Student Health Resources

This is an information resource section developed for educational purposes as part of an effort to raise awareness of mental health issues affecting teenagers. The site is not a substitute for direct professional medical or psychological care based on an individual's condition and circumstances. You are advised to consult a health care provider about your personal questions or concerns.

For more up-to-date information, please contact Megan Reibel, NWS Counselor.

General Health Resources:

• 1UpHealth—a wide ranging health and wellness oriented web site. It has a long list of physical and mental health sections and is very easily navigated.
• Medline Health Topics—From A-Z this site covers nearly all health related topics and issues.
• Teen Growth—This site has both articles and a question and answer format ranging from topics such as bulking up, hormones, bad breath, and dating to school stresses, parent divorce, coming out, and seeing a doctor.
• Teen Link—a confidential, anonymous, and non-judgmental help line answered by teens from 6-10:00 PM 365 days a year. Teen volunteers are trained to listen to a caller's concerns and talk to them about whatever is on their mind.

Alcohol & Other Drugs:

• Clearing House for Alcohol and Drug Information
• Children of Alcoholics, NACOA
• Freedom from Chemical Dependency
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Parent Resource

Eating Disorders and Body Image:

• Eating Disorders Overview
• Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention

Reproductive Health:

• Planned Parenthood
• Planned Parenthood - Sexually Transmitted Infections
• Reproductive Legal Rights
• Ask Noah (STI Information)

Sexual Orientation or Gender Variance:

• The Northwest Network
• Day of Silence
• Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
• Lambert House
• OUTPROUD
• Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
• Ingersoll Gender Center
• Seattle Counseling Service

Stress, Anxiety & Depression:

• SMART for Teens: Stress Management and Relaxation Training for Teens
• Stress Management
• Teens And Stress
• National Institute of Mental Health—Anxiety
• Intro to Depression
• National Institute of Mental Health—Depression
• Washington Suicide and Crisis Hotlines
• How to Help a Friend with Depression

Women's Health:

• Center for Young Women's Health
• girlshealth.gov—Health Information for Girls