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• Where to Start

  a Survival Guide to Anxiety, Depression, and Other Mental Health Challenges

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  "A 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."

• In My Feelings

  a Teen Guide to Discovering What You Feel So You Can Decide What to Do

  Annan, Vidal, Jr.,

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  Learn that emotions, even unpleasant ones, are not just to be avoided, controlled, or treated. Emotions can be a source of information that we can access and use to understand our lives, wants, and needs, and take action accordingly.

• Louder Than Hunger

  Schu, John, 1981-

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  A fictionalized account of the author's experiences and emotions living in residential treatment facilities as a young teen with an eating disorder.

• Not About a Boy

  Hollis, Myah,

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  Placed with a new foster family among Manhattan's elite, 17-year-old Mel must navigate through grief and depression as the anniversary of the worst day of her life approaches, before she loses herself and those she loves.

• Stuff That's Loud

  a Teen's Guide to Unspiraling When OCD Gets Noisy

  Sedley, Ben (Psychologist),

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  A guide to help break free from the intrusive thoughts and behaviors that accompany OCD.

• Ariel Crashes a Train

  Cole, Olivia A.,

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  When a summer job leads Ariel to new friends, they help her discover her struggle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and find acceptance and support for her true self.

• Killing the Wittigo

  Indigenous Culture-based Approaches to Waking Up, Taking Action, and Doing the Work of Healing : a Book for Young Adults

  Methot, Suzanne, 1968-

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  This book explains the traumatic effects of colonization and how trauma alters an individual's brain, body, and behavior. Examples are shared about ways Indigenous peoples and communities are capable of healing in small and big ways.

• The Racial Trauma Handbook for Teens

  CBT Skills to Heal From the Personal & Intergenerational Trauma of Racism

  Hill, Támara (Therapist),

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  "Racial trauma can lead to anxiety, irritability, anger, rage, depression, low self-esteem, shame, and guilt. Teens are especially vulnerable. This books shares evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills to heal the wounds of personal…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Multnomah County Mental Health Line

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  503-988-4888 | 24/7 crisis counseling by phone, with interpretation services for non-English speakers.

• The Cartographers

  Zhang, Amy, 1996-

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  17-year-old Ocean Wu has been dealing privately with depression and ideas of suicide while balancing her mother's expectation. Ocean secretly defers her college enrollment and instead uses the time to understand her place in the world.

• The Greatest Thing

  Searle, Sarah Winifred,

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  Winifred is finally breaking out of her shell, but there's one secret she can't bear to admit to April and Oscar, or even to herself--and this lie is threatening to destroy her newfound friendships.

• Anxiety...I'm So Done With You

  a Teen's Guide to Ditching Toxic Stress and Hardwiring Your Brain for Happiness

  Aman, Jodi,

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  Learn to build trust in your skills and abilities. Learn how to get rid of anxiety, let go of perfectionism, and experience lasting happiness.

• Brave Face

  a Memoir

  Hutchinson, Shaun David,

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  'I wasn't depressed because I was gay. I was depressed *and* gay.'" The author takes readers through the journey of what brought him to the edge, and what has helped him truly believe that it does get better.

• The Trevor Project

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  1-866-488-7386, text START to 678678, or visit the website to chat| A national 24-hour, toll free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth.

• Heads Up

  Changing Minds on Mental Health

  Siebert, Melanie,

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  "A guide to understanding mental health and coping with mental illness, trauma and recovery. It features real-life stories of resilient teens and shares approaches to mental-health challenges."

• We Are All So Good at Smiling

  McBride, Amber,

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  Hospitalized for clinical depression, Whimsy connects with a boy named Faerry. Together they work to unearth buried memories and battle the fantastical physical embodiment of their depression.

• Your Brain Needs a Hug

  Life, Love, Mental Health, and Sandwiches

  Earl, Rae,

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  Advice on the A to Zs of mental health, social media, family and friendship.

• Pork Belly Tacos With a Side of Anxiety

  Castañeda, Yvonne,

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  Dealing with guilt, shame, and feelings of inferiority, Yvonne develops anxiety, depression, and a reliance on dangerous coping mechanisms. Ultimately, advice from her dear abuela guides Yvonne, providing a foundation for inner peace.

• Ab(solutely) Normal

  Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes

  Callen, Rocky

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  Channeling their own experiences, sixteen authors subvert mental health stereotypes in a powerful and uplifting collection of fiction.

• Improve

  How I Discovered Improv and Conquered Social Anxiety

  Graudins, Alex,

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  Alex has crippling social anxiety. All day long, she is trapped in a web of negative thoughts and paralyzing fear. To pull herself free of this endless cycle, Alex does something truly terrifying: she signs up for an improv comedy class.