Mental Health

This resource can guide youth- and young adult-led organizations that want to make policy changes in the mental health system. 

This campaign aims to change the culture of mental health in the U.S. by raising awareness about the five signs of emotional suffering and addressing common barriers to understanding these conditions.

This toolkit includes 10 free training modules for service providers who work with youth and young adults, ages 14-29, who have mental health challenges, and their families. 

This virtual module guides colleges and universities in creating comprehensive approaches to suicide prevention. 

This report describes a study which analyzed data from 10 states and the District of Columbia that used the adverse childhood experiences (ACE) module in the 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to examine the association between ACEs and adult education, employment, and income.

This article describes the mental health challenges teen moms face and highlights a Denver-based program that integrates mental health screening and treatment into their existing medical care.

This article highlights free resources educators and youth service providers can use to implement the Trevor Project’s Lifeguard Workshop, a program encouraging young people to be “lifeguards” for one another by having the knowledge to help in a crisis.

This report provides state-by-state data on the level of young adults, ages 18-25, who have had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year, based on data from the 2013-2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.