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Mental Health and Wellness

This list contains non-fiction books and other resources about mental health and wellness for teens. **If you or someone you love is struggling with a mental illness and needs help urgently, please seek help by: • Calling 911 or going to your local hospital’s emergency room • Calling the Crisis Line at 310-6789 or the Suicide Hotline at 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) for confidential, non-judgmental and free support available 24/7 • Calling the YouthinBC 24/7 crisis line at 1-866-3311, or access their online chat with trained volunteers 12 pm – 1 am daily.

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  • Trauma Recovery Workbook for Teens

    Exercises to Process Emotions, Manage Symptoms and Promote Healing

    Vinall, Deborah
    You are greater and more powerful than the trauma and pain you've experienced. The Trauma Recovery Workbook for Teens demonstrates how healing is possible, exploring what trauma is and showing you how to embrace your emotions, develop resiliency,…
    Book, Oakland, CA : Rockridge Press. — TEEN 616.8521 VIN 2022
  • The PTSD Survival Guide for Teens

    Strategies to Overcome Trauma, Build Resilience & Take Back Your Life

    Raja, Sheela
    In this compassionate guide, you'll find skills based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help you tackle anxiety and harmful avoidance behaviors; manage negative…
    Book, 2018Oakland, CA : Instant Help Books, 2018. — TEEN 616.8521 RAJ 2018
  • Stuff That's Loud

    a Teen's Guide to Unspiraling When OCD Gets Noisy

    Sedley, Ben (Psychologist),
    With this guide, teens will find validation and support, learn mindfulness tips to "unspiral" when OCD gets loud, and live a full and meaningful life.
    Book, 2020Oakland, CA : Instant Help Books, an imprint of New Harbinger Publications, [2020] — TEEN 616.85227 SED 2020
  • Stuff That Sucks

    a Teen's Guide to Accepting What You Can't Change and Committing to What You Can

    Sedley, Ben,
    Sometimes everything sucks. This unique, illustrated guide will help you move past negative thoughts and feelings and discover what truly matters to you.
    Book, 2017Oakland, CA : Instant Help, 2017. — TEEN 155.5 SED 2017
  • 101 Ways to Conquer Teen Anxiety

    Simple Tips, Techniques and Strategies for Overcoming Anxiety, Worry and Panic Attacks

    McDonagh, Thomas,
    From mindfulness meditation and the repetition of positive mantras to diaphragmatic breathing and nature walks, the activities in this book both calm the body and keep thoughts from spiraling.
    Book, 2016Berkeley, CA : Ulysses Press, [2016] — 155.4 MCD 2016
  • The Anxiety Workbook for Teens

    Activities to Help You Deal With Anxiety & Worry

    Schab, Lisa M.
    The Anxiety Workbook for Teens will show you how to deal with the day-to-day challenges of anxiety. It will help you develop a positive self-image and recognize your anxious thoughts.
    Book, 2008Oakland, CA : Instant Help Books, c2008. — TEEN 155.4 SCH 2008
  • Beneath the Surface

    a Teen's Guide to Reaching Out When You or Your Friend Is in Crisis

    Hugstad, Kristi
    Whether or not you or someone you love is suffering from any of these issues, it's important to be able to recognize the warning signs of mental illness and know where to turn for help.
    Book, 2019Novato, California : New World Library, [2019] — TEEN 616.89 HUG 2019
  • Grief Recovery for Teens

    Letting Go of Painful Emotions With Body-based Practices

    Popowitz, Coral,
    The author outlines strategic approaches to managing the physical aspects of grief and loss, explaining how painful emotions affect the body and how to develop beneficial coping and healing skills.
    Book, 2017Oakland, CA : Instant Help Books 2017. — TEEN 155.937 POP 2017
  • Depression

