ANOREXIA NERVOSA, from Medical Video Library. Video. 1989. In this video a doctor and female patient offer their perspectives on anorexia. It discusses what anorexia is, factors that cause / contribute to it, thought processes behind the anorexic behavior, treatment methods, and the role of family members and support groups.

BOOK OF PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC GAMES, Lawrence E. Shapiro, Ph.D., Editor. Book. 1993. A unique review of the most popular games used in psychotherapy.

BRAIN LOCK: FREE YOURSELF FROM OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR, by Jeffrey M. Schwartz, M.D., with Beverly Beyette. Book. 1996. Dr. Schwartz, a psychiatrist at UCLA School of Medicine, describes how to change brain chemistry with his four step program that he says can "rewire" the brain and modify the genetic disposition of millions of Americans with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

BUILDING A CIRCLE OF SUPPORT: A MODEL FOR INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION OF ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS (AKA "TACKLING TOUGH STUFF"), by Paul E. Bergman, Joyce Walker, and Barry D. Garfinkel. Curriculum. 1992. One of 6 programs addressing the adolescent community, to establish a social support matrix and to understand and intervene in teen depression. Intended for school administrators, counselors, mental health care providers and other health care professionals interested in establishing a school-based program with an active community component. Uses the philosophy of "Circle of Support" and describes steps to implementing a community-wide prevention and intervention program for mental health problems in young people.

CHILDREN AND STRESS, from Wholistic Stress Control Institute. Video. 1993. Discussion and observation of the ways children express distress/stress. Includes how to help them deal with it and the causes of their stress.

CHILDREN, YOUTH AND SUICIDE: DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES / Number 64, Summer 1994 / NEW DIRECTIONS SERIES, by Gilg Naom and Sophie Borst. Book. 1994. Original contributions on developmental capacities and vulnerabilities linked to suicide of children and adolescents.

CIRCLE OF SUPPORT: ADULTS WHO CARE: EDUCATION FOR PARENTS AND SCHOOL STAFF (AKA "TACKLING TOUGH STUFF"), by Joyce A. Walker, M.A. Curriculum. 1992. One of 6 programs addressing the adolescent community to establish a social support matrix to understand and intervene in teen depression. Contains agenda, activities, and handouts for educational programs to help parents and school staff recognize and understand adolescent depression. The "Faces of Depression" and "Puzzle Pieces" videos and "Depression Changes in Teens" slide set are used with these training sessions.

CIRCLE OF SUPPORT: REACHING IN / REACHING OUT: TOPICS FOR COUNSELING SUPPORT GROUPS (AKA "TACKLING TOUGH STUFF"), by Paul Bergman, M.A. Curriculum. 1992. One of 6 programs addressing the adolescent community to establish a social support matrix to understand and intervene in teen depression. Manual, Activity Guides and slides contain activities, topics and ideas to help therapeutic groups address issues of conflict, loss and depression. Material for professional who leads small groups of adolescents involved in therapy and support building.

CIRCLE OF SUPPORT: TACKLING TOUGH STUFF: ADOLESCENT SKILLS TO UNDERSTANDING DEPRESSION, by Joyce A. Walker, M.A. Curriculum. 1992. A 7-topic curriculum for 12-18 year olds. Experiential activities promote understanding of depression. Skill-building activities focus on coping, communication, and problem solving.

CIRCLE OF SUPPORT: TEEN TEACHERS: CROSS-AGE EDUCATION TO BUILD FRIENDSHIP SKILLS (AKA "TACKLING TOUGH STUFF"), by James Toole, M.A. and Pamela Toole, Ph.D. Curriculum. 1992. One of 6 programs addressing the adolescent community to establish a social support matrix to understand and intervene in teen depression. This manual contains activities for use by an adult coordinator of high school students involved in a cross-age teaching project. These students, in turn, teach positive friendship and support skills to upper-elementary students.

CIRCLE OF SUPPORT: TEENS HELPING TEENS: PEER HELPER TRAINING ON DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE ATTEMPTS (AKA "TACKLING TOUGH STUFF"), by James Toole, M.A. and Pamela Toole, Ph.D. Curriculum. 1992. One of 6 programs addressing the adolescent community to establish a social support matrix to understand and intervene in teen depression. A set of lessons to train high school peer helpers to understand depression, to help peers in times of personal criticism and to improve their campus environment.

