Resources Directory

Hotlines:

• National Suicide Hotline (24 hours, English and Spanish): 800-784-2433
• Crisis Call Center: 800-273-8255
• TeenLine: 800-852-8336 
• HopeLine: 919-231-4525
• California Youth Crisis Line: 800-843-5200 - ages 12-24
• Thursday’s National Youth Advocacy

Hotline: 800-872-5437 (Sexual Assault)

• National Institute of Mental Health

Information Center: 866-615-6464

• SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) (24 hours, English and Spanish) 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

Chatlines:

• TrevorChat: 1-866-488-7386
• TrevorText: text START to 678-678 (LGBT+)
• 7Cups: https://www.7cups.com/p/safespace/
• YouthLine: text Teen2Teen to 839869
• StarVista: onyourmind.net (
• CalYouth Crisis: 800-843-5200
• NEDA (National Eating Disorder Association) chatline: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/chat

Podcasts:

• The Daily Shine (anxiety, meditation)
• The Mental Breakdown (educational, mental health)
• Sleep & Relaxation Sounds (sleep audio)
• The Confidence Chronicles (self-compassion + care)
• The Happiness Lab (uplifting, has recommendations, pandemic related)
• Real Pod (body image)
• Food Psych (body image, Health At Every Size, intuitive eating/ nutrition)

Youtube:

• Katie Morton
• Yoga with Adriene (not necessarily mental health related, but she has some good videos on stress management + “feeling dead inside”)
• Victoria Garrick

Apps:

• Happify
• MindShift
• Atlas
• notOk (crisis intervention)
• MY3 (customized safety plan)

Websites:

• Calm (https://calm.com/)
• Mental Health America (covid-19 wellness tips) (https://mhanational.org/covid19/wellness-coping-skills)
• SafeSpace (safespace.org)
• The Latest Kate (https://www.thelatestkate.art/)

Movies (via NAMI)

• It’s Kind of a Funny Story
• A Beautiful Mind
• The Perks of Being A WallFlower
• Welcome to Me
• Inside Out
• Skeleton Twins
• The Squid and the Whale (not via NAMI)

Books

• You Can Do All Things by Kate Allan (motivational illustrations + quotes)
• What a Time to Be Alone by Chidera Eggerue (self-esteem)
• The Recovery Letters by James Withey and Olivia Sagan (depression)

Organizations

• National Institute of Mental Health: Federal (government) research agency that provides educational articles, resources, and statistics on a variety of mental illnesses and disorders
• The Trevor Project: an organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention to LGBTQ+ teens
• National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA): a nonprofit that provides education, support, and community for all types of disordered behavior and body image issues.
• Anxiety and Depression Association of America: ADAA works to prevent, treat, and cure anxiety disorders and depression
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP): a nonprofit that educates the public and professionals, funds research, and advocates for legislation on suicide prevention, and provides support for those who’ve lost someone to suicide.

Teens Recommend

• Podcasts:

• Star Talk Radio (Neil deGrasse Tyson)
• TedxDaily
• CodeSwitch
• Office Ladies
• Unsolicited Advice

• TV Shows:

• Black Mirror
• Glee
• Billionaires
• Avatar the Last Airbender
• Agents of Shield
• Good Omens
• The Society
• Stranger Things
• New Girl
• Brooklyn 99
• Disenchantment
• Big Brother
• The Vampire Diaries

• Movies:

• Monty Python and the Holy Grail
• Straight Up
• Harry Potter
• Marvel Movies
• Dead Poets Society
• Just Mercy
• Peanut Butter Falcon
• Nick + Norah's Infinite Playlist
• La La Land
• The Conjuring
• Love Simon
• Harriet

• Songs:

• Odd Octubre - Tyler the creator
• I Saw You in a Dream - The Japanese House
• Cemetery Gates - The Smiths
• Writer in the Dark - Lorde
• Self - Khalid
• Youth - Shawn Mendes
• Lovely - Billie Eilish
• Calypso - Luis Fonsi Stefflon Don
• We get the job done - Hamilton Mixtape
• No Way! - Bazzi
• All too well - Taylor Swift
• Better Together - Jack Johnson
• The Night We Met - Lord Huron
• Revolution Radio - Green Day
• Medicine - Queen Naija
• Tapestry - Bruno Major

• Mental Health Related Podcasts:

• Victoria Garrick
• Food Psych
• Take The Cake with Kate Noel
• Code Switch
• Taking Back Your Power (on Spotify)

• Mental Health Related Shows:

• Bojack Horseman
• Euphoria (trigger warnings)
• One day at a time
• The Fosters

• Mental Health Related Movies:

• All The Bright Places
• The Road Within
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower
• Juno
• Inside Out
• Good Will Hunting

• Mental Health Related Songs:

• Dear - cavetown
• "Hunger" - Florence & The Machine
• This Is Me Trying - Taylor Swift
• Mirrorball - Taylor Swift
• Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
• dontwannabeyouanymore - Billie Eilish
• Feeling whitney - Post Malone
• Liability - Lorde
• Ribs - Lorde
• The A Team - Ed Sheeran
• Falling - Harry Styles
• Leader of the Landslide - Lumineers
• Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
• Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - The Shins
• Secret For The Mad - Modie
• Soon You'll Get Better - Taylor Swift
• Good Job - Alicia Keys
• The World Inside - Rodello's Machine