Mental Health Resources
Life After Suicide : Finding Courage, Comfort & Community After Unthinkable Loss
by Jennifer Ashton

The chief medical officer of ABC News presents an eloquent memoir about surviving the suicide of a loved one, sharing firsthand insights into the process of navigating taboos, making sense of loss and finding ways to heal. 
The Girl Behind the Door : A Father's Quest to Understand His Daughter's Suicide
by John Brooks

In an important wake-up call for parents, teens and mental health professionals, the author searches for the truth about his adoptive daughter’s suicide, spending months trying to understand what made the 17-year-old take her life and sharing what he learned to help others.
How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me : One Person's Guide to Suicide Prevention
by Susan Rose Blauner

Suicide has touched the lives of nearly half of all Americans, yet it is rarely talked about openly. In her highly acclaimed book, Susan Blauner—a survivor of multiple suicide attempts—offers guidance and hope for those contemplating ending their lives and for their loved ones.
The healthy mind toolkit : simple strategies to get out of your own way and enjoy your life
by Alice Boyes

The author of The Anxiety Toolkit presents an empowering guide to overcoming self-defeating behaviors, using cutting-edge clinical and cognitive-behavioral concepts and tools to address self-harming habits ranging from rumination and envy to imposter syndrome, risk aversion and over- or under-valuing external things.
Tragedy plus time : a tragi-comic memoir
by Adam Cayton-Holland

A poignant memoir about the touring comic author's beautiful, funny and ultimately heartbreaking relationship with his younger sister describes their activist upbringing and the mental illness and depression that culminated in her suicide.
What made Maddy run : the secret struggles and tragic death of an all-American teen
by Kate Fagan

A sports journalist relates the story of Ivy League freshman and track star Maddy Holleran, who seemingly had it all and succeeded at everything she tried, but who secretly grappled with mental illness before taking her own life during the spring semester
My father Before Me : a memoir
by Chris Forhan

A multigenerational portrait of the author's Irish-Catholic American family describes how his numerous siblings and he were raised to hide their feelings, recounts his coming-of-age in the 60s and 70s in the wake of his father's suicide and reflects on his adult efforts to reconcile inherited traits.
Brave Face : A Memoir
by Shaun David Hutchinson

At nineteen, Hutchinson was struggling to find the vocabulary to understand and accept who he was and how he fit into a community in which he couldn't see himself. Convinced that he couldn't keep going, that he had no future, Hutchinson followed through on trying to make that a reality -- an attempted suicide. Over time, he came to embrace life, and to find self-acceptance. In his deeply honest memoir, he takes readers through the journey of what brought him to the edge, and what has helped him truly believe that it does get better.
Night Falls Fast : Understanding Suicide
by Kay R. Jamison

From the best-selling author of An Unquiet Mind comes an incisive study of the growing epidemic of suicide among young people, drawing on the author's firsthand battle with severe manic-depression and attempted suicide to reveal the psychological, medical, and biological aspects of self-inflicted death. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.
Building a life worth living : a memoir
by Marsha Linehan

Traces the author’s journey from a suicidal teen to the award-winning developer of the life-saving DBT behavioral therapy, describing the hardscrabble existence she endured to get her education and the beneficial impact of Zen spirituality on her life quality.
This close to happy : a reckoning with depression
by Daphne Merkin

A former New Yorker staff writer and award-winning author of Dreaming of Hitler draws on her journalistic essays on depression to trace her lifelong battle with the disease, marked by her wealthy but inconsistent family and her numerous pursuits in therapy and hospitalization.
Are u ok? : a guide to caring for your mental health
by Kati Morton

The licensed family therapist and YouTube personality clarifies the difference between mental health and mental illness, answering common questions to reduce stigmas while offering advice on how to pursue beneficial therapy.
Managing your depression : what you can do to feel better
by Susan J. Noonan

As a physician who personally suffers from depression, Susan J. Noonan draws on her own expertise and empathy to create a guide for people who suffer from the disease. Explaining the basics of mental health—including sleep hygiene, diet and nutrition, exercise, routine and structure, and avoiding isolation— Managing Your Depression empowers people to participate in their own care, offering them a better chance of getting, and staying, well. Noonan’s depression management strategies draw on the best available educational resources, psychoeducational programs, seminars, expert health care providers, and patient experiences.
When someone you know has depression : words to say and things to do
by Susan J. Noonan

Noonan's new book is for family members and friends of people with depression or bipolar disorder. A family member who has a mood disorder affects the entire family. Further, family members and close friends are often the first to recognize the subtle changes and symptoms of depression--and they are also the people who provide daily support to their loved ones, often at great personal price. A concise and practical guide to the daily management of depression and bipolar depression written for the caregiver, the book explains how to reinforce lessons the patient has been taught in therapy, how to role model resilience skills, and how caregivers can and must care for themselves.
Hello I want to die please fix me : depression in the first person
by Anna Mehler Paperny

An investigative report on how depression is treated today shares stories from the author’s personal journey with suicidal depression and draws on interviews with patients and experts to explore how current systems need to change. Original. 15,000 first printing.
How to change your mind : what the new science of psychedelics teaches us about consciousness, dying, addiction, depression, and transcendence
by Michael Pollan

Presents an investigation into the medical and scientific revolution currently taking place in the field of psychedelic drugs, tracing the criminalization of such substances as LSD and psychedelic mushrooms and how they may offer treatment options for difficult health challenges
On edge : a journey through anxiety
by Andrea Petersen

A compassionate account of living with anxiety, complemented by deep reportage on the science of anxiety disorders, traces the author's personal journey of trying to understand and manage her own case from neuroscientific, spiritual and genetic perspectives.
Depression and your child : a guide for parents and caregivers
by Deborah Serani

A psychologist draws on her own childhood struggles with depression and her clinical experiences treating depressed children to offer an explanation of pediatric depression and its treatments
The Noonday Demon : An Atlas of Depression
by Andrew Solomon

The award-winning author of A Stone Boat offers a deeply personal look at depression in which he draws on his own battle with the illness and interviews with fellow sufferers, researchers, doctors, and others to assess the vast complexities of the disease, its causes and symptoms, available therapies, and impact on society.
First, we make the beast beautiful : a new journey through anxiety
by Sarah Wilson

The best-selling author of I Quit Sugar challenges cultural beliefs about anxiety from the perspectives of medical and spiritual leaders and the Chinese proverb, "To conquer a beast, you must first make it beautiful," to explore how the condition needs to be viewed less as a burdensome affliction and more as a source of divine growth.
Parenting Children With Mental Health Challenges : A Guide to Life With Emotionally Complex Kids
by Deborah Vlock

Addressing the many hurdles children and families must face, including life on the home front, school, friendships and relationships, and more, the book shows readers that they’re not alone—and they are stronger than they think. With its combination of easily digestible, to-the-point suggestions, clear action items, and first-person parent/kid stories, its aim is to make mental-health parents feel stronger and better, while actively seeking positive outcomes for their kids and families. With rates of mental health diagnoses among youth on the rise, this invaluable resource will help parents through the trying times with support, understanding, and guidance.
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