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Teen Resources

Group Health Resources

These are some services available through Group Health. Call Customer Service if you have questions about your coverage.

The Adolescent Center
The Adolescent Center handles specific problems for teens 11 to 18, including mental health, attention deficit disorder, chronic illnesses, sexuality, birth control, and eating disorders.

Services for Teen Parents
Prenatal care, labor and delivery management, postpartum care, and well-child care up to age 2. This program also offers free pregnancy testing and contraception advice.

Behavioral Health Services
For mental health and chemical dependency.

Quit for LifeŽ Program
Tobacco cessation program that Group Health recommends.

Community Resources

These resources are provided for your convenience and do not imply a Group Health endorsement.

TeensHealth
Offers information on health and social issues, including nutrition, drugs, sexually transmitted disease, birth control, sports, homework, baby sitting, volunteering, stress, and safety.
www.teenshealth.org

Healthfinder
The teen page on this site has links to many topics, including health, sexuality, eating disorders, road safety, smoking and alcohol, suicide, and nutrition.
www.healthfinder.gov

Center for Young Women's Health
Covers health issues for girls, including a nutrition center with articles about backpack snacks and why women need some fat in their diets.
www.youngwomenshealth.org

iwannaknow
Focuses on teen sexual health, from the physical and emotional changes during puberty to information on sexually transmitted diseases.
www.iwannaknow.org

TeenGrowth
Covers health concerns and has a Salon section on appearance issues. Post a question for the experts to answer, and scroll through previous questions and answers. There's also a discussion board.
www.teengrowth.com

Info for Teens
Birth control and other information from Planned Parenthood.
www.plannedparenthood.org/info-for-teens/

TeenHealthFX
Primarily geared to questions and answers. Submit a question and browse through previous postings.
www.TeenHealthFX.com

Health Information for Kids and Teens
Food safety and nutrition information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
www.fda.gov

Striving to Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere
STRYVE is a national initiative, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to prevent youth violence.
www.safeyouth.org

Hotlines for Teens

Crisis Clinic, TeenLink
Answered by professionally trained teens.
www.866teenlink.org
206-461-4922 or 1-866-833-6546, 6-10 p.m. every night

Washington State Teenline
theteenline.org/
206-722-4222 or 1-877-345-8336

Crisis Clinic of Seattle
www.crisisclinic.org
206-461-3222

National Youth Crisis Hotline
1-800-442-4673

Washington State Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-562-6025

Emergency Contraception Hotline
1-888-NOT-2-LATE

National STD and AIDS Hotline
1-800-227-8922

Washington State AIDS/HIV Hotline
1-800-272-2437

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
www.samhsa.gov/treatment
1-800-662-4357

National Runaway Switchboard
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
www.1800runaway.org
1-800-621-4000 (voice) or 1-800-621-0394 (TDD)