National Depression Awareness Week

 

   The Lake Forest community has many resources for those struggling and for their families and friends. May 5-13, 2013 is National Depression Awareness week.  Those living with or caring about someone dealing with depression, anxiety and other mental health issues know that it is not just a week but a lifetime. There are many resources and organizations available to help.
     A great resource and a good  place to start is The Depression Sourcebook. In an easy to read style,this book helps individuals to identify disorders, learn about common treatments and has a directory of resources and places to start the journey to living with this disease. edited by Amy L. Sutton 616.8527 DEP
Once a proper diagnosis has been made this volume, Breaking Free from Depression by Jesse H. Wright psychiatrist and his family physician daughter Laura McCray describes treatments that are available, and a selection of self-help strategies. 616.8527 WRI
   Keeping Adolescence Healthy: Exploring the Issues Facing Today's Kids and Communities by Aaron White. The facts to help your adolescent through the many stages of these critical years.  305.235 WHI
Family Guide to Mental Healthcare (Sederer) aims to familiarize the reader with all aspects of mental illness: symptoms, treatment, prevention, health-insurance issues, and the law. 616.89 SED  Military Mental Health Care  616.852 LOW  Cheryl Lowhorne-Scott authors this resource for Service Members, Veterans, Families, and Community.

 The library has public use computers to access such sites as: www.erikaslighthouse.org , The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, www.afsp.org and National Alliance on Mental Illness, www.nami.org. 

Why Suicide?: Answers to 200 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions by Eric Marcus offers comprehensive answers to questions such as why suicide, what could I have done to prevent it and how can I start to heal. 616.8584 MAR
Rescuing your teenager from Depression  Norman T. Berlinger 616.8527  BER

Located in our YA section on the first floor, When Nothing Matters Anymore: a Survival Guide for Depressed Teens by Bev Cobain R.N.C. and My Kind of Sad: What It’s Like to be Young And Depressed by Kate Scowen offer first-hand accounts of teenagers suffering from depression and thoughts of suicide.

Our DVDs, located on the middle level of the library may be checked out to watch at home or to share with others. Cry for Help, Depression: Out of the Shadows and When A Loved One Dies: Walking through Grief As a Teenager are just a few titles that were included in a list provided by local authorities in the mental health field. These are just a small sample of the many resources that we can help you with at the library.