, “Depression in Children and Adolescents”, American Family Physician, 62(10), pp. 2298-2308

Anxiety

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• National Institute of Mental Health
• Walter, HJ et al, 2020, “Clinical Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Anxiety Disorders,” Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 59(10), pp.1107-1124

ADHD

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• National Institute of Mental Health
• Wolraich, ML et al, 2019, “Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents,” Pediatrics, 144(4), pp. 2019-2528

ASD

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Goal, R, et al, 2018, “An update on pharmacotherapy of autism spectrum disorder in children and adolescents,” International Review of Psychiatry, 30(1), pp78-95
• Santosh, PJ, Sing, J, 2018, “Drug treatment of autism spectrum disorder and its comorbidities in children and adolescents,” BJPsych Advances, 22(3), pp. 151-161
• Bronzino, N, et al, 2015, “Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Autism Spectrum Disorder,” Evidence-Based Complimentary and Alternative Medicine, Article ID 258589
• ABA Therapy Information

Links to Mental Health Support Groups

• Mental Health America
• PsychCentral
• HelpGuide.org
• The Tribe
• Child Mind Institute
• Psychology Today