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Have We Underestimated the Harm Caused by Low Self-Esteem?

By Christopher Bergland — 2018

Low self-esteem is the prime driver of self-harm among gay and lesbian students.

Read on www.psychologytoday.com

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The Gender Quest Workbook: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults Exploring Gender Identity

This one-of-a-kind, comprehensive workbook will help you navigate your gender identity and expression at home, in school, and with peers. If you are a transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) teen, you may experience unique challenges with identity and interpersonal relationships.

Rylan Jay Testa, Deborah Coolhart, Jayme Peta

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The ABC’s of LGBT+ (Gender Identity Book for Teens)

The ABC’s of LGBT+ is a #1 Bestselling LGBT book and is essential reading for questioning teens, teachers or parents looking for advice, or anyone who wants to learn how to talk about gender identity and sexual identity.

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When Mental Illness Enters the Family | Dr. Lloyd Sederer | TEDxAlbany

What must families know if they have a loved one with a mental illness? In his talk, Dr. Lloyd Sederer discusses the four things we all must know to help those who may be struggling around us.

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Supporting Positive Behavior in Children and Teens with Down Syndrome: The Respond But Don’t React Method

A child doesn’t want to leave the toy store, so he stops and flops. Another bolts across a busy parking lot, turns and smiles at his mom. An eighteen-year-old student bursts into tears when asked to change activities at school.

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The Parent’s Guide to Down Syndrome: Advice, Information, Inspiration, and Support for Raising Your Child from Diagnosis through Adulthood

As a parent of a child diagnosed with Down syndrome, you may be feeling unsure of what to do next or where your child’s journey will take you.

Jennifer Jacob, Mardra Sikora

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What Gender Identity Means to Today’s Teens

What does your teen think about gender?

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Why Do Teens Cut Themselves? | Part 2

In an earlier video, Dr. Sarah Garwood discussed why teens cut themselves and how parents can recognize the warning signs. In this follow-up video, Dr. Garwood speaks directly to kids and teens about how to get help if you or someone you know is cutting or hurting themselves.

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Stopping the Pain: A Workbook for Teens Who Cut and Self Injure

If you’re cutting or hurting yourself you’re not alone. Thousands of teens across the country think that hurting themselves is the only way they can feel better, even though they continue to feel alone and out of control. There are a lot of reasons why teens hurt themselves.

Lawrence Shapiro

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Bleeding to Ease the Pain: Cutting, Self-Injury, and the Adolescent Search for Self

Cutting and other forms of self-injury are often cries for help, pleas for someone to notice that the pain is too much to bear. As Plante discusses here, the threat of suicide must always be carefully evaluated, although the majority of cutters are not in fact suicidal.

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LGBTQIA Well-Being