A Teen Safety Workbook for Awareness and Healthy Choices
The Teen Safety Workbook gives adolescents the tools to recognize risks and practice safer decision-making in their daily lives. With reproducible worksheets, self-assessments, journaling prompts, and educational handouts, it helps teens reflect on issues ranging from bullying and online dangers to unhealthy relationships and risky behaviors.
By engaging with the activities, participants build awareness and learn practical strategies to protect themselves. This teen safety workbook provides counselors, educators, and youth leaders with ready-to-use resources for helping teens develop responsibility and resilience in an increasingly complex world.
Why This Teen Safety Workbook Works
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Reproducible worksheets and handouts: Flexible tools for classrooms, counseling groups, or individual sessions.
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Self-assessments with scoring: Encourage teens to evaluate feelings, behaviors, and safety choices.
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Journaling prompts and exercises: Support reflection, responsibility, and safe decision-making.
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Five focused sections:
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Positive Feelings Scale — explore emotions and learn healthy ways to express them.
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Healthy Choices Scale — evaluate lifestyle habits and identify safer alternatives.
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Social Media Safety Scale — practice responsible online behaviors.
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Relationship Safety Scale — examine safety in family, friendships, and dating.
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Self-Harm Scale — reflect on coping strategies and alternatives to harmful behaviors.
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Practical and adaptable: Effective in schools, youth programs, counseling sessions, or independent use.
Who Will Benefit from This Resource
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Counselors and therapists teaching teens about safe choices, boundaries, and coping strategies.
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Teachers and school staff incorporating safety lessons into classrooms and SEL programs.
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Youth leaders and mentors helping adolescents recognize risks in relationships, online, and in the community.
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Parents and caregivers supporting teens in making responsible, healthy decisions.
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Teens who want to strengthen judgment, manage emotions, and take charge of their own safety.
A Companion Teen Safety Card Deck for Deeper Conversations
Pair the Teen Safety Workbook with the Teen Safety Card Deck.
Using the Discussion Starter Card Deck will break the ice, encourage openness, and help introduce a specific subject. Activity handouts included in these workbooks are reflective, easy-to-use exercises, presented in a variety of formats to accommodate multiple intelligences and different learning styles. Each question corresponds to a page in the workbook.
Sample Questions
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Which do you have more of, positive feelings or negative feelings? Tell us about it.
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How do you feel about adults always telling you to be safe? How do you see yourself talking to younger people ten years from now?
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Think of a stressful situation you face. What could you do, in a healthy way, to keep yourself from being stressed out?
Take the Next Step Toward Safety
The Teen Safety Workbook provides reproducible worksheets, self-assessments, and journaling activities to help teens build awareness, evaluate risks, and practice safe choices. Available in print or as a PDF eBook, it is a versatile tool for professionals and individuals.
For additional teen resources, explore the Teen Stress Workbook, the Teen Anger Workbook, and the Teen Practical Life Skills Workbook.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Teen Safety Workbook
Does this workbook only focus on physical safety?
No. It covers emotional safety, online safety, relationship safety, and self-harm prevention in addition to physical safety.
Is it suitable for use in schools?
Yes. The reproducible worksheets and activities fit seamlessly into classrooms, guidance programs, and small groups.
Does the workbook include social media safety tools?
Yes. The Social Media Safety Scale provides self-assessment and reflection on safe online practices.
Can teens use this resource independently?
Yes. The self-assessments and journaling prompts make it useful for both guided sessions and self-reflection.
