Toolkit for Storytellers
Mental Health
This page contains links to tip sheets, articles, research reports, videos & podcasts, and additional resources for storytellers looking to accurately portray how adolescents experience their mental health in everyday life and to promote positive mental health outcomes in young people.
In a study that looked at the impact of a popular TV show for teens, CSS found that of the teens that watched the show, 88% discussed mental health topics with friends and family and 92% looked for mental health information after watching the show.
Explore Resources
Discover tip sheets covering topics such as supporting youth mental health. Click here to see all tip sheets.
Read research-based articles on the topic of mental health. Click here to see all articles.
Browse research reports designed to be easy to read and understand, covering topics like mental health. Click to see all research reports.
Explore videos and podcast episodes with scholars and storytellers discussing topics related to mental health. Click to see all videos and podcasts.
These additional resources collected from CSS collaborators may help you take your storytelling even further on this topic. Click to see all additional resources.
Partnerships
CSS is proud to partner with Ninja, Thrive, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan for this mental health and wellbeing-focused resource for young people, Time Out. Special thanks to graduate students Benjamin Kaveladze and Tom Kim and supervisors Katie Salen and Stephen Schueller for their contributions to this work.
CSS is proud to partner with Wondermind to provide research-backed mental health advice to help promote well-being, reduce stigma, and offer support.
U.S. Surgeon General’s Office
CSS will build on the Youth Mental Health Advisory released by the U.S. Surgeon General’s office and employ communication and narrative change strategies more proactively than prior community change initiatives had done—or have been able to do. The goal is for CSS to develop and frame this important issue in a manner that changes public opinion on mental health, seeking to influence and shape public opinion as a prerequisite for changing state and federal policies. We also seek to employ strategic partnerships with the media and entertainment industry that support a youth-led campaign around mental health as an emotional appeal to eliminate the stigma associated with this issue.