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Resources to support young people
The resources on this page are for youth or people who support youth including caregivers, teachers, coaches, and community members.
Free mental health and substance use resources you can use for yourself, a friend, or any young person
- Teenlink
Helpline for teens by teens to talk about challenges in mental health, substance use, and other parts of life. Call 866-833-6546 or use site to text. - WA Recovery Help Line
Anonymous and confidential line for mental health and substance use intervention and referrals 24 hours a day. Call 866-789-1511 (24/7). Text 1-866-789-1511 (Monday - Friday, 9 am - 5 pm) - 2Morrow Health
Smartphone app that helps participants learn new ways to deal with unhelpful thoughts, urges, and cravings caused by nicotine.
Educational resources for youth about vaping and cannabis
- You Can
Information from the WA State Dept. of Health including social media assets about cannabis, health effects, and ways to cope with stress. - Choose You
Information from the WA State Dept. of Health including social media assets about vaping, health effects, and avoiding use.
Resources for adults who support youth
Adults can support the youth in their lives by listening g to them without judgement, setting clear limits, sharing information about substances in a way that makes sense to youth. Adults should also safely store cannabis, vaping, and tobacco products at home.
Tools for adults to learn about youth vaping and cannabis
King County parents and other caring adults helped to create these messages to share information with each about youth cannabis use. You can download to use and share.
- This video playlist, produced by Community Ambassadors with the support of SG Education at Neighborhood House, aims to educate the Latino Community on the risks of cannabis use among minors and discourage its use. It features substance use counseling, medicine, and law enforcement experts who answer questions about cannabis in Spanish with English subtitles.
- These social media cards in English and Spanish (.ZIP file, 18.5 MB, 24 images in .PNG format), have simple facts about cannabis and tips for talking to youth. Caregivers in King County chose these facts.
- The King County Marijuana Prevention Toolkit (5.9 MB) provides additional information about cannabis and youth.
Programs for classrooms and youth groups
These free curriculums and programs are for adults who work with youth to support them in not using cannabis and vaping.
- Stanford Cannabis Awareness and Prevention Toolkit: Theory-based and evidence-informed resources created by educators, parents, and researchers aimed at preventing middle and high school students’ use of cannabis/marijuana.
- You and Me Together Vape-Free: A six lesson curriculum for middle and high school students.
Tips and resources for talking with youth
Talking with the youth you care about is a great way to prevent harm from cannabis, tobacco and vaping. Washington State Department of Health’s Start Talking Now site has ideas and help for setting limits and sharing information about substances.