mental health

Describes the SafeTeen programs for preventing violence, introducing a youth-specific assertiveness model teens may use to access their own inner power and wisdom, exploring the conditioning that leads to destructive gender-based patterns of behavior, discussing gender and power issues, and including role-plays and other related exercises.

Helps children of all ages, from four to forty, deal with the issues they may encounter when their parents get divorced, and understand how the divorce may affect them at every stage in life.

Describes some of the weight-related problems that plague modern men, explores the differences between men and women as they relate to weight, explores the attraction between the sexes, looks at concerns about appearance, discusses biology and genetics, and offers recommendations for healthy living.

Examines the effects of eating disorders on children and adolescents, discussing possible causes of the problem and proposing solutions designed to promote the physical and emotional well-being of young people at risk.

Offers advice, with quotes from teenagers, on making appropriate choices about using alcohol and other drugs, smoking, dealing with body image and eating disorders, and other adolescent concerns.

Discusses mental depression, its causes, its effects, and some of the ways it can be dealt with.

Describes normal life stresses as well as the symptoms and treatments of a variety of mental health problems.

Looks at some of the causes of self-mutilation, its most common forms, and methods of treatment.

Surveys the types and causes of phobias and anxiety disorders and discusses how teenagers can manage these fears, find professional help, and conquer anxieties in daily life.

Presents a discussion of suicide, examining some of the reasons why teens kill themselves, and offering advice to young people on how to help themselves and their friends deal with feelings and situations that might lead to suicide. Includes addresses and Internet sites for further information and assistance.