Shifting to a Post-Pandemic Time: (click to view)
- Four Things Teens Should Keep Doing Post-Pandemic, by Elyse Salek
- The pandemic is threatening our children’s ability to cope, by Joan Steinberg and Harold S. Koplewicz
- Here’s how to help your kids break out of their pandemic bubble and transition back to being with others, at The Conversation
- Prepare your kids mentally for the transition back to school, by Dr. Neha Chaudhary CNN
- Teenagers and Back to School Stress, by Caroline Miller
Managing the Holidays (click to view)
- Holidays During the Pandemic, by Caroline Miller
- 5 Things That Will Make You Happier, by Laurie Santos
Online Courses: (click to view)
General Resources: (click to view)
- Compiled Mental Health Resources
- Tending to the Mental Health of Adolescents
- COVID-19 and Youth Mental Health, at Voices of Youth
- Mental Health and COVID-19, at Mental Health America
- Implications of COVID-19 for LGBTQ Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, at the Trevor Project
- Mental health effects of school closures during COVID-19, by Joyce Lee
- How teenagers can protect their mental health during coronavirus (COVID-19), at Unicef
- Why Teens May Never Be the Same After the Pandemic, by Scottie Andrew, CNN
- How to talk to your kids about Coronavirus, by Deborah Farmer Kris, PBS Kids
- The ultimate kids’ guide to the new coronavirus, by Live Science Staff
- LISTEN: Yale Expert on Coping with Stress During a Pandemic, at npr
- Adapting to Living in Isolation, at CBS Sunday Morning
- Supporting Teenagers and Young Adults During the Coronavirus Crisis, by Caroline Miller at Child Mind Institute
- It’s Not Just You. There’s a Reason Kids Are Clingy Right Now, by Catherine Pearson
- Stress, Anxiety, or Depression? Treatment Starts With the Right Diagnosis, by Kathleen Raven
- Dr. Josephine Kim Talks About How to Raise Healthy Individuals
- Seven Ways to Reduce Stress in Anxious Times, by Elizabeth Bernstein
- Will My Child Bounce Back from the Coronavirus Crisis?, by Hannah Sheldon-Dean at Child Mind Institute
- To improve students’ mental health, Yale study finds, teach them to breathe, by Brita Belli
- Taking Your ‘Mental Health’ Temperature During COVID-19, by Kathy Katella
- Yale neuroscientist discusses how coronavirus pandemic stress alters brain chemistry, by Susan Dunne
- COVID-19 Dreams? Here’s What They Mean, by Kathy Katella
- Mental Resilience Can Help You Through the Coronavirus Pandemic; Here’s How to Build It, by Andrea Petersen
- The Toll That Isolation Takes on Kids During the Coronavirus Era, by Andrea Petersen
- What Selfies Are Doing to Self-Esteem, by Rachel Ehmke
- Dear Teenagers, Here’s How to Protect Your Emotional Well-Being, by Lisa Damour
- How parents shape their children’s mental health, by Elissa Strauss at CNN
- Four things you can do to support your teen’s mental health, at Unicef
- Post-Traumatic Growth May Be the Silver Lining of Trauma – Here’s How to Harness It, by Cassie Shortsleeve
- How Everyday People Find Time to Care For Their Mental Health, by Beverly Ford
Anxiety: (click to view)
- Managing Anxiety During Reopening, by Gia Miller at Child Mind Institute
- Trusting God in Anxious Times Curriculum, by Philip Browning Helsel
- Mentoring Youth for Joy in Anxious Times, by Allan Hugh Cole, Jr. and Philip Browning Helsel
- Anxiety Among Adolescents Video, by Allan Hugh Cole, Jr. and Philip Browning Helsel
- Joy and Anxiety Video, by Allan Hugh Cole, Jr. and Philip Browning Helsel
- YMI Video Playlists – Anxiety
- Feeling Anxious About COVID-19?, by Colleen Moriarty at Yale Medicine
- How to Ease Children’s Anxiety About COVID-19, at the National Alliance on Mental Health
