Mental Health Resources

Book Resources that Helped Me

Healing: Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health, Dr. Insel
The Gifts of Imperfection, Brené Brown
How To Do The Work, Dr. Nicole LePera
Daring Greatly, Brené Brown
I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn’t), Brené Brown
The Power Of Now, Eckhart Tolle
A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle
Cutting, Steven Levenkron
A Bright Red Scream, Marilee Strong
Anger, Thich Nhat Hanh
Seeking Peace, Mary Pipher
Skin Game, Caroline Kettlewell
Bodily Harm, Karen Conterio and Wendy Lader
Keep Moving, Maggie Smith
healing self-injury, Janis Whitlock, E. Lloyd-Richardson
This Is Not The Story You Think It Is, Laura Munson
Helping Teens Who Cut, Michael Hollander
I’m Not Sick. I Don’t Need Help, Xavier Amador
Nonviolent Communication, Marshall Rosenberg
Beautiful Boy, David Sheff
The Book of Awakening, Mark Nepo
Shades of Blue, Amy Ferris, editor
Odd Girl Out, Rachel Simmons
The Heavy, Dara-Lynn Weiss
No Bad Parts, Richard C. Schwartz
Eating With Your Anorexic, Laura Collins
What My Bones Know, Stephanie Foo
all about love, bell hooks
The Body Keeps The Score, Bessel Van Der Kolk
In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts, Gabor Maté

NAMI Mental Health Resources

Family-To-Family Class

Family-to-Family is a new concept in education for families and others who are affected by serious mental illness: schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, major depression, panic disorder, borderline personality disorder, severe anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder including co-occurring brain disorders and addictive disorders. The course was written by experienced family member and mental health professionals, and is taught by family members who have completed the course and are specially trained to teach the course to others. To register, visit the Nami Ventura website.

Family & Friends Seminar

NAMI Family & Friends is a 4-hour seminar that informs and supports people who have loved ones with a mental health condition. Participants learn about diagnoses, treatment, recovery, communication strategies, crisis preparation and NAMI resources. Seminar leaders have personal experience with mental health conditions in their families. Learn more about Family and Friends here. To register for a F&F webinar through NAMI Ventura County click here.

Ending the Silence Presentation

NAMI Ending the Silence is an in-school presentation about mental health designed for high school students. Students can learn about mental illness directly from family members and individuals living with mental illness themselves. Learn more about Ending the Silence. Ventura County: To request a presentation click here.

NAMI Basics on Demand

NAMI Basics OnDemand is a free, six-session online education program for parents, caregivers and other family who provide care for youth aged 22 or younger who are experiencing mental health symptoms. NAMI Basics OnDemand is an adaptation of the in-person course offered in 43 states by NAMI affiliates. Learn more here.