Teen Health Hub WA

Welcome to teen health hub WA. Credible, compassionate, and here when you need it. D-O-H dot W-A dot G-O-V slash teen health hub

Find links to quality, accurate information on health topics that are important to you. Each link is vetted by DOH’s Adolescent and Young Adult Health Team and reviewed by the Youth Advisory Council.

Looking for services more locally? Try searching Care Connect Washington.

Thank you to the Youth Advisory Council members who helped design this resource!

Whole Body Health

Where to Turn for Teens (PDF)

By Teen Link

Resource guide for Washington youth seeking personal empowerment and the support of others. Find everything from free food to legal help.

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YAC Approved

Mental and Behavioral Health

Teen Link

By Crisis Connections

Washington-based and teen-centered mental health resources and a crisis chat/call line.

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YAC Approved YAC Favorite

Mental and Behavioral Health

Trans Lifeline

By Trans Lifeline

Free peer support by and for trans folks, including microgrants for name changes and gender-affirming hair removal.

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YAC Approved YAC Favorite

Mental and Behavioral Health

The Trevor Project

By The Trevor Project

24/7 information and support for LGBTQIA2S+ young people.

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YAC Approved

Healthcare Rights and Access

WA Health Plan Finder

By Washington Health Benefit Exchange

Washington state health insurance plan finder and enrollment system.

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YAC Approved YAC Favorite

Mental and Behavioral Health

WA Recovery Helpline

By Crisis Connections

Links to programs for help with recovery for substance use disorders and other behavioral health concerns.

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YAC Approved

Healthcare Rights and Access

Out2Enroll: FAQs for Young People

By Out2Enroll

Health insurance FAQ for LGBTQIA2S+ youth. Enrollment help, state-by-state insurance guides for trans folks, and other resources.

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Healthcare Rights and Access

LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory

By GLMA, Tegan and Sara Foundation

Search tool to find LGBTQIA2S+ affirming healthcare providers.

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Sexual and Reproductive Health

Perinatal Support Washington

By Perinatal Support Washington

Perinatal support means support for the time before and after giving birth.

Tags: Education, Find a doctor, counselor or therapist, Available in Spanish

YAC Approved

Sexual and Reproductive Health

Sexual Health Information for Teens

By Planned Parenthood

Teen-friendly content on sex, relationships, and bodies, plus a sexual health chat bot.

Tags: Education, Available in Spanish

YAC Approved YAC Favorite

Healthcare Rights and Access

Point of Pride

By Point of Pride

National non-profit for access to gender-affirming surgery, HRT, chest binders and shapewear for trans folks.

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YAC Approved YAC Favorite

Mental and Behavioral Health

NEDA: Where do I start?

By National Eating Disorders Association

Eating disorders-related information and support.

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YAC Approved

Dating, Relationships, and Safety

National Human Trafficking Hotline

By Polaris

Safety tips to prevent trafficking, plus a confidential hotline.

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YAC Approved

Dating, Relationships, and Safety

National Runaway Safeline: Youth & Teens

By National Runaway Safeline

24/7 National Runaway Safeline for teens in crises. Call or chat for free.

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YAC Approved

Whole Body Health

Nemours: TeensHealth

By The Nemours Foundation

Health information for young people about their bodies, minds, and relationships reviewed and sometimes written by physicians.

Tags: Education, Available in Spanish

YAC Approved

Sexual and Reproductive Health

Northwest Abortion Access Fund

By National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF)

Abortion clinics, laws by state, and support for payment and travel.

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YAC Approved

Healthcare Rights and Access

Gender-affirming medical coverage rights

By Office of the Insurance Commissioner - Washington State

Information on legal rights to gender-affirming care, including services that insurers must cover and how to file a complaint.

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Dating, Relationships, and Safety

onelove

By One Love Foundation

Tools and resources to see the signs of healthy and unhealthy relationships.

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YAC Approved YAC Favorite

Sexual and Reproductive Health

Healthy Understanding of our Bodies (HUB)

By The Arc of Harrisonburg and Rockingham

Sexual health resource hub for young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Tags: Education, Available in Spanish

Mental and Behavioral Health

I'm Hurting

By Volunteers of America: Western Washington

24/7 suicide and crisis chat line.

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Mental and Behavioral Health

imi

By CenterLink, Hopelab, & It Gets Better Project

LGBTQIA2S+ mental health guides on stress, queerness, stigma, gender, and more, co-created with queer and trans youth.

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Sexual and Reproductive Health

Indigenous Women Rising

By Indigenous Women Rising

Indigenous-led reproductive justice org linking Native clients to menstrual products, breast/chestfeeding support, and funds for abortions and doula services.

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YAC Approved

Dating, Relationships, and Safety

loveisrespect

By National Domestic Violence Hotline

Youth-friendly information on healthy relationships, teen dating, and interpersonal violence.

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YAC Approved

Healthcare Rights and Access

I'm under 18. When can I get health care without an adult's consent?

By Washington Law Help

FAQs about what services you can access without an adult's consent, and at what age.

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YAC Approved

Whole Body Health

Teen Health Hub

By Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center

Teen-friendly and easy-to-understand information about physical and mental health, relationships, sex and gender.

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YAC Approved

Find credible health information on topics you care about

Teen Health Hub WA features a list of carefully selected online health information and resources on important health topics teens and young adults have asked us about. Find information on physical health and regular checkups, sexual and reproductive health, mental and behavioral health, dating and relationships, and understanding the health care system.

Every “resource card” contains a link to information, services, or another health resource. Use the tags and filters to find resource cards for different topics. Click on a card to check it out and learn more.

Do you know of a great resource that should be included in the Hub? Send us an email at AdolescentHealthUnit@doh.wa.gov to share your ideas!

We make sure resources and information are trustworthy

Our team reviewed every site to make sure the source is reputable, authors are trustworthy, claims are backed up with facts, and the information is up-to-date. Most of these resources were developed specifically for—and often with—teens and young adults. In addition, each resource was reviewed by a member of the DOH Youth Advisory Council – we tagged their favorites so they’re easy to find. It is always important to use good judgment when looking through these resources.

Learning about which resources you can trust can help build your digital literacy. Digital literacy means the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that promote safety and success in the digital world. We vet these resources because we know that it’s easy to look up health information online, and it can also be hard to know what to trust. You will likely find questionable or even false information when looking for answers to your health questions. Learning to identify misinformation or false information is critical to digital literacy. When in doubt, do more research.

We check on each resource every year to make sure it stays up-to-date and meets DOH standards. If you see something that doesn’t seem right, please get in touch. DOH is not affiliated with the organizations listed unless explicitly stated on their website or in the text under a resource card.

Know which resources are peer-approved

Each resource is reviewed by at least one member of the DOH Youth Advisory Council. Every resource in the Hub is there because a YAC member felt the information was important for other teens and young adults to know about.

YAC Approved means that most or all of the YAC reviewers felt that the resource is youth-friendly and relevant. The reviewers would be likely to use the resource or recommend it to a friend.

YAC Favorite means one or more YAC reviewers felt this resource was among the best they reviewed.

This web page is supported in part by Grant Number TP2AH000062 from the HHS Office of Population Affairs and the Title V Maternal Child Health Block Grant from the HHS Health Resource Service Administration. Contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Department of Health and Human Services or the Office of Population Affairs.