CLIMATE CONTROL IN YOUR HOME: STORMY OR SUNNY?, by Susan Heitler, Ph.D. Audio. 1998. A self-study guide to enable participants to define climate control, reach zero anger in the family, learn how to negotiate from a stormy to a sunny climate. Adult conflict and communication.

THE EXPLOSIVE CHILD: A NEW APPROACH FOR UNDERSTANDING AND PARENTING EASILY FRUSTRATED, "CHRONICALLY INFLEXIBLE" CHILDREN, by Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. Book. 1998. Drawing on recent advances in neuro-science, the author describes the factors that contribute to "inflexible-explosive" behavior in children and why the strategies that work for most children aren’t as effective for these children. Next the author lays out a systematic approach to helping these children at home and at school.

FAMILIES COPING WITH INFANT LOSS, by Dr. J. DeFrain. Audio. 1992. Audiotape and guide describe similarities and differences in the loss of an infant, how to recognize common themes in grieving, how to formulate one’s own philosophy for responding to grieving families, how to recognize and support parents who are at risk, and how to identify resources available in an area.

FAMILY TO FAMILY: DEALING WITH YOUR CHILD’S EMOTIONAL DISORDER, from Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Services. Video. 1992. Narrator describes services available to families in which a child has a severe emotional disorder. Family members and the children themselves describe programs and services in which they participate.

GUIDEBOOK FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL OR BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS, from Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights. Booklet/Pamphlet. This guidebook contains comprehensive information for parents with a school-age or adolescent child. Lists resources by state. Concise, readable information.

HELPING CHILDREN COPE WITH THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE, by William C. Kroen, Ph.D., LMHC. Book. 1996. The author offers comfort, compassion, and advice to any adult who is helping a child cope with the loss of a loved one. The book explains how children from infancy through age 18 perceive and react to death. It offers suggestions on how adults can respond to children at different ages and stages, and describes specific strategies to guide and support them through the grieving process.

LOSS OF DREAMS: A SPECIAL KIND OF GRIEF, by Ted Bowman. Audio. 1994. Refers to experiences people have which do not match the assumptions they have of the way things are "supposed" to be. Gives recommended steps in facing and grieving the loss of dreams and other losses.

LOSS OF DREAMS : A SPECIAL KIND OF GRIEF, by Ted Bowman. Booklet. 1994. Refers to experiences people have which do not match the assumptions they have of the way things are "supposed" to be. Gives recommended steps in facing and grieving the loss of dreams and other losses.

MOURNING AND DANCING FOR SCHOOLS: A GRIEF AND RECOVERY SOURCEBOOK FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS, by Sally Downham Miller, Ph.D. Book. 2000. This is a book for all members of a school community about recognizing the losses students, teachers and parents experience, and about realizing the effects of grief over time. It discusses providing a safe place for students to grieve, to understand what is happening to them, and to acquire skills for coping with the changes loss brings. English.

NO PLACE TO BE A CHILD: GROWING UP IN A WAR ZONE, by James Garbarino, Kathleen Kostelny, and Nancy Dubrow. Book. 1991. The authors offer research on the psychological and developmental effects of trauma in early life. The authors’ interviews with children in war zones around the world provide new insight into how the young cope and how an amazing number triumph against all odds. The authors offer moving testimony about the effects of war and violence on the innocent.

PICKING UP THE PIECES: TALKING WITH CHILDREN AFTER A NATURAL DISASTER, from Minnesota Department of Human Services/Flood Support Services. Video. 1993. Narrators give ideas about talking with children about changes in the family after a natural disaster. Actors present dramatized vignettes of the suggestions.

PRESCHOOL STRESS RELIEF PROJECT: STRESS MANAGEMENT EDUCATION FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN: TRAINING OF TRAINERS MANUAL, by Jennie C. Trotter. Curriculum. 1992. Purpose is to promote positive coping skills for stress reduction in the lives of young children. Provides school-based intervention involving teachers and other school personnel. Techniques used involve an outreach component for families to practice positive coping skills for stress management in the home. Use with video What Is This Mess Called Stress?: A Preschool Stress Relief Project.

