Mental Health Month

Updated May 15, 2026
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(Don't) call me crazy : 33 voices start the conversation about mental health
Jensen, Kelly
Paper Book
Talk openly about mental health with thirty-three diverse and empowering actors, athletes, writers, and artists in thisaward-winning book. Contributors include: Kristin Bell, Nancy Kerrigan, S. Jae-Jones, Meredith Russo, V.E. Schwab, and Adam Silvera, among many others.
Broken (in the best possible way)
Lawson, Jenny
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Furiously Happy and Let's Pretend This Never Happened comes a deeply relatable book filled with humor and honesty about depression and anxiety. ...
Different after you : rediscovering yourself and healing after grief and trauma
Hernandez, Michele Neff
Paper Book
A Life-Affirming Process That Provides Transformative Support No one who lives and loves will be immune from grief and trauma. While this suffering is universal, living through a devastating event often leaves people feeling alone and even alienated. Michele Neff Hernandez experienced...
Digital madness : how social media is driving our mental health crisis-and how to restore our sanity
Kardaras, Nicholas
Paper Book
From the author of the provocative and influential Glow Kids, Digital Madness explores how we've become mad for our devices as our devices are driving us mad, as revolutionary research reveals technology's damaging effect on mental illness and suicide rates--and offers a way out....
Easy crafts for the insane : a mostly funny memoir of mental illness and making things
Brown, Kelly Williams
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of Adulting comes a story about how to make something when you're capable of nothing.   Kelly Williams Brown had 700 Bad Days. Her marriage collapsed, she broke three limbs in separate and unrelated incidents,...
Freaking out : real-life stories about anxiety
Wells, Mary Paul.
Paper Book
That sweaty, gut-clenching, suffocating, racing-heart feeling . . .  . . . That dull, never-ending sense that something's wrong. What is it? Anxiety. And it affects millions of young North Americans today. When anxiety has you in its grip, it can seem impossible to rationalize...
Hallucinations
Sacks, Oliver W.
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller -- Hallucinations don't belong wholly to the insane. They are commonly linked to sensory deprivation, intoxication, illness, or injury. For thousands of years, humans have used hallucinogenics to achieve them. Here, with his usual elegance, curiosity, and compassion,...
The hilarious world of depression
Moe, John
Paper Book
One of Today's Ten Best Inspirational Books, 2020 By the creator and host of the acclaimed mental health podcast Depresh Mode with John Moe "[A] path to deeper understanding and openness, by way of laughter in the dark" ―The New York Times Book Review
How not to kill yourself : a portrait of the suicidal mind
Martin, Clancy W.
Paper Book
FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR NONFICTION * ONE OF TIME'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF THE YEAR * ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S CRITICS' PICKS * ONE OF THE BOSTON GLOBE'S 55 BOOKS WE LOVED THIS YEAR * ONE OF KIRKUS'S BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR* An...
No time to panic : how I curbed my anxiety and conquered a lifetime of panic attacks
Gutman, Matt
Paper Book
By ABC News's chief national correspondent, an unflinching look at panic attacks by a reporter whose career was nearly derailed by them, offering readers a guide to making a truce with their warring minds "Brave, reassuring, and practical...A balm for anyone who has ever...
OCD : a guide for the newly diagnosed
Tompkins, Michael A.
Paper Book
When someone is diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), chances are they've been living with the symptoms for a long time. People with OCD may have long felt embarrassed by their thoughts and behaviors, which may include fear of contamination, the need for symmetry, pathological...
Same time next week : true stories of working through mental illness
Gutkind, Lee
Paper Book
In any given year, one in four Americans suffers from a diagnosable mental illness--and yet there is still a significant stigma attached to being labeled as "mentally ill." We hear about worst-case scenarios, but in many--maybe even most--cases, there is much room for hope. These frank, often...
When a loved one won't seek mental health treatment : how to promote recovery and reclaim your family's well-being
Pollard, C. Alec
Paper Book
Escape the "family trap," help your loved one on the road to recovery, and take back your life. If you have a family member who suffers from mental illness, but refuses to seek treatment, you may feel like you're caught in a trap. If you try making life easier for your loved one,...
You will get through this : a mental health first-aid kit : help for depression, anxiety, grief, and more
Radico, Julie
Paper Book
Months-long therapy wait-lists. Out-of-pocket costs. Online misinformation. There are more barriers than ever to accessing reliable mental health care--and when your mental health is suffering, you need help now.  This book, written by three practicing therapists, is your...

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