Trusted Mental Health Resources by Topic (Child & Adolescent Edition)

Anger

• Angry Octopus – Lori Lite

• No Hitting! – Karen Katz

• Don’t Pop Your Cork on Mondays! – Adolph Moser

Anxiety & Depression

• What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety – Dawn Huebner

• Outsmarting Worry (An Older Kid's Guide to Managing Anxiety) – Dawn Huebner

• All Birds Have Anxiety – Kathy Hoopmann

• The Way I Feel – Janan Cain

• Today I Feel Silly – Jamie Lee Curtis

• Depression: A Teen's Guide to Survive and Thrive – Jacqueline B. Toner and Claire A. B. Freeland

• My Anxious Mind: A Teen's Guide to Managing Anxiety and Panic – Michael Anthony Tompkins, Katherine A. Martinez, et al.

Attention & Executive Function

• All Dogs Have ADHD: An Affirming Introduction to ADHD – Kathy Hoopmann

• Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary Executive Skills Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential – Peg Dawson, Richard Guare, et al.

• Smart but Scattered Teens: The "Executive Skills" Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential – Richard Guare, Peg Dawson, Colin Guare

Body Safety and Sexual Development

• Your Body Belongs to You – Cornelia Spelman

• The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Younger Girls – Valorie Schaefer

• The Care and Keeping of You 2 – Dr. Cara Natterson

• What's Happening to My Body? Book for Boys – Lynda Madaras, Area Madaras , et al.

• Asking About Sex & Growing Up: A Question-and-Answer Book for Kids – Joanna Cole

Bullying & Teasing

• Blue Cheese Breath and Stinky Feet: How to Deal With Bullies – Catherine DePino EdD

• Bully on the Bus – Kathryn Apel

• How to Handle Bullies, Teasers and Other Meanies: A Book That Takes the Nuisance Out of Name Calling and Other Nonsense – Kate Cohen- Posey, M.S., LMHC, LMFT

Coping Skills

• Mindfulness Coloring Book for Teens: Reduce Anxiety, Increase Focus, and Spark Creativity – Rockridge Press

• Meet Thotso, Your Thought Maker – Rachel Robb Avery, Ph.D.

Divorce/Separation

• Dinosaurs Divorce (Dino Tales: Life Guides for Families) – Marc Brown (Author), Laurie Krasny Brown

Self-Esteem

• The Can Do Duck: A Story About Believing In Yourself – Ducktor Morty Sosland, Esther Deblinger

• The Little Engine That Could – Watty Piper

• Don't Feed the Monster on Tuesdays!: The Children's Self-Esteem Book – Adolph Moser

Trauma, Grief, & Loss

• When Dinosaurs Die – Laurie Krasny Brown & Marc Brown

• The Invisible String – Patrice Karst

• Someone I Loved Died by Suicide – Doreen Cammarata

• A Terrible Thing Happened – Margaret M. Holmes

• Once I Was Very Very Scared – Chandra Ghosh Ippen

Trusted Websites

988 Life Line: https://988lifeline.org/

APA's Magination Press Children's Books: https://www.apa.org/pubs/magination

Autism Speaks: https://www.autismspeaks.org/

Child Mind Institute: https://childmind.org/

Nemours Kids Health: https://kidshealth.org/

National Alliance on Mental Illness: https://www.nami.org/

Sesame Street: https://www.sesamestreet.org/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: https://www.samhsa.gov/

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network: https://www.nctsn.org/

Understood: https://www.understood.org/

Disclaimer: This blog is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional care. If you or your child needs support, please consult a licensed mental health professional. You’re welcome to share or reproduce this content with credit to Dr. Tatyana Shchupak and a link to tspsychological.com.