- Tips to Help Teens Cope During COVID-19, by Rubina Kapil
- 5 Ways to Help Teens Manage Anxiety About the Coronavirus, by Lisa Damour, New York Times
- Coping with Coronavirus: Managing Stress, Fear and Anxiety, by Joshua Gordon
- Parents: How to Handle TMI, by Wendy Silverman at the Yale Child Study Center
- How to cope with my coronavirus (COVID-19) anxiety?, by Emily Guarnotta, PsyD
- The Power of Myth: The Benefits of Sharing Family Stories of Hard Times, by Sue Shellenbarger, Wall Street Journal
- 10 Sneaky Ways Your Coronavirus Anxiety is Coming Out, by Dominique Astorino
- Mindfulness: How It Can Help Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, by Kathy Katella at Yale Medicine
- Dr. Josephine Kim on Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Youth and Signs to Watch For
- Dr. Josephine Kim Talks About PTSD
- Dr. Josephine Kim Addresses What to Say to Struggling Youth
Depression: (click to view)
- Nurturing Joy: Emotional Health 101 Curriculum, by Nadja Reilly, Sarah Farmer and Katherine Hyde
- Depression in Biblical Days Curriculum , by Nadja Reilly, Sarah Farmer and Katherine Hyde
- Spiritual Awakening: Joy and Depression A Unified Pathway, by Dr. Lisa Miller
- YMI Video Playlists – Depression
- Supporting Teenagers and Young Adults During the Coronavirus Crisis, by Caroline Miller at the Child Mind Institute
- Checking In on Your Teenager’s Mood During COVID-19, at NYU Langone Health
- Why teens may never be the same after the pandemic, by By Scottie Andrew, CNN
- Signs of Depression During the Coronavirus Crisis, by Caroline Miller at the Child Mind Institute
- Parenting a Depressed Teenager, by Stephanie Dowd
- Suicidal thoughts are increasing in young kids, experts say. It began before the pandemic, at NBC News
- Sleep and Depression, by Katie Harris
Family Instability: (click to view)
- Tuning Into Joy Curriculum, by Sharon Galgay Ketcham
- Family Instability, Lament and Blue Herons , by Sharon Galgay Ketcham
- YMI Video Playlists – Family Instability
- Resources to Support Youth and Families During the Coronavirus COVID-19 Outbreak, at youth.gov
- Supporting Families During COVID-19, at the Child Mind Institute
- Quaranteenagers: Strategies for Parenting in Close Quarters, by Lisa Damour
- Parents Minding of Slippery Slopes, by Wendy Silverman
Grief: (click to view)
- That COVID-19 Feeling? It’s Called ‘Anticipatory Grief’, by Adam Bulger
- Grief and COVID-19: Mourning our by-gone lives, by Kirsten Weir
- The Kids May Not Be Alright. And That’s Ok, by Helen H. O’Donnell
- Helping Your Child Manage Disappointment About Abrupt Changes to the End of the School Year, at NYU Langone Health
- “Psychological Works” Factsheet: Helping Teens Cope with the Impacts of and Restrictions Related to COVID-19, at Canadian Psychological Association
- The Reality of COVID-19 Is Hitting Teens Especially Hard, by Christopher Null
- You’re Allowed to Grieve the Year that Would Have Been, by Candace Marie Benbow
- How to help a grieving teen, by The Dougy Center
- Taking care of your mental health during Coronavirus, by What’s Your Grief
- That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief, by Scott Berinato at Harvard Business Review
Substance Abuse: (click to view)
- God’s Work of Art – Your Brain Curriculum, by Joyce Mercer
- Who Am I Before God Curriculum, by Joyce Mercer
- Paths to a Joyful Expression of Self Curriculum, by Joyce Mercer
- Fake Joy: Substance Abuse and Young People’s Search for Joy, by Joyce Mercer and Charles E. Atkins, Jr.
- YMI Video Playlist – Substance Abuse
- The Addiction and COVID-19 Connection, by Hayley Hudson
- Vaping and COVID-19: Is Now a “Reachable Moment” to Help Your Teen Quit?, by Kathleen Raven at Yale Medicine