Teen Stress

Stress management and teens is a conversation that is important for youth and young adults to have. Recognizing and managing teen stress starts with understanding how teens can experience anxiety.

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Recognizing and Managing Teen Stress

Youth and young adults often experience stressful events within a short period, commonly with no outlet available to relieve that stress. The Hampden District Attorney, a YouTube Channel, created a 20-minute video, Recognizing and Managing Teen Stress, which discusses causes and solutions for teen stress, and includes stories from teenagers experiencing different forms of stress from school, work, or home.

Our Future in Mind

Register for this free Mental Health Summit, Our Future in, streaming live on YouTube on November 5-6th, 2021. "This free two-day summit gives you front-row access to the most innovative mental health organizations and campaigns in the world. You'll gain insight into how they got started, and you'll learn (and unlearn) from young mental health experts to help you find your unique pathway into activism (IDONTMIND 2021)."

How do you handle stress? Let us know in the comment section below. For youth and young adults, ages 13-26, join us on the SPAN Youth Chat on Wednesdays from 3:30 - 4:00 PM.

Resources...

Recognizing and Managing Teen Stress: https://youtu.be/urNAa5EXxus

Our Future in Mind: https://idontmind.com/ourfutureinmind-register

Link to SPAN's website: www.spanadvocacy.org

Link to SPAN's Youth in the Know Resource Page: Youth in the Know

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