Prescott Library: Mental Health: Help!

For Teens

Crisis Text Line
Connect with a volunteer Crisis Counselor 24/7 at Crisis Text Line, TEXT START to 741-741.

This link also leads to information on additional Hotlines.

Here are a few more titles to help you learn more.

You: The Owner's Manual for Teens by Michael F. Roizen; Mehmet C. Oz A guide to the human body, covering topics relevant to the lives of teenagers, with information and advice on sleep, fitness, diet, sex, mental health, disease prevention, and more.
Call Number: 613.043 Roi
Publication Date: 2011

These websites, podcasts, and other web resources have been chosen because they are reliable and authoritative. If you find any broken links, please tell a librarian!

Ask Us Anything
Have a question? Need advice? Then you’re in the right place…join StayTeen.org each week for a chance to Ask Us Anything—and we do mean ANYTHING—about sex, love, relationships, dating, and more.
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Each week a new topic is posted; all you have to do is submit any questions you have. Did somebody already post your question? No problem—just like it to let us know that you REALLY want an answer for that question. Then on Friday StayTeen.org posts expert answers to the best and most popular questions. Questions are due by 11:59pm ET on Thursdays; answers will be posted each Friday after 12pm ET.

And don’t forget—if this week’s topic isn’t what you’re looking for, check the archives for everything covered in Ask Us Anything!
Go Ask Alice Q & A
The Go Ask Alice website, comprised of a team of heath specialists at Columbia University, includes a great archive of questions about sex, relationships, and other health matter. Explore.
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If you still don't see an answer to a question after searching their site, you can submit one to them as well.

On Campus

Wheeler Health Center
Nurse McKenna, Nurse Hughes, and Ms. O'Neil are great resources for all of us right here on campus. You can find their office on the first floor of the Madden Gym.

Off Campus

If you are feeling overwhelmed, these call centers may be a great source of support for you. The resources have been chosen because they are reliable and authoritative. If you find any broken links, please tell a librarian!

GLBT National Help Center
Call their Youth Talkline at 1-800-246-7743 Mon-Fri, 4pm to Midnight or Saturday from noon to 5pm or email them at help@GLBThotline.org
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The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) Youth Talkline provides telephone, online private one-to-one chat and email peer-support, as well as factual information and local resources for cities and towns across the United States. We speak with teens and young adults up to age 25 about coming-out issues, relationship concerns, parent issues, school problems, HIV/AIDS anxiety and safer-sex information, and lots more!
Kids' Link RI
A hotline that connects parents and caregivers to children’s mental health services in Rhode Island and is available 24 hours a day. Call 1-855-KID LINK or 1-855-543-5465
The Samaritans of Rhode Island
You can call their 24 hour Hour Crisis Hotline/Listening Line at 1-800-365-4044

Here are a few local agencies that could provide additional assistance and support.

Youth Pride RI
Youth Pride Inc. (YPI) is an affirming space for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning young people to build community, develop connections and be themselves. Youth come together from a wide range of backgrounds and join with one another over common issues and activities.