It's important to stay home to slow the spread of COVID-19, and if you must go out, to practice social distancing. But while we stay home, don't let fear and anxiety become overwhelming. Helpful advice is available from many resources, including the CDC, the American Heart Association, Johns Hopkins Medicine, the Mayo Clinic, and WebMD. The library's emedia collection also contains many titles, a few of which are listed here.

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

• 158.2 (friends, family, and toxic relationships)
• 306.73 (dating)

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

• Lifeline

• 800-273-8255
• distressed, thoughts of suicide

• The Trevor Project

• 866-488-7386
• LGBTQIA, crisis, thoughts of suicide

• 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

More Resources

• www.connectsafely.org/resources-for-youth-in-crisis/