Healthy Sleep Tips & Resources for Youth and Families
- Mili Mehta
- Apr 16
- 2 min read
A healthy sleep routine is one of the most powerful ways to support your mental health. During adolescence, your brain and body are changing fast — and sleep is when a lot of that work happens. But with school, stress, social life, and screens, it’s easy to fall into patterns of staying up too late and not getting enough rest. Over time, poor sleep can affect your mood, energy, memory, and make it harder to manage stress or anxiety.
If you’re constantly tired, irritable, or struggling to focus, your sleep routine might need attention. The good news? Small changes can make a big difference. Below are healthy sleep resources for youth to help you build healthier sleep habits and protect your emotional wellbeing.
Find our recommended resources focused on healthy sleep for youth, young adults, their families, as well as broader community allies below.
For a full list of healthy sleep tips and resources, visit our toolkits for youth & families, schools, or health providers.
Healthy Sleep Resources for Youth
A UK-based hub created by The Sleep Charity and partners that offers straightforward answers, tips, and downloadable tools to help teens build healthy sleep habits and understand why rest matters.
A UK youth mental health nonprofit that breaks down why sleep struggles happen and offers simple advice, personal stories, and mental health tools for young people.
Mind (UK): Sleep and Mental Health > A leading UK mental health nonprofit that provides relatable info for young people (11-18 years old) on how sleep affects mental wellbeing, plus tips for coping with sleep problems.
A trusted health resource by Nemours Children's Health that explains the importance of healthy sleep routines and offers tips for better sleep.
Resources for Parents, Families, Caregivers & Schools Focused on Health Sleep for Youth and Young Adults
A UK-based hub created by The Sleep Charity and partners that offers straightforward answers, tips, and downloadable tools to help teens build healthy sleep, including information for parents and caregivers as well as schools.
A nonprofit focused on children's mental health and learning that offers a guide to the connection between teen sleep cycles and mood, with advice for parents on helping teens get the rest they need.
A media platform for parents of adolescents, featuring advice from sleep experts on how to work with—not against—your teen’s natural sleep schedule.
An initiative from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine offering science-based info on sleep disorders, sleep needs, and educational materials for use in classrooms and clinical settings.
>> For a full list of healthy sleep tips and resources, visit our toolkits for youth & families, schools, or health providers.