Supporting Your Teen's Mental Health

Supporting Your Teen's Mental Health is an essential resource for parents and caregivers looking to support teenagers who are struggling with mental health concerns. Written in a conversational tone by psychologist and fellow parent Andrea Temkin-Yu, the workbook is a thorough, evidence-based guide to essential parenting strategies that have been proven to help improve relationships and behavior. With plenty of examples and interactive exercises, this workbook will help parents feel more confident and prepared as they work to help their teen.

Andrea Temkin-Yu is Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine, having earned her PsyD from The Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. She completed her clinical internship at Bellevue Hospital Center/New York University Child Study Center and was a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Youth Mental Health at Weill Cornell Medicine. Temkin-Yu specializes in parent-focused interventions and has expertise in cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of anxiety, depression, ADHD, and disruptive behaviors. Her research focuses on transdiagnostic interventions and improving treatments for youth and parents through technology.

- Chapter 1: Getting Started With This Workbook
- Chapter 2: The Basic Principles of Parent Work
- Chapter 3: Caregiver Coping: Help Yourself, Help Them
- Chapter 4: Making Sense of Behavior
- Chapter 5: Selective Attention: Using Attention to Shape Behavior
- Chapter 6: Validation: Helping Your Child Feel Heard
- Chapter 7: Building Meaningful Routines
- Chapter 8: Helpful Support vs. Unhelpful Accommodation
- Chapter 9: How to Set Up Consequences That Work
- Chapter 10: De-escalation: Lowering the Temperature in High Conflict Moments
- Chapter 11: Putting It All Together
- Chapter 12: Maintaining Skills and Seeking Professional Support