    Insights and Tips for Teenagers

    Cognevich, Christie, 1984-
    This book offers relatable situations and strategies to guide teens struggling with mental health-including identifying signs of struggle, recognizing stress factors, and offering strategies to escape harmful mental habits which can leave…
    Book, 2020Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, [2020] — TEEN 616.8527 COG 2020
  • Depression

    a Teen's Guide to Survive and Thrive

    Toner, Jacqueline B.
    This guide discusses depression and provides guidance on cognitive behavioral therapy principles to help teens take a problem-solving, strategy-based approach to deal with depressed moods, thoughts, and behavior.
    Book, 2016Washington, DC : Magination Press, American Psychological Association, [2016] — TEEN 616.85 TON 2016
  • Here I Am, I Am Me

    An Illustrated Guide to Mental Health

    Bean, Cara
    An illustrated journey to the center of the brain. Each chapter explores a different aspect of mental health, from the brain and the mind, to feelings and emotions.
    Graphic Novel, 2024New York : Workman Publishing, [2024] — TEEN GN Bean
  • Heads Up

    Changing Minds on Mental Health

    Siebert, Melanie,
    This nonfiction book for teen readers is a guide to understanding mental health and coping with mental illness, trauma and recovery. It features real-life stories of resilient teens and highlights innovative approaches to mental-health challenges.
    Book, 2020Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2020. — TEEN 616.89005 SIE 2020
  • Life Inside My Mind

    31 Authors Share Their Personal Struggles

    Thirty-one YA authors share their own struggles with mental illness, ranging from such topics as neurodiversity and addiction to OCD and PTSD.
    Book, 2018New York : Simon Pulse, 2018. — TEEN 616.89 LIF 2018
  • We talk about our physical health - but not so much about how we're feeling. With lots of practical advice, this lively, accessible guide explains why we have emotions, and what can influence them.
    Book, 2018London : Usborne Publishing, [2018] — TEEN 613.0433 JAM 2018
  • Relationship Skills 101 for Teens

    Your Guide to Dealing With Daily Drama, Stress, and Difficult Emotions Using DBT

    Van Dijk, Sheri
    In Relationship Skills 101 for Teens, Sheri Van Dijk offers tools based in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to help you regulate your emotions so you can build better relationships with your parents, friends, and peers.
    Book, 2015Oakland, CA : Instant Help Books, and imprint of New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2015] — TEEN 158.2 VAN 2015
  • The Teen Girl's Survival Guide

    10 Tips for Making Friends, Avoiding Drama, & Coping With Social Stress

    Hemmen, Lucie
    In the book, teen readers will find real strategies for growing a strong sense of self-knowledge and self-appreciation--two key building blocks for succeeding in the social world, and beyond.
    Book, 2015Oakland, CA : Instant Help Books, an imprint of New Herbinger Publications, Inc., [2015] — TEEN 305.235 HEM 2015
  • The Teenage Guy's Survival Guide

    the Real Deal on Going Out, Growing Up, and Other Guy Stuff

    Daldry, Jeremy, 1969-
    With chapters covering everything from dating, kissing, and shaving, to moods, peer pressure, bullying, and drugs, The Teenage Guy's Survival Guide offers the real deal on everything guys want to know.
    Book, 2018New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018. — TEEN 305.235 DAL 2018
  • (Don't) Call Me Crazy

    33 Voices Start the Conversation About Mental Health

    An anthology of essays and illustrations that illuminate mental health topics in a straightforward way.
    Book, 2018Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Young Readers, 2018. — TEEN 616.89 JEN 2018
  • Be Mindful & Stress Less

    50 Ways to Deal With Your (crazy) Life

    Biegel, Gina M
    This accessible, user-friendly toolbox for teens introduces them to mindfulness practice and shows them how it can ease their fears and anxieties, reduce their impulsivity, help them develop a more measured response to the stressors around them, and…
    Book, 2018Boulder, Colorado : Shambhala, 2018. — TEEN 155.5 BIE 2018
  • The Mindful Teen

    Powerful Skills to Help You Handle Stress One Moment at a Time

    Vo, Dzung X.,
    This fun and unique guide offers mindfulness-based techniques to help keep stress from getting the best of you.
    Book, 2015Oakland, CA : Instant Help Books, an imprint of New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2015] — TEEN 155.5 VO 2015