Teen Services
Teen Health Resources
Recommended health websites reviewed by teens.
“This is an educational website geared towards teens. It teaches teens about the effects of drugs and alcohol on the body. In addition to that, the website also includes information for teenagers on how to avoid being pressured into doing drugs by their friends. Above the Influence is a government-based organization that is dedicated to ensuring that teenagers are making intelligent decisions about drugs and alcohol. The website is easy to navigate, which encourages many users to use it as a source of advice on how to stay true to yourself and not compromise your own values for the sake of seeming “cool” to your peers.”
“BodiMojo is a fun, interactive tool for young teens to help them learn how to manage stress, emotional intelligence, and other matters related to mental health. Aimed towards easing teens into a new phase in their life, Body Mojo provides a fun experience through the medium of a mobile application. It features a “virtual buddy” who will help young teens learn more about themselves and how they can build confidence while in a sensitive phase of their development. Some of BodiMojo’s key features include daily health interventions and daily mood tracking– all of which can be used to help teens with their mental health.”
“This website is an informative site meant for teaching people about anything cancer related. From causes of cancer to cures of cancer, this website teaches all there is to know about cancer, in a very organized and simple way. This is a government-based organization that is solely focused on helping people learn about the specific types of cancer and how to react to those diseases. This is a very organized source of information that helps its users learn more about cancer every day.”
CDC Adolescent and School Health
“This site provides plenty of useful resources, statistics, stories, and strategies on a variety of risks present in K-12 schools. This website can help prepare children and their parents for drugs, mental health, and so much more. The website is well organized and can help parents and children learn how to protect themselves from common dangers in a school environment. The website is also very interactive with buttons, infographics, and interactive videos.”
“’For Teens by Teens’ is a teen health section, part of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation website. The website is highly accurate and written by teens and professionals. The website is reviewed monthly. WAY2GO covers a wide range of teen health issues from school to nutrition to relationships. The website is easy to use and gives great advice and accurate facts.”
“Made by a team of Colombia University health promotion specialists, Go Ask Alice is a website that goes over numerous different health topics (i.e. General Health, Nutrition and Physical Activities, Emotional Health, etc.). There are also weekly quizzes and polls available for the website’s users to let the users be able to interact with the website in some way. This informative site is for teen users to learn about a variety of different health topics so they can learn more about their wellbeing.”
Good RX Guide to Mental Health for Teens
“This website can easily be described as the one place to find a lot of the information you need to understand what mental diseases look like. Many of us struggle with our mental health but do not know what is normal and what should be looked at by a professional. Good RX Guide explains clearly the differences between mental illness and regular mental difficulties we all face on a day-to-day basis. This website effectively informs the reader of how mental health can vary in teens and what we can do to boost ours. From reading this, teens get a lot of encouragement to be open and talk to those who will help. Asking for help is okay. Readers learn how to combat adversities that can affect one’s quality of life. The website explains mental illnesses that we have heard of such as anxiety and depression, but also goes deeper and describes illnesses that are not talked about much such as bulimia and addiction. This website is organized beautifully and gives teens an understanding of the different things that they and the people around them might be battling with every day.”
“This website is the home to information surrounding a variety of health topics, drugs & supplements, medical tests, and more! A glance at the “Health Topics” section on this site provides information on the different systems of the human body as well as any conditions that affect these systems. The “Medical Tests” section on this website provides information on several medical tests that are used to diagnose conditions. Other sections on this website including the “Drug & Supplements” and “Genetics” sections discuss numerous amounts of drugs while the latter briefly goes over what genetics are, conditions that have to do with genetics, etc. Additionally, there are sources including videos and other interactive sources that help the user retain the information they learned through this website.”
“This website features lessons and healthy recipes from a “Nutrition Awareness Workshop Series” conducted by a local Girl Scout. This workshop series was conducted with the intent to help 4-8th graders understand the importance of nutrition, eating a healthy meal, and spreading awareness about harmful fad diets.”
“This website is an official website of the US government, and includes information about the Office of Population Affairs. It includes information about and administers the Title X Family Planning program, the Teen Pregnancy Prevention program, and the Embryo Adoption Awareness program. Its mission is to promote healthy reproductive habits through evidence-based research and provide various programs that adolescents can take advantage of when in need. In the “Adolescent Health” page, readers can learn about the different issues that teenagers may face and potential solutions. It includes information about adolescent development, teen pregnancy, healthy relationships, subtance use, and mental health. The page “Reproductive Health” offers information about the different aspects of having a healthy reproductive life. There is information about contraceptives, fertility, reproductive cancers, HIV, and teen pregnancy.”
“The site gives insightful information about sexuality and pregnancy. It teaches how to be healthy with sexuality. It explains how to channel your sexual changes in a healthy way. The site also explains how to manage relationships and pregnancy. It also explains in detail what pregnancy is and how it happens. This site is very good in explaining sexuality to people that are new to the subject such as students. The site has very current information about sexuality and covers a large field of the sexual sciences. The site is easy to explore and learn from. All of the information is presented in a way that is easily understandable. The subject is reported by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc. The site also explains homosexuality in a non-biased way that can help many people understand what homosexuality is.”
“The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to affirming that sexuality is a natural and healthy part of life. SIECUS has been advocating for everyone’s right to accurate and comprehensive sexuality information, education, and related health services since 1964. This website offers up to date information for teens on sex and sexuality.”
“This website gives a list of digital resources about a variety of topics, including general help, LGBTQ, mental, emotional, and physical health for teens and adults.”
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
“Suicide Awareness Voices of Education is a website that aims to increase suicide awareness voices of education and serve as a resource to those touched by suicide. The organization has developed various prevention and awareness programs for the past ten years. These programs seek to educate both the general public and more specific audiences about and clinical depression and suicide prevention. The website accurately touches upon the facts on suicide and promotes education and awareness in its different variations. This nonprofit, all-volunteer organization is determined in being of any help to the people affected by suicide. The website is easy to navigate and is well organized to provide detailed information to its users. It can easily be shared in various social media networks including Facebook, and Twitter.”
“This website highlights a variety of topics pertinent to teenage life including but not limited to, body, mind, food, fitness, and school. All of these topics are significant in a teenager’s life. The website features tips, quizzes, answers on various topics, and articles on multifarious topics. In addition, I noticed that most articles are written/ reviewed by an MD or a Ph.D. There are other medical reviewers such as nurses. The information that has been reviewed by those in the medical field is relatively recent. Also, the website is a “.org” website, meaning it is an organization; it is run by “The Nemours Foundation®.” In addition, this website has both a mobile and desktop website setup. Since the website features important topics that are thoroughly explained and have credible sources, the website is a great resource for teenagers to have their health-related questions answered.”
Please note: Online screening tools are not diagnostic instruments.
Provides online screening tests to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition.