Social Anxiety is completely normal and more than ever increasingly common among all ages, genders, and ethnic backgrounds. Listen in as Nathan Hale High School students share their own questions and concerns with Dr. Kendra Read, Director of Seattle Children’s Mood & Anxiety Program. Learn what Anxiety looks and feels like, its relationship with Depression and addictive behaviors, and simple coping tips for self care when triggers arise. Explore the related resources compiled below.
Seattle Children’s Resources:
- First Approach Skills Training for Anxiety Workbook for Teens
- Anxiety Disorder: Facts for Families
- Anxiety Disorders: Booklist and Resources
- Anxiety 101 (series of 6 videos, 5 to 10 minutes each)
- Anxiety and Related Disorders (video, 1:11:06)
- Youth Mental Health First Aid Class
- Washington’s Mental Health Referral Service for Children and Teens
- Mental Health Resource Hub
- Staying sober in times of stress
- How to avoid anxiety leading to the abuse of dangerous substances
- Understanding co-occurring anxiety
- Quiz: understanding co-occurring disorders
More Resources
- You Can Take on Stress – A blog that offers tips for how young people can handle feelings of stress in healthy ways.
- Social Anxiety Disorder: More Than Just Shyness (National Institute of Mental Health)
- Social Anxiety Disorder (Anxiety & Depression Association of America)
Crisis counselor Amy H. shares insights on co-occurring mental health disorders & addiction:
*Warning: this video includes sensitive subject matter, adult content & language*
