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Lesson Resources
Positive Self Image
Emotional Health
Interpersonal Relationships and Communication
Stress Management
Mental Health Problems
Resources and Support
Recognizing Signs of Stress and Depression in Your Child
Anti-Stigma: Do You Know the Facts?
The Stress Poster Child
Myths about Mental Health
Everyday Mental Health Tip Sheet
Relaxation Exercises
Stress Reduction Tips
Signs and Symptoms of Depression
Anti-Stigma: Do You Know the Facts?
Top 10 Stressors
Literacy Connection
It’s Hard to Be Five, Learning How to Work My Control Panel by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell
Facing the challenges of growing up. 0-06-008095-7. Ages 4-8.
The Way I Feel by Cain Janan
Covers a range of emotions. 0-439-32116-6. Ages 4-8.
Last Shot : A Final Four Mystery by John Feinstein
After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game. 0-375-83168-1. Ages 9-12
Beat the Turtle Drum by Constance Green
A young girl deals with her sister's death. 978-0140368505. Ages 9-12.
Blackberries in the Dark by Mavis Jukes
Nine-year-old Austin visits his grandmother the summer after his grandfather dies and together they try to come to terms with their loss. 0-394-97599-5. Ages 9-12.
Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went Crazy by Sonya Sones
In a story based on real events, and told in poems, Sones explores what happened and how she reacted when her adored older sister suddenly began screaming and hearing voices in her head, and was ultimately hospitalized. 978-0064462181. Ages: 9-12.
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
The perfect daughter, gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree takes her place. Bree is the exact opposite of Kristina. 978-0689865190. Ages: 13+.
CrashBoomLove: A Novel in Verse by Jual Felipe Herrara
After his father leaves home, sixteen-year-old Cesar Garcia lives with his mother and struggles through the painful experiences of growing up as a Mexican-American high school student. 978-0826321145. Ages: 13+
Absolutely, Positively Not by David LaRochellle
Chronicles a teenage boy's humorous attempts to fit in at his Minnesota high school by becoming a macho, girl-loving, "Playboy" pinup-displaying heterosexual. In a touching, sometime hilarious coming-out story, Steven DeNarski, 16, tries to deny he is gay. ALA Best Books for Young Adults-2006. 978-0439591102. Ages 14+
Go Ask Alice Anonymous
The torture of adolescence has rarely been captured as clearly as it is in this classic diary by an anonymous. Despite a few dated references to hippies and some expired slang, Go Ask Alice still offers a jolting chronicle of a teenager's life spinning out of control. 978-1416914631. Ages: 13+
It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizinni
Male teen who attempts suicide and is in the psych ward for five days. Deals with sexual experimentation, the language, and depression found among teens. 978-0786851973. Ages: 14+
