Teenage mental health guides

Clear, practical guides to help parents and carers better understand the emotional and mental health challenges young people can face. Get advice on what to look for, how to support them, and when extra help might be needed.

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Parental guidance

Adolescent rebellion

Why your teenager may seem more argumentative, distant or defiant 
– and how to respond without turning every clash into a battle.

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Dylan Pomietlo

15 Jul 2026 • 7 min read

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Emotions and behaviour Parental guidance

Anger in teenage adolescence

Why anger can get bigger in the teenage years, what often sits underneath it and how to respond without making things worse

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Dylan Pomietlo

10 Sep 2026 • 5 min read

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Anxiety and stress

Anxiety in teenagers

Why anger can get bigger in the teenage years, what often sits underneath it and how to respond without making things worse

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Fiona Hannah

10 Sep 2026 • 6 min read

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Low mood, self-harm and trauma

Helping teenagers who self-harm

What it is, why it happens, what to look for, and how to respond in a way that helps

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Fiona Hannah

10 Sep 2026 • 5 min read

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Anxiety and stress Emotions and behaviour

Panic attacks in teenagers

What panic attacks can look like, why they happen and how to help a teenager through them

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Fiona Hannah

10 Sep 2026 • 7 min read

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Low mood, self-harm and trauma

Low mood in teenagers

What low mood looks like, what can sit underneath it, and how to support a teenager who seems flat, withdrawn or unlike themselves

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Fiona Hannah

10 Sep 2026 • 8 min read

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Online violence and teenage wellbeing

How violent content online can shape what young people see as normal, and affect how they think, act and relate to others

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Fiona Hannah

10 Sep 2026 • 6 min read

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