Adolescents
Materials for adolescents
Your mental health matters. This page offers tools and strategies to help you manage stress, build resilience, and navigate challenges. Whether you're looking for ways to cope with daily pressures, strengthen relationships, or boost your confidence, you'll find practical guidance to support your wellbeing.
Explore self-care techniques, learn mindfulness and problem-solving skills, and discover ways to regulate emotions in difficult moments. Strengthening interpersonal skills and assertiveness can also help you communicate effectively and maintain healthy relationships.
You are not alone—connect with stories from other young people, find resources to support friends, and learn how to advocate for mental health in your community. By building awareness and taking small steps, you can create positive change for yourself and others.
Adolescent skills:
- Emotion regulation
- Stress management
- Mindfulness
- Problem solving
- Drug and alcohol knowledge
- Relationship and friendship skills
- Assertiveness
- Understanding who I am
Key adolescent resources
Adolescent voices
Tips for adolescents
Social media campaigns for and with adolescents
Magnificent Mei podcast
Change can be overwhelming! Hop on the adventure train with Magnificent Mei as she explores her new town, school and makes new friends. Get helpful tips on how to deal with stress and anxiety as Mei learns to embrace the changes in her life, builds new friendships and learns positive ways to support her mental health.
Global: #OnMyMind campaign
Opening up about your mental health struggles with someone you trust is a sign of strength.
Share what’s on your mind - you don't have to do this alone. Reach out to someone who will listen and support you - together, you can find a way forward. 💙
#OnMyMind #MentalHealthAction @zzurichfoundation
Nigeria: Yes, Girl! Podcast
The ‘Yes! Girl’ Podcast! highlights the voices, stories, aspirations and issues that matter most to adolescent girls while promoting their active participation and leadership. Through 10 episodes, featuring three adolescent hosts and expert guests, the podcast explores themes including healthcare, self-care, confidence, digital inclusion, education, and the leadership potential of young people. It’s both fun and thoughtful – created to engage, empower, and inspire action.
Malaysia: #LoveYourself campaign
#DidYouKnow that self-love means caring for both your body and your mind?
It all begins with understanding mental health—our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Mental health shapes how we think, feel, and act, and it plays a big role in how we handle stress and make decisions.
When you #LoveYourself, you realise that mental health isn't just about being happy all the time—it's about embracing and working through every emotion. Let’s remember, self-love is a journey, and it starts with acknowledging each feeling, one at a time.
#MentalHealthMatters #OnMyMind
UNICEF/Malaysia 23 October 2023
Zimbabwe: Suicide prevention month campaign
This Suicide Prevention Month, Zimbabwean youth advocates Denzel and Skye Josphats share an important message: talk about mental health and the challenges youth are facing before it's too late.
Colombia: JuanDa’s lets talk about mental health campaign [ESP]
"If someone invalidates your feelings, it doesn’t mean that what you’re feeling isn’t important." 🤲🏻
In our society, emotions are often labeled as "good" or "bad," when in reality, all emotions are valid and necessary for better understanding ourselves and achieving greater emotional wellbeing. 🙂↔️🙂↕️
When have you felt that your emotions or feelings were invalidated? 🤔
#WeDoTalkAboutMentalHealth #EmbraceYourMind
Latin America and the Caribbean: #EnMiMente podcast [ESP]
Stress, anxiety, grief... We all experience difficult feelings. But sometimes, these can be overwhelming. The good news is that we don't have to face them alone.
Mental health experts share practical tips to help us recognize our emotions, find moments of calm, and cope with difficult situations. This is a safe space to help us take care of ourselves in times of crisis. For more help, visit Ayuda-SaludMental.