Rates of depression rose to unprecedented levels during the COVID-19 crisis as many people became isolated in order to avoid infection from one of the worst virus epidemics in human history. With all the prevalent despair and uncertainty, it is so understandable that society should have expected the mental health of the world's populations to decline. However, the general public does not analyze such things, but they do want to know how to combat...

Manage your anxiety and depression, and take charge of your life with this fun and engaging workbook. As a teen, you're going through a lot. School is becoming more challenging, your friendships and other relationships are more complicated, and your emotions may feel overwhelming at times. And while every teen has a passing case of "the blues" when a friendship hits a bump or an exam doesn't go well, if you're a teen with anxiety and depression,...

Anna Chess Burrows has always lived her life just like that – as her life. All that she knew and cared about was that she was the fairest of them all, better than anyone who had ever walked the earth (in her opinion anyway). But what happens when a force from the other side has finally had enough of her self-centered ways? Find out how Anna discovers that the world is much bigger than she or anyone could ever realise and witness the start of her...

Despite living an ocean apart, a child connects with her grandfather over a shared love of pie and learns to hold space for him through his progressive illness. Connection by the slice. A love of pie brings a young girl and her grandfather together through good times and bad in this moving story about connection and compassion. Noor and Granddad love pie. Lemon meringue, blueberry crisp, chocolate cream...they have a pie for every occasion and...

This is the story of my return to high school. This is the true story of how I didn't die. High school sucks for a lot of people. High school extra sucks when you believe, deep in your soul, that every kid in the school is out to get you. I wasn't popular before I got locked up in Straight Inc., the notorious "tough love" program for troubled teens. So it's not like I was walking around thinking everyone liked me. But when you're psychologically beaten...

This title explains the importance of mental health, and how children can maintain it through connecting with others, expressing their feelings, and more. Grades PreK-2

Un vraie bouffée d'optimisme s'invite dans la vie de Thomas et Paul, et elle s'appelle Tilly! Depuis la mort de sa mère, Thomas, douze ans, et son papa artiste peintre se sont repliés sur eux-mêmes. Rien ne les fait sortir de leur chagrin et de leur solitude. Jusqu'à l'arrivée de Tilly et de ses parents, les nouveaux voisins. Tilly a quinze ans. Avec ses tresses et ses habits aux couleurs vives, elle ressemble à Fifi Brindacier. Mais Tilly...

Don't let OCD symptoms stand in the way of living your life! If you're a teen with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you may have intense, unwanted thoughts and behaviors that interfere with school, your social life, and just having fun. The good news is there are ways you can minimize these thoughts and behaviors, so you can get back to being a teen. This workbook will show you how! In The OCD Workbook for Teens, therapist and OCD expert Jon Hershfield...

Don't let anxiety and depression keep you from living life to the fullest. If you suffer from co-occurring anxiety and depression, you may experience an overwhelming urge to avoid difficult emotions and emotional experiences. The last thing you want to do is kick the hornet's nest you carry around with you. However, the latest research in psychology emphasizes the importance of approaching-rather than avoiding-your emotions. Avoiding emotions works...

Featuring real-life stories of people who have found hope and meaning in the midst of life's struggles, Heads Up: Changing Minds on Mental Health is the go-to guide for teenagers, who want to know about mental health, mental illness, trauma and recovery. For too long, mental health, problems have been, kept in the shadows, leaving people to suffer in silence, or worse, to be feared, bullied or pushed to the margins of society where survival is difficult. This...