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10 Poetry Books About Mental Health

Poetry is deeply personal and often deals with mental health issues. Here are 10 great poetry books about mental health.

8 Heartfelt YA Books Featuring Characters With Anxiety

Read your way into some of the best YA books featuring characters with anxiety.

8 New Fiction Books Exploring Mental Health That Show You’re Not Alone

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so it's a good time to pick up these 8 new works of fiction exploring mental health!

Depression Poems To Get You Through Tough Times (& Understand Those Struggling!)

8 Books with Characters Who Have Considered Suicide But Find Their Rainbows

Struggling with suicidal ideation isn't easy, but these books can help readers feel less alone and offer a path towards hope.

Nonfiction Books about the Therapy Experience

Therapy can be a daunting prospect, but these nonfiction books about therapy will show you what to expect before you ever step in the room, including Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb.

How Reading Changed for Me After My ADHD Diagnosis

Realizing my brain is atypical didn't make me feel other or disconnected, but rather seen and capable. It changed my relationship with reading.

How Comics Discuss Mental Health

Two interviews with the publishers of Oni Press and Iron Circus about the discussion of mental health in comic books

10 Adolescent Depression Books for Parents

While there isn’t one guidebook for parenting, these adolescent depression books for parents, including Adolescent Depression: A Guide for Parents by Francis Mark Mondimore and Patrick Kelly, can act as little lights and help.

How and What to Read During Mental Health Challenges

Here are some ideas about what kind of books to read during mental health challenges to help you keep reading through the darkness.