National Suicide Prevention Month

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September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Here are eight books to help you cope with loss and give insight and hope. If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.

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Book cover with the title "Heads Up: Changing Minds on Mental Health" by Melanie Siebert, illustrated by Belle Wuthrich.

Heads Up by Melanie Siebert

Discusses the factors that affect mental health, historical and modern types of treatment, and mental illnesses, describes how different teens have dealt with mental health issues, and suggests ways to handle mental problems.

Book cover with the title "(Don't) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation About Mental Health" edited by Kelly Jensen.

(Don’t) Call Me Crazy by Kelly Jensen

Thirty-three actors, athletes, writers, and artists offer essays, lists, comics, and illustrations that explore a wide range of topics: their personal experiences with mental illness, how we do and don’t talk about mental health, help for better understanding how every person’s brain is wired differently, and what, exactly, might make someone crazy.

Book cover of "The Astonishing Color of After" by Emily X.R. Pan, featuring a bird on a red and purple gradient background.

The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X. R. Pan

A teen grieving the loss of her mother travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time and search for her mother’s spirit while uncovering tragic family secrets and struggling to reconcile the truth about how her mother’s life really ended.

Cover of "Home Home" by Lisa Allen-Agostini shows a thoughtful girl in front of urban and tropical scenery.

Home Home by Lisa Allen-Agostini

After being hospitalized for depression, fourteen-year-old Kayla is sent from her home in Trinidad to live with her aunt in Canada, yearning to feel at home but feeling more adrift than ever.

Book cover: "Shadows in the Sun: Healing from Depression and Finding the Light Within" by Gayathri Ramprasad, A Memoir.

Shadows in the Sun by Gayathri Ramprasad

The author discusses the mental illness she suffered from a young age and the treatment she received only after she left India and became a mother for the first time in the United States, describing her emotional recovery and spiritual awakening and her role as an advocate for the mentally ill.

Cover of the book "The Hilarious World of Depression" by John Moe, with a red background and white lettering.

The Hilarious World of Depression by John Moe

Inspired by the immediate success of the podcast, Moe has written a remarkable investigation of the disease, part memoir of his own journey, part treasure trove of laugh-out-loud stories and insights drawn from years of interviews with some of the most brilliant minds facing similar challenges.

Cover of the book "Furiously Happy" by Jenny Lawson, featuring a joyful raccoon on a gold background.

Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson

The popular blogger presents a humorous and candid memoir about her lifelong battle with severe depression and anxiety, discussing how embracing both the flawed and the beautiful parts of life have enabled her to find joy in outrageous ways.

Book cover titled "One Friday in April" by Donald Antrim with a mirrored reflection. Text below reads "A Story of Suicide and Survival.

One Friday in April by Donald Antrim

In this moving memoir, Antrim vividly recounts what led him to the roof and what happened after he came back down: two hospitalizations, weeks of fruitless clinical trials, the terror of submitting to ECT-and the saving call from David Foster Wallace that convinced him to try it-as well as years of fitful recovery and setback.

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