A Leader’s Guide to The Struggle to be Strong. How to Foster Resilience in Teens

This book is intended for adults who work with youth. It is a supplementary resource to “The Struggle to be Strong: True Stories by Teens about Overcoming Tough Times”. It focuses on teaching coping skills to youths to help them avoid depression or suicide. The book is organized into individual lesson plans & divided according to content. Each lesson plan includes a hypothetical situation & activities. The content sections include insight, independence, relationships, initiative, creativity, humor & morality. (SC)