General Mental Health Resources
Building Self-Esteem: a Self-Help Guide
This booklet will give you ideas on things you can do to feel better about yourself–to raise your self-esteem.
The ideas have come from people like yourself, people who realize they have low self-esteem and are working to
improve it.
Recovery and Wellness Lifestyle – a Self-Help Guide
Every aspect of your life — the place you live, the people you live with, your friends and acquaintances, the things
you do or don’t do, the things you own, your work, even things like pets, music, and color affect how you feel.
If you are concerned about your mental health or the quality of your life, you can do many things and make changes
in your life that will help you to feel much better. This booklet will help you think about those areas of your
life that may need to be changed and possible changes you could make.
Speaking Out for Yourself: a Self-Help Guide
This is a checklist that lead you through the process of becoming an effective advocate for yourself. You probably
will want to work on these steps slowly, one at a time. With persistence, you will find you become better and better
at speaking out for yourself.
Making and Keeping Friends: a Self-Help Guide
People seem to have a natural need for friends and with good reason. Friends increase your enjoyment of lifeand
relieve feelings of loneliness. They even can help reduce stress and improve your health. Having good friends is
especially helpful when you are going through any kind of hard time: experiencing anxiety or panic attacks, depression,
phobias or delusional thinking; living with a serious illness or disability; having major surgery; having a loss
in your life; or just being under a lot of stress. At times like these, good friends and supporters can make all
the difference.
Helping Children Cope with Fear and Anxiety
This is a checklist of tips for parents and other caregivers as a part of the ‘Caring for Every Child’s Mental
Health Campaign’ from the Federal Center for Mental Health Services.
Coping with a Traumatic Event
Dealing with the Effects of Trauma – a Self-Help
Guide
This booklet can help you to know if traumatic experiences in your life may be causing some or all of the difficult
symptoms you are experiencing. It may give you some guidance in working to relieve these symptoms and share with
you some simple and safe things you can do to help yourself heal from the effects of trauma.
Tips for Survivors of a Traumatic Event:
What to Expect in Your Personal, Family, Work, and Financial Life
Tips
for Talking to Children in Trauma: Interventions at Home for Preschoolers to Adolescents
Tips for Talking to Children After a Disaster:
A Guide for Parents and Teachers
After a Disaster: What Teens Can Do
Anniversary Reactions to a Traumatic Event:
The Recovery Process Continues
Suicide Attempt Information
After an Attempt: A Guide for Taking Care of Your Family Member
After Treatment in the Emergency Department
After an Attempt: A Guide for Taking Care of Yourself After Your Treatment
in the Emergency Department
After an Attempt: A Guide for Medical Providers in the Emergency Department
Taking Care of Suicide Attempt Survivors
Suicide Survivor Information
Surviving a Suicide Loss:
A Resource and Healing Guide
Talking to Children About Suicide
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: Coping with Suicide
Loss
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education: Coping with Suicide Loss
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education: Common Misconceptions
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education: Depression Checklist
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education: Warning Signs of
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