Twelve-year-old Addie tries to cope with her mother's erratic behavior and being separated from her beloved stepfather and half-sisters when she and her mother go to live in a small trailer by the railroad tracks on the outskirts of Schenectady, New York.

Running away is the only option. Benito's father, Xavier, had been in Iraq for more than a year. When he returns, Benito's family life is not the same. Xavier suffers from PTSD-post-traumatic stress disorder-and yells constantly. He causes such a scene at a school function that Benny is embarrassed to go to back to Southside High. Benny can't handle seeing his dad so crazy, so he decides to run away. Will Benny find a new life? Or will he learn...

Raves for the Raven Who is a Therapist This book grabs you from the outset and takes you on a hopeful journey: A colorful, spunky raven (with a Ph.D.) travels to Australia to meet a quokka who has lost his true smile, finds it hard to move and isn't hanging out with friends anymore. Dr. G knows that depression is the culprit, and extends a listening ear and helping hand, all the while reassuring the quokka that lots of adults and kids feel depression,...

Little Fen loves all of the beautiful colors in the world and loves capturing them with her treasured set of paints. One day, Fen notices a little drop of gray in her paints and can't seem to stop it from spreading. Before long the gray is everywhere, and Fen no longer enjoys doing what she loves the most. With a little encouragement from her mother, Fen finds a way to put the colors back in her world and begin enjoying life again. Fen's Drop of Gray...

Henry's mind is the birthplace of Hope, a little thought who goes around looking for reasons to stay. On Hope's journey, it encounters other thoughts, making friends and making enemies. Even in the darkest times, Hope is able to find a reason to stay, which eventually leads to a complete change within the mindscape.

A child recounts his experience of losing his father to depression in this poignant and beautifully illustrated picture book. The boy's father disappears into a world without color. As the father seeks help, color begins to reappear and with it hope. An ideal book for parents and caregivers to share with children to help them make sense of the devastating effects that depression can cause.

Pour ma dernière année au secondaire, j'ai droit à une nouvelle école. Encore une. Mais j'ai l'habitude. Mes parents déménagent souvent. Au début, c'était difficile; toutefois, au fil du temps, je me suis réglée. Je suis une horloge qui fonctionne selon son propre rythme: régulier, fixe, immuable. La clé de ma stabilité? Je n'ai besoin de personne. Je n'ai pas d'amis. Ça pourrait sembler triste, mais, pour moi, c'est reposant. Avoir...

Dixon Carter wants to share his life manifesto. Don't worry - there won't be any violence. Dixon doesn't believe in violence. But Dixon is seeing things differently. He has gone off his meds - the drugs deaden him to the world. He is writing a daily journal from the point he stopped the meds. There are times he is angry with the world and everyone in it. But then there are the times where he can see all the beauty, just like the Romantic poets. His...

La bouffe. J'y pense sans arrêt. C'est la première chose qui me vient en tête quand je me réveille et la dernière, quand je m'endors. J'ai toujours faim. En tout cas, c'est l'impression que j'ai… Mais au fond, je ne sais pas ce qu'est la faim ; j'mange tellement que je n'ai pas le temps de la ressentir. Tu es lâche, tu ne réussiras jamais à perdre du poids. Regarde-moi ces grosses cuisses flasques ! Essaie donc ce nouveau régime ! me chuchote...

It's Okay is a children's book that is about a young girl who experiences depression for the time. She loves talking about all of the fun activities she loves to do. One morning she wakes up feeling down, noticing that she does not feel happy. She thinks about why she does not enjoy doing the activities she loves to do, and she thinks about how she is feeling. She wonders if she is the only one who experiences these feelings and thoughts. After thinking...