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"This book offers relatable situations and strategies to guide teens struggling with mental health--including identifying signs of struggle, recognizing stress factors, and offering strategies to escape harmful mental habits which can leave individuals feeling vulnerable, helpless, or in despair"--Provided by publisher.

Teens with autism may experience repetitive patterns of behavior and challenges with social interactions. What Is Autism? explores this disorder, how it affects teens, and how it is managed.

Tells the story of nursing a sick blue jay back to health.

"There are many ways your body can feel bad, and a great many things your body might need, but there is always something you can do to make your body feel better! Designed to help children on the autism spectrum develop insight into what can upset them and make them feel bad, this book uses simple words, pictures and icons to increase awareness of how to feel good again. It proceeds through various components of the body and mind to identify things that can go wrong and explore how to set them right. Suitable to be read with an adult, this book provides additional problem-solving exercises and skills practice in the form of activities, games and worksheets"--Back cover.

Describes teen anxiety, how it affects individuals and society, and how it is being addressed.

"Provides basic consumer health information for teens about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); different types of trauma; and risk factors, co-occurring conditions, diagnosis, and treatment of PTSD"--Provided by publisher.

"Addiction causes a craving for a substance such as drugs or alcohol. People come to depend on the substance and start to use more of it. Understanding Addiction explores what causes addiction, how addiction can affect people's lives, and how it can be treated"--Provided by the publisher.

Presents a realistic picture of addiction, the effects of addiction on people's lives, and how addiction can be overcome.

A guide to dealing with obsessive-compulsive disorder using the STEP system.

Elsa Roth and her best friend, Olivia, are excited to tag along with Elsa's mother on a month-long expedition to study the diet of orca whales in the San Juan Islands. But when a young orca is found separated from his pod, things take an unexpected turn. They're soon caught up in a battle for August, the young orca. A less-reputable aquarium wants him for their facility, while the San Juan Marine Mammal Sanctuary, where Elsa and Olivia are staying, is focused on the whale's rehab and release; something that's never been successfully done before. It's up to Elsa and the rest of the sanctuary staff to keep August safe and teach him how to survive on his own; the whale's survival depends on it.