May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Books for all ages about mental health at SCLS. Place a request today.

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Books for all ages about mental health at SCLS. Place a request today.

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Change your brain every day : simple daily practices to strengthen your mind, memory, moods, focus, energy, habits, and relationships
Amen, Daniel G.
Paper Book
Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestseller 366 Days to a Better Brain, Mind, and Life! In Change Your Brain Every Daypsychiatrist and clinical neuroscientist Daniel Amen, MD, draws on over 40 years' clinical practice...
Joyful, Anyway
Bowler, Kate
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * New York Times bestselling author and Duke University professor Kate Bowler offers a profound, funny, and deeply human case for joy that doesn't depend on everything getting better. "Joyful, Anyway is colorful and layered, unafraid of the...
The worry (less) book : feel strong, find calm, and tame your anxiety!
Brian, Rachel
Paper Book
This fun, friendly, and informative guide from the award-winning author of Consent (for Kids!) will help readers of all ages understand--and tame--their anxiety. ★ "Excellent and absolutely necessary." ―Kirkus Reviews,...
Gentle : rest more, stress less, and live the life you actually want
Carver, Courtney
Paper Book
From an expert on simplicity and minimalism, a collection of 30 practices to overcome chronic overwhelm, cultivate self-compassion, and find permission to do less-perfect for readers of Rest is Resistance and Wintering. Being Gentle is...
And then we rise : a guide to loving and taking care of self
Common (Musician)
Paper Book
"The rapper, actor, and advocate blends self-help with activist passion. . . . It's a heartening message for those who appreciate self-help guidance. Common asks readers to better themselves, empowering them with the grace and courage to do so."--Kirkus Reviews From the multi...
Here : I can be mindful
Condie, Allyson Braithwaite
Paper Book
In her debut picture book, the mega-bestselling author of the young adult Matched series introduces children to mindfulness and being grounded in the present. "A gentle child's-eye view of mindfulness." -Kirkus Reviews Everyone experiences a wide range of...
The worry monster :
Cook-Cottone, Catherine P.,
Paper Book
Give kids tools to calm their inner worry monster with this interactive, vibrantly illustrated book! Tried-and-true methods from a child pscyhologist will have little ones mindfully breathing, practicing gratitude, and gracefully surfing their worry waves. "We all have a worry...
Your child's mental health diagnosis : a comprehensive and compassionate guide for parents
Corcoran, Jacqueline
Paper Book
The go-to guide for those raising children with mental disorders that Booklist calls a "reassuring guide" and a "genuinely helpful handbook." The prevalence of mental health disorders in children is rising in the United States. In fact, recent studies...
Where to start : a survival guide to anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges
Correll, Gemma
Paper Book
A comforting and useful resource for anyone who's struggling emotionally and looking for help―from the nation's leading community-based nonprofit that addresses the needs of those living with mental illness It can be extremely hard to figure out what's going on in our own...
And how does that make you feel? : everything you never wanted to know about therapy
Fletcher, Joshua
Paper Book
Psychotherapist Josh Fletcher takes us on a tour of the inner mind of a therapist--revealing a hilariously candid point of view on the therapeutic process, a practical guide to therapy, and maybe a few more cobwebs and dark corners than one might expect. It's everything you ever wanted to know...
What my bones know : a memoir of healing from complex trauma
Foo, Stephanie
Audiobook
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A searing memoir of reckoning and healing by acclaimed journalist Stephanie Foo, investigating the little-understood science behind complex PTSD and how it has shaped her life "Achingly exquisite . . . providing real hope for those who long to heal....
Living with Viola
Fung, Rosena
Paper Book
"unforgettable . . . will shake middle grade readers to the core"--School Library Journal, starred review "Beautifully illustrated, relatable, and genuine." --Molly Brooks, creator of Sanity & Tallulah "Everyone needs to buy this book now.  Seriously.  Buy it, read it,...
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...
