World Mental Health Day

Updated October 9, 2025
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Heads up : changing minds on mental health
Siebert, Melanie
Paper Book
Key Selling Points It's time to open up about mental health. One in five children and youth in Canada are affected by mental illness right now. And less than half of the youth who seek services get the help they need. This is the one book every kid, family, teacher and youth...
Ab(solutely) normal : short stories that smash mental health stereotypes
Carpenter, Nora
Paper Book
Channeling their own experiences, sixteen exceptional authors subvert mental health stereotypes in a powerful and uplifting collection of fiction. A teen activist wrestles with protest-related anxiety and PTSD. A socially anxious vampire learns he has to save his town by (gulp...
Are u ok? : a guide to caring for your mental health
Morton, Kati
Paper Book
Learn hands-on coping strategies for managing anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and other mental health concerns with this "compassionate" guide from a licensed therapist and YouTube personality (John Green). Get answers to your most common questions about...
All in her head : how gender bias harms women's mental health
Pratt, Misty
Ebook
(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 this Washington Post Best Children's Book. Contributors include: Kristin Bell, Nancy Kerrigan, S. Jae-Jones, Meredith Russo, V.E. Schwab, and Adam Silvera,...
Balloons for Papa : a story of hope and empathy
Bedia, Elizabeth Gilbert
Paper Book
A perfect book to help discuss mental health, depression, empathy, loss, and hope with young children. Arthur's gloomy father rushes him through the park every morning, through gray and rainy weather. Arthur just wants a bright balloon from the park's vendor, but Papa always says no. One...

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