RESOURCES
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE
Trained crisis workers are available to talk 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
dial 988 and the CRISIS TEXT LINE
(text “Go” to 741741)”
NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE
Trained crisis workers are available to talk 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
1-800-787-3224
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATIONS & INSTITUTES
National Association of Social Workers
www.socialworkers.org
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Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
www.aamft.org
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American Counseling Association
www.counseling.org
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American Psychological Association
www.apa.org
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American Psychiatric Association
www.psychiatry.org
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American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
www.aacap.org
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National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov
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Mental Health America
www.mentalhealthamerica.net
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Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
www.samhsa.gov
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National Eating Disorders Association
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
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Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health
www.mi-aimh.org
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Association for Play Therapy
www.a4pt.org
HELPFUL BOOKS
ANGER
Dance of Anger by Harriet Lerner
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The Abusive Personality: Violence and Control in Intimate Relationships by Donald Dutton
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Beyond Anger by Thomas Harbin
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Taking Charge of Anger: How to Resolve Conflict, Sustain
Relationships, and Express Yourself without Losing Control by W. Robert Nay
HELPFUL BOOKS
ANXIETY
The 10 Best Anxiety Busters by Margaret Wehrenberg
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The Anxiety and Worry Workbook by David Clark and Aaron Beck
Tough-to-Treat Anxiety by Margaret Wehrenberg
The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne
Fear and Other Uninvited Guests by Harriet Lerner
The Worried Child by Paul Foxman
HELPFUL BOOKS
ATTENTION DEFICIT / HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)
Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents by Russell A. Barkley
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The ADHD Workbook for Kids by Lawrence Shapiro
A Bird’s—Eye View of Life with ADD and ADHD: Advice from Young Survivors by Chris A. Zeigler Dendy, Alex Zeigler
ADHD and Me: What I Learned From Lighting Fires at the Dinner Table by Blake Taylor
Different Minds: Gifted Children with AD/HD, Asperger Syndrome, and Other Learning Deficits by Dierdre V. Lovecky
HELPFUL BOOKS
DEPRESSION
The 10 Best Anxiety Management Techniques Workbook by Margaret Wehrenberg
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The Depression Workbook by Mary Ellen Copeland & Matthew McKay
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David Burns
The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal and Jon Kabat-Zin
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Anxiety & Depression: Effective Treatment of the Big Two Co-Occurring Disorders by Margaret Wehrenberg
The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression by Andrew Solomon
HELPFUL BOOKS
EATING DISORDERS
Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too by Jenni Schaefer and Thom Rutledge
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Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationship with Food Through Myths, Metaphors, and Storytelling by Anita Johnston
Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders by Aimee Liu
Food to Eat: Guided, Hopeful and Trusted Recipes for Eating Disorder Recovery by Lori Lieberman & Cate Sangster
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Brave Girl Eating: A Family’s Struggle with Anorexia by Harriet Brown
HELPFUL BOOKS
COUPLES
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman and Nan Silver
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The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Hold Me Tight by Sue Johnson
Healing from Infidelity by Michelle Weiner-Davis
Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
Take Back Your Marriage: Sticking Together in a World that Pulls Us Apart by William Doherty
When the One You Love Wants to Leave: Guidance and Comfort for Surviving Marital Crisis by Donald R. Harvey
Why Marriages Succeed or Fail: And How You Can Make Yours Last by John Gottman
HELPFUL BOOKS
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD)
The Mindfulness Workbook of OCD: A Guide to Overcoming Obsessions and Compulsions Using Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy by Jon Hershfield, Tom Corboy & James Claiborn
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The Imp of the Mind: Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts by Lee Baer
The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by Bruce Hyman
Stop Obsessing! How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions by Edna Foa
HELPFUL BOOKS
PARENTING
Boundaries with Kids by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
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Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline: The 7 Basic Skills for Turning Conflict into Cooperation by Becky A. Bailey
The Everything Toddler Book: From Controlling Tantrums to Potty Training, Practical Advice to Get You and Your Toddler
Through the Formative Years by Linda Sonna
How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Parenting Young Children by Dinkmeyer et.al
The Parents Handbook by Dinkmeyer et.al
Parking Lot Rules & 75 Other Ideas for Raising Amazing Children by Tom Sturges
Playful Parenting by Lawrence J. Cohen
Secrets of the Baby Whisperer for Toddlers by Tracy Hogg and Melinda Blau
HELPFUL BOOKS
TRAUMA
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
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Allies in Healing: When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused as a Child by Laura Davis
The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis
The PTSD Workbook: Simple Effective Techniques for Overcoming Traumatic Stress Symptoms by Mary Beth Williams
Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence–from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith Herman