Mental Health
Topics include self-image, stress, anxiety and depression, self-harm, and suicide.
Suicide Crisis Lines
- 1-877-435-7170 Manitoba Suicide Prevention and Support Line / reasontolive.caThe Manitoba Suicide Prevention and Support Line and the Reason to Live website are programs of Klinic Community Health, funded by the Province of Manitoba.
- Suicide Crisis Helpline (24/7)Call or Text 988
Winnipeg Public Library Info Guides
Addictions
- Programs and Services for YouthSource: Shared Health Manitoba
- Mental Health & AddictionsSource: Province of Manitoba
Self Image: Non-fiction
Take Your Own Advice by ISBN: 9780593541173Publication Date: 2023-05-16For those who are givers, carers, and empaths, a guide to focusing that energy on yourself-even if that feels frightening. Whether you're a survivor of abuse and trauma like Marsh or you've passively accepted that your worth ought to be defined by your usefulness to others, Take Your Own Advice will give you the confidence to lead your life on your terms, and to prioritize what's important- you. It's time that you learn to put yourself first, to take care of yourself, and to ask others to listen to you for a change. You do give the best advice, after all!
You Don't Have to Be Everything by ISBN: 9781523510993Publication Date: 2021-03-30Poems to Turn to Again and Again - from Amanda Gorman, Sharon Olds, Kate Baer, and More Created and compiled just for young women, You Don't Have to Be Everything is filled with works by a wide range of poets who are honest, unafraid, and skilled at addressing the complex feelings of coming-of-age, from loneliness to joy, longing to solace, attitude to humor.
Your Brain Needs a Hug by ISBN: 9781250307859Publication Date: 2019-08-13Imbued with a sense of humor, understanding, and hope, Your Brain Needs a Hug is a judgment-free guide for living well with your mind.
How to Be a Difficult Bitch by ISBN: 9781541586758Publication Date: 2022-04-05In the past, being a "difficult bitch" was bad. Girls weren't supposed to call people out for their BS, stand up for themselves, or do their own thing......not anymore! This book embraces the insult with irreverent humor, encouraging readers to be themselves no matter what, including an exploration of the ways this phrase can be interpreted differently among people of different backgrounds. Being a powerhouse is a choice. It's a lifestyle. It's a code of ethics. It takes work, a thick skin, and perseverance. In this book, you'll learn the ins and outs of being a Difficult Bitch, from school to friends to body to life.
The Self-Esteem Habit for Teens by Call Number: YA 155.65 SCHAB 2017Publication Date: 2018If you're looking for concrete, immediate ways to help you practice and live the principles of self-esteem in your daily life, this little guide is chock-full of wisdom, positive thoughts, and immediate actions to help you be your best self--your authentic self!
Other Resources
- For Teens: Creating Your Personal Stress-Management PlanSOURCE: healthychildren.org
Includes downloadable personal stress plan to assist with creating a stress management plan of action. - HealthyMinds AppA mood tracker, breathing trainer, goal tracker, stress management platform, and journal all rolled into one. This is a free app designed for students.
- Insight TimerA daily meditation practice can do wonders for relieving stress. There are 30,000 free guided meditations available through Insight Timer. Available as a free app.
- MindShift CBT appDesigned to help teens and young adults cope with anxiety, MindShift can help you change how you think about anxiety. Rather than trying to avoid anxiety, you can make an important shift and face it.
- MindYourMind.caAn award-winning, non-profit mental health program that engages youth, emerging adults and the professionals who serve them to co-develop reliable and relevant resources.
- TeenMentalHealth.orgLearn more about mental health topics including brain injuries, stress, healthy sleep, and the teenage brain. Resources for parents, teachers, and friends.
Stress, Anxiety, & Depression: Non-fiction
Self-Harm: Non-fiction
Suicide: Non-fiction
Brave Face by Call Number: YA 616.858445 HUTCHINSON 2019Publication Date: 2019Shaun David Hutchinson was nineteen. Confused. Struggling to find the vocabulary to understand and accept who he was and how he fit into a community in which he couldn't see himself. The voice of depression told him that he would never be loved or wanted, while powerful and hurtful messages from society told him that being gay meant love and happiness weren't for him. In this courageous and deeply honest memoir, Shaun takes readers through the journey of what brought him to the edge, and what has helped him truly believe that it does get better
Dead Serious by Call Number: 362.280835 LEDER 2018Publication Date: 2018Thirty plus years after publishing the first edition of Dead Serious, this second completely revised and updated edition covers new ground: bullying, social media, LGBTQ teens, suicide prevention programs, and more. Scores of teens share their stories that are often filled with hurt, disappointment, shame--yet often hope. Written for teens, adults and educators, Dead Serious: Breaking the Cycle of Teen Suicide explores the current cultural and social landscape and how the pressure-filled lives of teens today can lead to anxiety, depression--suicide.
The Suicidal Thoughts Workbook by Publication Date: 2021Powerful tools grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help when you feel like there is no hope, and painful, overwhelming thoughts take over. If you are considering this book for yourself, know that you are valued and your life matters--even if doesn't feel that way right now. If you are considering this book for someone you care about, know that you have made a powerful and compassionate choice to help save a life. If you're struggling with suicidal thoughts, you need to know--above all else--that you are worthy of help and a life with less suffering. This workbook, grounded in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), has tools to guide you out of your darkest place to find hope. With the help of this book, you'll identify your reasons for living, manage intense emotions, and create a safe environment when you are in a crisis. You'll also learn how to strengthen relationships, develop effective coping strategies in the face of life's challenges and hardships, and find--or rediscover--the activities that bring you joy and meaning. Most of all, this workbook is meant to support you. No matter where you are at this moment, remember the following: You are worth it. You are loved. You matter.
The Suicide Prevention Pocketbook by Publication Date: 2021The Suicide Prevention Pocketbook gives you the information and confidence you need to help friends, work colleagues and loved ones suffering from suicidal thoughts, or following a suicide attempt. It uses the innovative approach created by charity Suicide Crisisto bring understanding of what suicidal people go through - and shows how best to help.
The Suicide Solution by Publication Date: 2021This is a book for people who are struggling to find their way out of a cave of anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts--and for anyone who cares for someone who's been lost in that cave. This book is a conversation between a minister and a psychiatrist. Informed by the clinical realities of anxiety, depression, and suicide, the authors draw from the transformational relational strategies of Jesus to chart a path into life and freedom.
About Suicide and Self-harm
- Suicide - UnderstandingThis page from the Centre for the Canadian Association For Suicide Prevention covers the facts about suicide with a focus on intervention and prevention.
- Suicide - Who it AffectsThis page on the government of Canada website outlines some suicide-related behaviours and the people it affects.
- Suicide - Mayo ClinicList symptoms of suicidal thoughts as well as facts on diagnosis and treatment.
- Self-harm - Children's Hospital of Eastern OntarioLinks to books, website and fact sheets about self-harm and children. *Note: local resources are Ontario-based.
- Self-harm - The Cornell Research Program on Self-InjuryThis page shares many resources about self-harm from books and articles to myths and facts. TIP: start by looking under "Resources About".