Our featured author, Laurie Halse Anderson, writes about tough subjects with humor and sensitivity As we talk about peer pressure this month, Anderson’s books are great options to learn about and discuss the challenges teens face. Her background According to Wikipedia, Laurie Halse Anderson grew up in New York with her younger sister, Lisa. As …
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Our featured author, Travis Sackett, tells his story through the book called My Life with Karma. As we talk about teen homelessness and addiction this month, Sackett’s story is about how he almost lost everything through an addiction to opioids. I feel the best way to see the impact of a disease or consequences of …
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. They are a great resource for you and your teen to learn about mental health issues. Who is NAMI? According to their website, NAMI, NAMI provides …
Our featured author, Gayle Forman, writes teen and young adult novels which focus on their struggles with mental health. That is why I chose to feature her this month for Mental Health Awareness. Her background Gayle Forman’s writing career started with writing articles for Seventeen magazine. Her focus was on teens and social issues. She …
Good Morning! For this week’s teen challenge, we will talk about Teen Mental Health issues. May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. It is a time for us to become aware of the mental health issues that teens face. But being aware is only part of it. We need to accept that they do suffer …