The anxious generation : how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness
Haidt, Jonathan
Paper Book
THE ACCLAIMED #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER with over two million copies sold * A must-read for all parents: the generation-defining investigation into the collapse of youth mental health in the era of smartphones, social media, and big tech--and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood....
A kids book about OCD
Hall, Hazel
Paper Book
Learn all about OCD and what it's like to live with it. This is a kids' book about OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), which is a mental health condition. People with OCD have recurring, repetitive thoughts that can feel impossible to ignore. This book helps kids...
A kids book about coping skills
Knipe, Megan
An accessible and empowering introduction to coping skills for children. This is a kids' book about coping with big emotions. Strong feelings are a natural part of the human experience, but learning how to process and express them in a healthy way takes practice. ...
Stop walking on eggshells for partners : what to do when your partner has borderline or narcissistic personality disorder
Kreger, Randi
Ebook
People in romantic relationships with narcissists or those suffering from borderline personality disorder (BPD) often feel manipulated, controlled, or even abused. Partners are frequently the focus of violent and irrational rages, and may find themselves "walking on eggshells" to avoid...
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. ...
The inherited mind : a story of family, hope, and the genetics of mental illness
Longman, James (Journalist)
Ebook
Super simple CBT : 6 skills to improve your mood in minutes
McKay, Matthew
Ebook
Quick skills grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help you find lasting relief from the painful thoughts that drive anxiety, depression, and more. In today's increasingly uncertain world, it's natural to feel anxious, scared, sad, lonely, angry, worried, or hopeless....
A kids book about mindfulness
Morgan, Caverly
Paper Book
A clear and enjoyable introduction to mindfulness for children. This is a kids' book about mindfulness. Mindfulness is more than just being present, it's knowing who you are. Are you your thoughts? Are you your feelings? Are you your hairstyle? Or are you something more? This...
1-2-3 a calmer me :
Patterson, Colleen A.
Paper Book
1-2-3 A Calmer Me introduces readers to a simple rhyming mantra to help children slow down their immediate reactions and replace them with responses that are more comforting. Based on the psychological principles of relaxation and mindfulness, the mantra can be used anywhere,...
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...
A kids book about positive mindset
Santamaria, Erin
Paper Book
Each of us thinks thousands of thoughts every single day. That's pretty amazing! But...that doesn't mean every thought is helpful. In fact, some of them can be pretty harmful. So, what do we do? This book is all about building up a positive mindset and how to manage your thoughts. The more we push...
A kids book about anxiety
Szabo, Ross
Paper Book
An honest exploration of the symptoms of anxiety and what learning to manage it can look like.  This is a book about anxiety. Having anxiety doesn't just mean you feel nervous sometimes or need to calm down. It means having an uncontrollable feeling that gets in the way of...
Men have called her crazy : a memoir
Tendler, Anna Marie
Audiobook
It's lonely at the centre of the earth : an auto-bio-graphic-novel
Thorogood, Zoe
Ebook
* Nominated for 2023 Eisner Awards in the Best Graphic Memoir and Best Writer/Artist categories * Nominated for the 2023 Russ Manning Most Promising Newcomer Award * Included in Forbes' "The Best Graphic Novels of 2022" list "Thorogood elevates the dark material with her expressive use of the comics...
Facing the unseen : the struggle to center mental health in medicine
Tweedy, Damon
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of Black Man in a White Coat comes a powerful and urgent call to center psychiatry and mental health care into the mainstream of medicine As much as we all might wish that mental health problems, with their elusive...
Reconnected : how 7 screen-free weeks with monks and Amish farmers helped me recover the lost art of being human
Whittaker, Carlos
Ebook
Move : how the new science of body movement can set your mind free
Williams, Caroline
Paper Book
*Shortlisted for Sunday Times Book of the Year* *A Greater Good Science Center Best Book of 2022* An eye-opening journey into the power of human movement and how we can harness it to optimize our brain health, boost our mood and improve every aspect...
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