► Web Sites

For information specifically targeted to kids, visit the sites below.

Please note: Some of these web sites contain information about drugs, alcohol and other topics that may not be suitable for younger children. It is recommended that an adult review any web site before recommending it to a young person.

• Active Minds
  www.activemindsoncampus.org
  
  A student-run mental health web site for college students. Topics include anxiety, depression, eating disorders, suicide, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
  
  Click on “Chapters” to find resources on your college campus.

• Anxiety Disorders Association of America
  www.adaa.org/GettingHelp/FocusOn/
  Children&Adolescents.asp
  
  Includes an anxiety self-test for teens to fill out and take to a health professional. Click on "Teens! Take an Anxiety Disorders Self-Test.”

• CampusBlues.com: Finding the Right Solution
  www.campusblues.com
  
  Information and resources for college students about health and mental health. Topics include depression, anxiety, stress, eating disorders, and drugs and alcohol.

  To find resources on your campus click on “Mental Health” then “Your Campus Resources.”

• Get it Straight: The Facts About Drugs
  www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/straight/cover.htm
  
  Information for teens about drugs including marijuana, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, steroids, and prescription and non-prescription medications

• HealthFinder for Kids
  www.healthfinder.gov/kids/
  
  Health information, links, games and activities for children. Topics include drugs, alcohol, nutrition, safety, and smoking.

• HealthFinder for Teenagers
  www.healthfinder.gov/justforyou/
  
  Health information for teens. Click on “Teens” for information about topics such as depression, stress, and drug abuse.

• HighSchoolBlues.com: What's On Your Mind?
  www.highschoolblues.com
  
  Information for high school students on health and mental health topics, such as body image, depression, smoking, and stress

• KidsHealth for Kids
  www.kidshealth.org/kid/
  
  Information for elementary age children on dealing with feelings, staying healthy, and growing up, as well as games and activities to help children learn more about the human body

• KidsHealth for Teens
  http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/
  
  Information for teens on mental, physical and sexual health; drugs and alcohol; school-related issues; food and fitness; and staying safe

• MindZone – A mental health site for teens
  www.copecaredeal.org/
  
  A mental health site for teens who want information about mental health topics for themselves or their friends. Topics include anxiety, stress, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and suicide.

• National Institute on Drug Abuse
  www.nida.nih.gov/NIDAHome.html
  
  Information for children, teens and young adults. Click on “Students & Young Adults” for information and resources about topics including drugs, smoking, marijuana, and steroids.

• Nonverbal Learning Disorders
  www.nldline.com
  
  Includes activities and stories for children and teens. To view these, click on “Fun and Games,” “Kids Room,” “Memory,” or “Teen Stories”.

• Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
  www.ocfoundation.org/organizedchaos/
  
  Includes an online web magazine written by young people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), as well as OCD experts.

• Online Asperger Information & Support (OASIS)
  www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/
  
  Includes links to web sites created by and for children with Asperger Syndrome and related disorders. To view these links, click on “Kids’ Corner”.

• Prevent Mental Illness
  http://www.preventmentalillness.org/
  
  A mental health site for teens who want information about mental health topics for themselves or their friends. Topics include: self-help, how to know if you need help from an adult, and how to get help.

• The Young Teens Place for Info on Alcohol and Resisting Peer Pressure – “The Cool Spot”
  www.thecoolspot.gov
  
  Information and strategies for young teens on alcohol and resisting peer pressure