Let's talk mental health

The books in our Let’s Talk Mental Health booklist are mostly fiction titles. Some of the topics they explore include familial, platonic and romantic relationships, depression, anxiety, BPD, OCD, self-harm, suicidal ideation, therapy, death, loss, grief, abuse, trauma, healing, race, disability, neurodivergence, sexuality and gender identity. There are also memoirs and non-fiction titles that help unpack and breakdown misinformation, stigma, confusion and shame around mental illness and some guides to help support general mental health. 

Mental health

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Fangirl
Between Us
A Song Only I Can Hear
Turtles All the Way Down
The Last True Poets of the Sea
Wintergirls
At the Edge of the Universe
I Have Lost My Way
Hold Still
Darius the Great Is Not Okay
Darius the Great Deserves Better
This Song Will Save Your Life
History Is All You Left Me
Girl in Pieces
Highly Illogical Behavior
How It Feels to Float
A World Without You
Some Kind of Happiness
Mosquitoland


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