Youth Era resource library

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Download practical, youth-centered worksheets and guides created for young people and the Youth Peer Support Specialists who work alongside them.

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23 resources

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For YPSS · To use with youth

Safe Use Support Plan

A foldable support plan for working toward goals and greater safety when a young person is using substances.

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For Youth Peer Support Specialists

Motivation in Action

Questions and goal-setting tools that help uncover what drives lasting motivation when a young person feels stuck.

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For Youth Peer Support Specialists

Knowing My Burnout

Map how stress shows up across your life, what your best and worst look like, and how to recognize burnout early.

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For Youth Peer Support Specialists

Sentence Stems

A categorized collection of prompts for active listening, reflecting, validating, and reframing when the right words are hard to find.

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For Youth Peer Support Specialists

How to Negotiate

Relational, informational, and operational skills for finding common ground without anyone walking away upset.

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For YPSS · To use with youth

Planning for Advocacy

Use DEAR MAN and GIVE to plan what to say, advocate clearly, and stay grounded during an important meeting.

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For Youth Peer Support Specialists

Introducing Youth to Wraparound

A plain-language brief for explaining the Wraparound process, what it offers, and common barriers to participation.

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For Youth Peer Support Specialists

Hard Talks, Soft Landings

Prepare for a difficult conversation by identifying your purpose, feelings, needs, and a gentler way to land the conversation.

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For Youth Peer Support Specialists

Burnout, Compassion Fatigue & Vicarious Trauma

A quick reference for recognizing three conditions that are often grouped together but have different causes, symptoms, and paths to recovery.

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To use with youth

The 5 Why’s Tool

Ask “why?” five times to move beneath a recurring problem and uncover a root cause that may not be where you started.

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To use with youth

Exploring Values

Sort and reflect on values to identify what matters most and how those values can shape meaningful goals.

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To use with youth

Thoughts Sus-O-Meter

Lay out the evidence for and against a difficult thought, then consider whether it is solid, questionable, or somewhere in between.

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To use with youth

Spheres of Influence

Sort goals and obstacles into what you control, what you influence, and what is outside your reach.

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To use with youth

Setting Boundaries

Name where one person ends and another begins, with guidance for understanding different boundary styles.

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To use with youth

My Mood Map

Chart what each emotional state looks like, what helps, and how others can offer support.

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To use with youth

The 24 Hour Clock

Color in a day hour by hour to identify moods, patterns, and what an ideal day could look like.

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To use with youth

Sensory Self Care

Map sensory preferences, activators, and calming strategies across taste, touch, sight, smell, and sound.

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To use with youth

Exploring My Worry

Break down a worry into likelihood, worst case, best case, and most likely outcome before choosing what to do next.

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To use with youth

Crisis & Safety Planning

Build a plan before a crisis by recording warning signs, baseline, contacts, and the supports that help most.

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To use with youth

Vibe Check Tool

A two-sided worksheet for honest peer check-ins using parallel questions and a shared start, stop, and continue reflection.

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To use with youth

Leveling Up Tool

Map growth across skills, environment, agency, and contribution, then turn reflection into a practical action plan.

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To use with youth

Check Out My Skills

Reflect on communication, focus, social reading, and emotional regulation, then use existing strengths to grow.

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To use with youth

Self Care Check In

Review satisfaction across eight areas of life, identify coping practices, and map a fuller picture of self-care.

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