Mental Health for Teens

Mental health resources for teens: self-help guides, novels, nonfiction, memoirs, graphic novels, websites, and help lines.

Updated January 21, 2023
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Social anxiety relief for teens : a step-by-step CBT guide to feel confident & comfortable in any situation
Walker, Bridget Flynn
Paper Book
A simple, five-step program to overcome the social anxiety standing between you and a  happier, more confident life Do you worry about what others think of you? Does fear of being judged trigger intense anxiety? If you're one of millions of teens suffering from social anxiety...
Turtles all the way down
Green, John
Paper Book
John Green, the #1 bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars is back, with a book hailed by the Guardian as 'a new modern classic'. 'It's quite rare to find someone who sees the same world you see.' Sixteen-year-old Aza never...
You'd be home now
Glasgow, Kathleen
Paper Book
From the internationally bestselling author of Girl in Pieces and How to Make Friends with the Dark comes a breathtaking contemporary YA about addiction, family and finding your voice. 'Kathleen Glasgow expands our hearts and invites in a little more humanity.' Val...
Who put this song on?
Parker, Morgan
Paper Book
'Unflinchingly irreverent, laugh out loud funny and heartbreakingly honest' Elizabeth Acevedo, bestselling author of The Poet X 'Morgan Parker put this song on - and I hope it never turns off' Nic Stone, bestselling author of Dear Martin ...

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