Recommended Websites
National Alliance for Mental Illness
Saddleback Church / Kay Warren
Alcohol Help (information about alcoholism)
Addiction Group (resources for seniors with addiction issues)
Live Another Day (resources especially for people of color)
Southeast Addiction Center (resources especially for Black men)
Recommended Books
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie
The Collected Schizophrenias by Esme Weijun Wang
The Complete Family Guide to Schizophrenia by Kim T. Mueser, PhD, and Susan Gingerich, MSW
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David D. Burns, M.D.
Grace for the Afflicted: A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness by Matthew S. Stanford
I Am Not Sick, I Don’t Need Help! How to Help Someone Accept Treatment by Xavier Amador, PhD
If Your Adolescent Has Depression or Bipolar Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents by Dwight L. Evans, M.S. and Linda Wasmer Andrews
If Your Adolescent Has Schizophrenia: An Essential Resource for Parents by Raquel E. Gur, M.D., Ph.D, and Ann Braden Johnshon, Ph.D
I Hate You, Don’t Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality by Jerold J. Kreisman, M.D., and Hal Straus
Overcoming Borderline Personality Disorder: A Family Guide for Healing and Change by Valerie Porr, M.A. Surviving Schizophrenia: A Family Manual by E. Fuller Torrey, M.D.
Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder by Paul T. Mason, M.S. and Randi Kreger
When Someone You Love Has a Mental Illness: A Handbook for Family, Friends and Caregivers by Rebecca Woolis, MFT