BOOKS

For Students and Parents:

• 16 Young Adult Novels that Tackle Themes of Mental Illness
• 6 Great Y.A. Books that Open Up Conversations About Teen Mental Health
• Y.A. Fiction & Mental Health Awareness
  • List includes 50 books, with each description’s initial sentence directly stating the mental health issue it covers
• Mental Health Awareness - Nonfiction for Teens
  • List includes 24 books, with each description’s initial sentence directly stating the mental health issue it covers
• Santa Fe College Library’s Mental Health Resources
  • Perfect for college students - lists nonfiction books that cover a variety of mental health topics, as well as biographies & memoirs and self-help books
• What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen by Kate Fagan
• Are u ok? by Da Capo Lifelong Books
• (Don’t) Call Me Crazy by Kelly Jensen
• Life Inside My Mind by Jessica Burkhart
• This Is Depression: A Comprehensive Compassionate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Understand Depression by Diane McIntosh
• Mind, Body and Sport- Understanding and Supporting Student-Athlete Mental Wellness by John Douillard
• Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
• You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health by Ken Duckworth, MD
• The Glass Girl by Kathleen Glasgow
• The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky by Josh Galarza
• Not About a Boy by Myah Hollis
• Strong Like You by T. L. Simpson
• Under This Red Rock by Mindy McGinnis

For parents:

• Books for Parents of Children with Mental Health Issues
• You Are Not Alone for Parents and Caregivers: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Your Child’s Mental Health by Christine M. Crawford, MD
• Loving Someone with Suicidal Thoughts: What Family, Friends, and Partners Can Say and Do by Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW
• The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
• Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health by Thomas Insel, MD
• Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide by Kay Redfield Jamison
• My Living Will: A Father’s Story of Loss & Hope by John Trautwein
• Be Happy without being Perfect: How to Break Free From the Perfection Deception by Alice D. Domar, Ph.D
• The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age by Catherine Steiner-Adair, EdD
• The Blessing of a B Minus by Wendy Mogel, Ph.D.
• The Blessing of a Skinned Knee by Wendy Mogel, Ph.D
• Coping with Social Anxiety: The Definitive Guide to Effective Treatment Options by Eric Hollander, MD
• Escaping the Endless Adolescence: How we can help our teenagers grow up before they grow old by Joseph Allen, PH.D, and Claudia Worrell Allen, Ph.D
• Generation iY: Secrets to Connecting with Today’s Teens & Young Adults in the Digital Age by Tim Elmore
• Generation Z Unfiltered: Facing Nine Hidden Challenges of the Most Anxious Population by Tim Elmore
• The Gift of Failure: How to step back and let your child succeed by Jessica Lahey
• Habitudes: Images That Form Leadership Habits & Attitudes by Dr. Tim Elmore
• Marching Off The Map: Inspire Students to Navigate A Brand New World by Tim Elmore
• Prepared: What Kids Need for a Fulfilled Life by Diane Tavenner
• Raising Can-Do Kids: Giving Children the Tools to Thrive in a Fast-Changing World by Richard Rende, Ph.D
• Suicide In Schools: A Practitioner’s Guide to Multi-level Prevention, Assessment, Intervention, and Postvention by T. Erbacher, J. Singer, and S. Poland
• The Triple Bind: Saving Our Teenage Girls from Today’s Pressures and Conflicting Expectations by Stephen Hinshaw, Ph.D
• Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Lisa Damour, Ph.D
• Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour, Ph.D

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