The following books are ones I’ve read. The first two are my books. The rest are ones that I have read on the subject of mental health, suicide, or substance use disorder. I have a link to the grief books, too, for adults and kids. FYI: The links to the books are Amazon affiliate links. I promise it doesn’t fund my passion for yachting.

Book Cover: Diary of a Broken Mind - A Mother's Story, a Son's Suicide, and the Haunting Lyrics He Left Behind by Anne Moss Rogers with Charles Rogers published by Beach Glass Books. New York Book Festival Winner. International Book Awards Finalist. Best Book Awards Award Winning Finalist. Reader's Favorite Book Award Finalist. 2020 Library of Virginia Literary Award Nominee.
Diary of a Broken Mind:  A Mother’s Story, a Son’s Suicide & the Haunting Lyrics He Left Behind – by Anne Moss Rogers. Helps answer the why behind suicide and addiction
Book Cover: Emotionally Naked - A Teacher's Guide to Preventing Suicide and Identifying Students At Risk by Anne Moss Rogers and Kimberly H. McManama O'Brien PhD, LICSW published by Jossey-Bass, a Wiley Brand #1 amazon.com best seller
Emotionally Naked: A Teacher’s Guide to Preventing Suicide -by AnneMoss Rogers. This teacher’s guide equips teachers with the words and knowledge to help students

Books on Social Issues That Affect Mental Health

careless people
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams. Exposes a toxic social media culture and how predatory algorithms target our children at their most vulnerable for profit.

Books on Suicide Prevention and Postvention

suicide in schools
Suicide in Schools: A Practitioner’s Guide to Multi-Level Prevention, Assessment, Intervention, and Postvention, 2nd Edition, by Terri A. Erbacher, Jonathan B. Singer, and Scott Poland (for school mental health staff)
life under pressure
Life under Pressure: The Social Roots of Youth Suicide & What to Do About Them by Anna Mueller and Seth Abrutyn. Focuses on a school that struggled with cluster suicides and ways to prevent further loss of life in vulnerable youth communities like schools. (Postvention)

Self-Help Books

why am i like this
Why Am I Like This? My Brain Isn’t Broken (and Neither Is Yours) by Gemma Styles. Draws on the author’s experience with mental health issues and neurodivergence, Gemma Styles captures the voice of her generation as she gets curious about how we tick to better understand and navigate the unique pressures of life today.

Grief & Loss Books

children teens suicide loss
FREE: Children, Teens & Suicide Loss. Includes age-appropriate ways to talk to kids of all ages about suicide. Includes age-appropriate language and words.
after suicide loss book
After Suicide Loss: Coping with Your Grief by Jack Jordan PhD, Bob Baugher PhD
still with us sibling suicide
Still With Us: Voices of Sibling Suicide Loss Survivors Stories, edited by Lena M Heilman, PhD

SUD and Recovery Books

freedom from opioids
Complete Freedom from Opioid Addiction: A Guide from a Physician in Recovery by Peter Coleman, MD. Read this if you want to understand addiction and get the lowdown on recovery plans and options for OUD. For those striving for recovery, in recovery, and their families.
just as you are
For Teens and Young Adults: Just As You Are: A teen’s guide to self-acceptance and lasting self-esteem by Michelle Skreen PhD, (teens/young adults)