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Non-Fiction Books
Emotional and Mental Health
- 302.34 (online bullying)
- 302.231 (digital media, sharing, privacy)
- 152.4 (handling emotions)
- 152.47 (dealing with anger)
- 155.904 (stress)
- 152.46 (anxiety)
- 155.937 (grief and loss)
- 158 (happiness and self-improvement)
- 616.8 (mental illness)
- 362.8 (suicide)
- 371.9 (learning disabilities)
- 362.76 (sexual abuse)
- 364.153 (rape)
Sex & Sexuality
- 155.3 (sexuality, gender, sexual relationships)
- 306.76 (orientation, identity, LGBTQIA+)
- 616.95 (STDs, STIs)
Relationships
Body and Biology
- 362.4 (physical disabilities)
- 613.042 (men and women’s health)
- 618.2 (pregnancy)
- 618.4 (birth)
- 363.46 (abortion)
- 362.29 (substance abuse)
Online Resources
Lifeline
- www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
- suicide prevention
RAINN
- www.rainn.org
- rape, sexual assault, abuse
The Trevor Project
- www.thetrevorproject.org
- LGBTQIA support center
Teen Line
- www.teenlineonline.org
- talk to another teen about problems
Love Is Respect
- www.loveisrespect.org
- dating, healthy relationships
Anti-Violence Project
- www.avp.org
- anti-LGBTQIA violence
Teen Help
- www.teenhelp.com
- mental and physical health
- sex, birth control, drugs, alcohol
- relationships and social life
Teen Health Freak
- www.teenagehealthfreak.org
- health
Local Resources
Save Our Youth (Livonia)
- 800-241-4949
- 24/7, substance abuse, mental health
Youth Shelters
- Common Ground (R. Oak) 800-231-1127
- Counterpoint (Inkster) 866-672-4357
- Ozone House (Ann Arbor) 734-662-2265
Free/Low Cost STD Testing
- Teen Health Center (Inkster) 734-729-3650
- Wayne County (Wayne) 734-727-7100
- Washtenaw County (Ypsi) 734-544-6840
- Oakland County (Southfield) 248-424-7000
Your Rights Online
Cyber Civil Rights Helpline
- 844-878-2274
- call if someone distributed sexual images of you without your consent
Without My Consent
- www.iheartmob.org/resources
- visit if someone distributed sexual images of you without your consent
Heartmob
- www.iheartmob.org/resources
- dealing with online harassment
Phone/Text Resources
Crisis Text Line
- Text HOME to 741741
- painful emotions and need support
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Lifeline
- 800-273-8255
- distressed, thoughts of suicide
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The Trevor Project
- 866-488-7386
- LGBTQIA, crisis, thoughts of suicide
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RAINN
- 800-656-4673
- rape, sexual violence, or abuse
Domestic Violence Hotline
- 800-799-7233
- if you experience domestic violence
Anti-Violence Project
- 212-714-1141
- if you experience anti-LGBTQIA violence
Teen Line
- 310-855-4673 or Text TEEN to 839863
- to talk to another teen
