Break Free From Depression

Information and Tip Sheets:

About SDPI (PDF to download)

Handbook: Understanding & Treating Depression and Suicide (PDF to download)

Tip Sheet: Helpful Hints for Successful Communication (PDF to download)

Tip Sheet: Helping Your Friends Through Tough Times - Do's and Don'ts (PDF to download)

Tip Sheet: What can you do if you are worried your child might be suicidal? (PDF to download)

Handbook: Helping with your Child's Psychiatric Hospitalization: A Practical Guide for Parents

Crises Planning Guide For Parents (English)

Crises Planning Guide For Parents (Spanish)

Summary of National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action

Websites

Adolescent Wellness, Inc.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Center for Health and Health Care in Schools

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Boston Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital Neighborhood Partnerships

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

Experience Journal, Boston Children's Hospital

Families for Depression Awareness

Mental Health America

National Alliance on Mental Illness

National Mental Health Association

National Organizations

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

National Vital Statistics Reports, National Center for Health Statistics

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health/Surgeon General

Parent/ Professional Advocacy League

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Suicide Prevention Resource Guide

Recommended Reading

Odd Girl Out The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel Simmons

Stressed - Out Girls Helping Them Thrive in the Age of Pressure by Roni Cohen-Sandler

Odd Girl Speaks Out Girls Write about Bullies, Cliques, Popularity, and Jealousy by Rachel Simmons

Schoolgirls: Young Women, Self Esteem, and the Confidence Gap by Peggy Orenstein

Raising Their Voices by Lyn Mikel Brown

Lost Boys Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them by James Garbarino

I Don't Want to Talk About It – Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression by Terrence Real (1997)

A Fine Young Man: What Parents, Mentors, and Educators Can Do to Shape Adolescent Boys in Exceptional Men by Michael Gurian

Boys of Few Words by Adam J. Cox (2006)

Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen by David Allen Walsh; Nat Bennett

Out of the Darkened Room: Protecting the Children and Strengthening the Family When a Parent Is Depressed by William R. Beardslee (2002)

If Your Adolescent Has an Anxiety Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents (Adolescent Mental Health Initiative) by Edna B. Foa and Linda Wasmer Andrews (2006)

If Your Adolescent Has Depression or Bipolar Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents by Dwight L. Evans, M.D. and Linda Wasmer Andrews (2005)

Parenting That Works: Building Skills That Last a Lifetime by Edward R. Christophersen, Ph.D., ABPP and Susan L. Mortweet, Ph.D. (2002)

The Feeling Good Handbook by David D. Burns, MD

Adolescent Depression: A Guide for Parents. By Francis Mark Mondimore (2002)

Recovering From Depression: A Workbook for Teens by Copeland and Copans (2002)

Understanding Youth: Adolescent Development for Educators by Michael Nakkula and Eric Toshalis (2006)

The Pressured Child by Michael Thompson (2004)

Will's Choice by Gail Griffith (2005)

Unholy Ghost – writers on depression edited by Nell Casey (2001)

The Grieving Teen - A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends by Helen Fitzgerald (2000)

Living When A Young Friend Commits Suicide by Earl A. Grollman and Max Malikow (1999)

When A Friend Dies – A Book for Teens About Grieving and Healing by Marilyn E. Gootman (2005)