An Illustrated Guide to Mental Health This colorful graphic adventure through the brain demystifies emotional and mental health for children using accessible language and lessons. Nine chapters explore different aspects of mental health, from the brain and the mind through to feelings and emotions. Illustrated characters represent parts of the brain to explain what is really going on inside the human brain. Each chapter includes a "question map" that gives context to and helps frame the pages that follow as well as a "Bean Memory," which shares a first-person true story that illustrates the chapter's subject matter as it has played out in the author's life. The book doesn't pretend teens are immune to mental health struggles. Crucial topics like depression, substance use and addiction, and suicide are covered along with tips for coping. This book destigmatizes mental health by reframing it, teaching how to use conscious language, and learning how to help weather mental health dilemmas.
