Young Adult Mental Health Resources Hub
Emotional LiteracyMental Health
Heading into adulthood is an incredibly exciting and overwhelming step along your life journey. Many young adults agree about the importance of being emotionally prepared and equipped with the tools to access mental health support services. As you gear up for adulting, we recommend adding these mental health resources and guides to your toolkit.
Programs:
- Set to Go is a program from The Jed Foundation (JED) to help high school students prepare emotionally for the transition to college and to life after high school.
Guides & Resources:
- JED and NAMI created Starting the Conversation – College and Your Mental Health. This thorough guide helps families have important conversations about mental health before students leave for college. It explains the laws and rules around privacy and parental notification and encourages discussion about how students can keep their parents informed. JED is also our go-to resource center for young adult mental health support.
- College Planning Guide for Students with Mental Health Disorders is a comprehensive guide developed by the Intelligent.com Higher Education Team. This thorough article explores various resources and accommodations that most schools provide, plus some helpful tips on how to access these mental health services.
- Zencare has a Mental Health Resource Hub that includes free mental health resources, guides, materials, posters, and a section dedicated to college students.
- BestColleges.com has curated a comprehensive mental health resources & support section.
Scholarships:
- Click here for a list of mental health & grief scholarships for youth and young adults.
Young Adult Grief Support:
- Take a look at our comprehensive list of grief responses and support strategies for young adults.
- Love, loss, and Everything In Between is our list of best novels for young adults about loss and the grieving process that range from heartbreaking to hilarious, and all underscore the power of love.
- Young Adult Grief Retreats is a list of young adult grief retreats throughout the United States (plus some international options)
