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your mind

advice & support  |  social & legal issues  |  depression & mental illness 

advice & support

TEENS 411
On this site, you will find the important national 411 resources on the Web and off, for problem solving and getting help for teens.  If you have a problem that you need help with, anywhere in the country, here are all kinds of national and regional phone numbers you can call and Web sites you can access to get help.  Done by the National Children's Coalition / Streetcats Foundation, a group that works with streetkids, runaways and other at-risk youth.

TeenCentral
A help-line website for teens from KidsPeace, the National Center for Kids Overcoming Crisis.  Includes stories from teens dealing with problems and advice from other teens on the site.  Registration is required, but it is free and anonymous.

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social & legal issues

Tolerance.org
A web project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, this site encourages people people from all walks of life to fight hate and promote tolerance through its three main sections: "Tolerance Watch," "Do Something,"  and "Dig Deeper."

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depression & mental illness

Go Ask Alice
A health question and answer Internet service from Columbia University.  Provides factual, in-depth, straight-forward, and nonjudgmental information to assist readers' decision-making about their physical, sexual, emotional, and spiritual health.  Look at the section called "Emotional Health."

Teen Mental Health
Get support and information on a wide array of mental health issues affecting teens.  From the National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine.

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