Now more than ever, we need to find ways to stay connected with our community. No one should feel alone or without the information, support, and help they need.
Each Wednesday during the month of May, I will highlight a book that is available for check out at the library. Thanks to a generous donation, we were able to add 8 new titles that feature mental health.
You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health by Ken Duckworth, MD
The following excerpt is from the book cover. You can click this link to find this title in our online catalog.
Written with authority and compassion, this is the essential resource for individuals and families seeking expert guidance on diagnosis, treatment, and recovery, featuring inspiring, true stories from real people in their own words.
Millions of people in the United States are affected by mental illness every year, and the Covid-19 pandemic only further exposed the shortcomings of the American mental health system. Too many are confused, afraid, and overwhelmed, with many asking themselves the same questions: What does it mean when different doctors give me different diagnoses? What if my insurance won’t cover my treatment? Will I ever feel better? Families and friends are often left in the dark about how best to help their loved ones, from dealing with financial and logistical issues, to handling the emotional challenges of loving someone who is suffering.
You Are Not Alone is here to offer help. Written by Dr. Ken Duckworth with the wisdom of a psychiatrist and the vulnerability of a peer, this comprehensive guide centers the poignant lived experiences of over 125 individuals from across the country whose first-person stories illustrate the diversity of mental health journeys. This book also provides:
- Practical guidance on dealing with a vast array of mental health conditions and navigating care
- Research-based evidence on what treatments and approaches work
- Insight and advice from renowned clinical experts and practitioners
This singular resource—the first book from the National Alliance on Mental Illness—is a powerful reminder that help is here, and you are never alone.
About the author:
Ken Duckworth, MD, is the chief medical officer of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and has worked with NAMI since 2003. Ken is board certified in adult psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry, and is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He was previously acting commissioner and medical director at the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. Ken has worked on an assertive community treatment team, at an early psychosis program, at an elementary school, at a health plan, and with people who are unhoused. His passion for this work comes from his loving dad who had bipolar disorder. Ken lives with his family in Boston.
Here are a few other titles that are part of our mental health collection and available for check out.
- Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life – Christie Tate
- How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me: One Person’s Guide to Suicide Prevention – Susan Rose Blauner, MSW, LCSW
- Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide – Kay Redfield Jamison
- Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir – Tyler Feder
Stay happy, healthy, and safe! ~Sally~
