To borrow any of the following books, contact MCC Canada.

 

British Columbia Schizophrenia Society.
Early Psychosis: What Families and Friends Need To Know
2001.
This 37-page booklet is a handbook for families and friends looking for answer when a young person experiences psychosis, a medical condition where a person is out of touch with reality. The booklet explains warning signs, symptoms, where to look for help and gives ideas helpful for recovery.

 

Burland, Joyce
Parents and Teachers As Allies
Arlington, Virginia: National Alliance of the Mentally Ill, 2001.
This 26-page booklet discusses how parents and teachers can work together to recognize mental illnesses in children and youth.

 

Burpee, Jane and Summerville, Chris, Editors.
The Truth About Schizophrenia
Winnipeg: Manitoba Schizophrenia Society, Inc., 2000.
This 66-page booklet discusses causes, symptoms, stigma, treatment, family, where to find resources and almost any topic related to schizophrenia and would serve as a valuable handbook for families and others involved with people who have schizophrenia.

 

Carr, Lloyd G. with Carr Gwendolyn C.
After the Storm
Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press, 1990.
This book offers hope to families who have experienced suicide as the Carrs describe their own feelings and questions following their daughter-in-law’s suicidal death. Since suicide is relatively common among youth and since books about suicide from a Christian perspective are rare we have included it in this bibliography even though the people in the book are all adults.

 

Grollman, Earl and Johnson, Joy
A Teenager’s Book About Suicide
Omaha, Nebraska: Centering Corporation, 2001
This 13-page book is written to help youth think about and talk about suicide with the hope that suicide can be prevented.

 

Grollman, Earl A. and Malikow, Max.
Living When A Young Friend Commits Suicide
Boston: Beacon Press, 1999.
This 109-page book discusses many topics around suicide in very helpful ways. It includes questions people may ask about God but the writers are careful not to give definitive answers about God. Rather they suggest that the reader may need to talk to a clergy person with whom they feel comfortable.

 

O'Connell, David F.
Dual Disorders: Essentials for Assessment and Treatment
New York: Haworth Press, 1998.
Although this is a book written for professional people, congregational caregivers and parents may also find it helpful. The author describes the symptoms of the psychiatric disorders and the symptoms of chemical dependency and the treatment in a fairly readable fashion. This book is important because many youth who live with a mental illness turn to substance abuse to ease the pain.

 

Rowatt G. Wade, Jr.
Adolescents in Crisis
Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001.
This is a guidebook for parents, teachers, ministers and counsellors. It includes a chapter on depression and suicide as well as one on addictions.

 

Susin, Janet, Kaplan, Lorraine, Slater, Louise.
Breaking the Silence
Third Edition.. Albany, N.Y.: National Alliance of the Mentally Ill, 1999.
This 15-page booklet is a guide for high school teachers interested in teaching a few lessons on mental illness. The content and ideas are very good and could be adapted for Sunday school or youth group.

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