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Mental Health Awareness Month 2024

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The National Alliance on Mental Illness website states that the month is “dedicated to eradicating stigma, extending support, fostering public education, and advocating for policies that prioritize the well-being of individuals and families affected by mental illness.” You can download the NAMI toolkit and more online at Mental Health Awareness Month | NAMI. NAMI has a local chapter here in Spokane, too, where you can find peer-to-peer support, support groups, and more. Other local organizations to contact for support include Frontier Behavioral Health and CHAS Behavioral Health.

Here, too, is a selection of recently published titles about mental health, all published within the last year or two.

Sometimes I Kaploom by Rachel Vail

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Meltdown! by David Griswold

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Too Much! An Overwhelming Day by Jolene Gutiérrez

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Your Brain is Amazing: How the Human Mind Works by Esperanza Habinger

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Alone Together: A Curious Exploration of Loneliness by Petti Fong, illustrated by Jonathan Dyck

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How to Navigate Middle School by Anna Pozzatti and Bonnie Massimino

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Amelia Gray Is Almost Okay by Jessica Brody

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Where to Start: A Survival Guide to Anxiety Depression and Other Mental Health Challenges from Mental Health America, illustrated by Gemma Correll

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Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories that Smash Mental Health Stereotypes

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Facing the Unseen: The Struggle to Center Mental Health in Medicine by Damon Tweedy

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The Haunting of Alejandra: A Novel by V Castro

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ADHD for Smart Ass Women: How To Fall In Love With Your Neurodivergent Brain by Tracy Otsuka

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Sure I’ll Join Your Cult: A Memoir Of Mental Illness And The Quest To Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford

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Black People Breathe: A Mindfulness Guide to Racial Healing by Zee Clarke

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A Pity Party Is Still a Party: A Feel-Good Guide To Feeling Bad by Chelsea Harvey Garner

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He Said He Would Be Late: A Novel by Justine Sullivan

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Break the Cycle: A Guide To Healing Intergenerational Trauma by Mariel Buqué

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A Likely Story: A Novel by Leigh McMullan Abramson

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Self-Care for Black Men: 100 Ways to Heal And Liberate by Jor-El Caraballo

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Girls and Their Monsters: The Genain Quadruplets and the Making of Madness in America by Audrey Clare Farley

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The Mother Load: Surviving The Daily Grind Without Losing Your Ever-Loving Mind by Meredith Ethington

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And How Does That Make You Feel? Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Therapy by Joshua Fletcher

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Your Pocket Therapist: Break Free from Old Patterns and Transform Your Life by Annie Zimmerman

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