CARES Youth Collective

Welcome to the anxiety toolkit for teens.

We’re glad you’re here.

Start by answering one of the following questions:

How are you feeling?
Where are you?
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How are you feeling?

Indicate the intensity of feelings you are experiencing by choosing a color on the Feeling Thermometer below. Green is the least intense, representing a calm state, while red is the most intense, or when you are extremely agitated.

Click here for a more detailed explanation of using the Feeling Thermometer

I’m in the red

I’m in the orange

I’m in the yellow

I’m in the green

Where are you?

Anxiety can hit at the most inconvenient times. Explore tips and tools that can be used discretely and quickly depending on where you are.

Home

Social Event

Extracurricular Activity

School

What is the CARES Youth Collective?

The CARES Youth Collective (CYC) is a group of college and high school students working with the UCLA CARES Center to bring youth voices and perspectives to anxiety resources.

What does the CYC do?

CYC members attend listening sessions to answer questions and provide new perspectives, share anxiety resources and information with their friends and community, and help create new tools and resources (like this webpage you’re reading right now!)

Where should I start?

If you are feeling anxious, or just want some advice for managing anxiety, click on the link above for the Anxiety Toolkit for Teens. The Toolkit will walk you through strategies for calming anxiety based on how you are feeling or where you are located. Come back to the Toolkit anytime you feel anxious or need a little extra help.

If you want to learn more about anxiety and teen mental health, explore our Anxiety and Me guide. We have broken down some of the most common, and some less common symptoms of anxiety. You can read examples of other peoples’ experiences, watch videos of other teens talking about anxiety, and learn about your brain from the experts at CARES!

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Everything you want to know about anxiety and mental health

Learn more about specific anxiety symptoms, read examples of lived experiences with anxiety, and understand the biological and sociological reasons why we get anxious about certain things by exploring our Anxiety and Me guide.