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RevolTeens: Helping Teens Through Revolting Times, by Christine Lively
These are revolting times, so librarian Christine Lively is sharing some tips to help teens cope with the year that is 2020.
Morgan’s Mumbles: Healthy Habits, by teen contributor Morgan Randall
Teen Contributor Morgan Randall talks about developing healthy habits.
Sunday Reflections: The Kids are Not Alright, Alright, Alright
A discussion of mental health in the life of teens.
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#MHYALit: Small Towns and Mental Illness, a guest post by This is Not a Love Letter author Kim Purcell
Today we are honored to have a guest post by author Kim Purcell. She is discussing with us the topic of small towns and mental health. She is also generously offering to give away one copy of THIS IS NOT A LOVE LETTER, which comes out tomorrow, January 30th, from Disney Hyperion. In This Is […]
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Sunday Reflections: When You’re a Teen and a Friend Threatens Suicide
Trigger Warning: Suicide, Suicidal Ideation We spent all of 2016 talking about teens and mental health and it occurs to me, we never talked about what happens when you are a teenager and your friend threatens to commit suicide. This point became painfully clear to me this past Friday night when this very event happened […]
#MHYALit: Seven Responses for Those Left Behind, a guest post by author Kat Colmer
Today we are honored to host author Kat Colmer as part of the #MHYALit Discussion. See all of the posts in our Mental Health in Young Adult Literature series here or by clicking on the #MHYALit tag below. The release of Thirteen Reasons Why on Netflix earlier this year has thrust the issue of teen […]
Sunday Reflections: When the Opioid Crisis Hits the Library
Like many libraries across the country, we talk frequently at mine about the opioid crisis happening across the U.S. and in our local communities. We have had a couple of people OD in our library and we have had to call the squad, but not nearly as much as other libraries have. We have also […]
Social Justice and Mental Health: Accessibility to Treatment in YA Literature, a guest post by Alyssa Chrisman
Today we are honored to present to you a Mental Health in YA Literature guest post that looks at the accessibility to treatment in YA literature. You can read all the #MHYALit posts here or by clicking on the tag below. When I was 12-years-old, I went to therapy for the first time. Seventh grade […]
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