PUPPETEERING FOR MENTAL HEALTH, by Virginia Hall and Thom Pancella. Curriculum. 1993. The goal of the puppet show is to educate children ages 5-12 about coping with stress, especially loss, grief, separation. Developed to help children during the 1993 flood in Missouri, the manual provides opening and closing discussions and complete directions. The videos are puppet shows that can be shown as is or use the audiotape and directions for building stage and doing your own shows.

REACHING MINDS # 11: THE REALITY OF TEMPERAMENTALITY, by Dr. Mel Levine, M.D., and Dr. William B. Carey, M.D. Audio. 1997. This audiocassette covers what temperament is, dimensions of temperament, temperamental extremes, stability and adaptability, temperamental similarity between parent and child, if temperament can be changed, legitimization for the child, and temperament vs. disorder.

SMILING AT YOURSELF: EDUCATING YOUNG CHILDREN ABOUT STRESS AND SELF-ESTEEM, by A.N. Mendler, Ph.D. Book. 1990. Educating young children (to age 10) about stress and self-esteem. This book is for parents, teachers, and other care providers.

STRESS AND PARENTING, from National Council of Negro Women’s Preschool, Stress and Research Project. Video. Offers resources and stress management skills for families about parental stress, teen mothers, drugs, sick children, etc.

TACKLING TOUGH STUFF: ADOLESCENT SKILLS TO MANAGE STRESS AND DEPRESSION, by Joyce A. Walker. Curriculum. 1987. Curriculum for 12-17 year olds. Teaches skill-building strategies to cope with stress, tension and apprehension, and to support friends who are stressed and depressed.

TACKLING TOUGH STUFF: FACES OF DEPRESSION, by Joyce A. Walker, Paul E. Bergmann, and
Barry Garfinkel. Video. 1992. Video and manual describe thinking, behavior, and emotional, and physical changes observed in depressed adolescents. Presents depression from perspective of young people who tell their own stories. Suggests 5 basic steps to help a person with depression.

TALKING ABOUT TOURETTE SYNDROME, from the Tourette Syndrome Association. Video. About Tourette syndrome.

UNDERSTANDING DEPRESSION: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO ITS DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT, by Donald F. Klein, M.D., and Paul H. Wender, M.D. Book. 1993. The authors clarify the difference between depression, which is a normal emotion, and biological depression, which is an illness; discuss the treatments, the symptoms and related disorders such as panic attacks, atypical depression, seasonal affective disorder and PMS, which are described and compared to depression; and concludes with advice on getting the right kind of treatment.

UNDERSTANDING THE DEFIANT CHILD, by Russell A. Barkley. Curriculum. 1997. The author presents what is known about Oppositional Defiant Disorder and presents real life scenes of family interactions and commentary from parents. Viewers learn about ODD, long-term outcomes, and the relationship between ODD and ADHD, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and how parent training can help. The program manual organizes information in the video and provides a list of readings and organizations for referral resources.

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE MAD THAT YOU FEEL? HELPING CHILDREN MANAGE ANGER AND LEARN SELF-CONTROL, from Mister Rogers Neighborhood Child Care Partnership. Curriculum. 1998. A curriculum designed to help caregivers understand that anger is a developmental issue and the most important tool for a child to learn is how to handle that anger. With video segments and discussion they can learn ways to teach self-control and intervene when anger and frustration overwhelms children.

WHEN CHILDREN GRIEVE: FOR ADULTS TO HELP CHILDREN DEAL WITH DEATH, DIVORCE, PET LOSS, MOVING, AND OTHER LOSSES, by John W. James and Russell Friedman. Book. 2001. The authors of this book present information to help adults free children from the idea that they shouldn’t feel bad about a loss, whether it is from the death of a relative, a divorce, moving to a new neighborhood, or losing a prized possession. English.

WHEN HELPING HURTS: CO-DEPENDENCE AND STRESS IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS, from First Tapes, Inc. Audio.

WINDOWS: HEALING AND HELPING THROUGH LOSS, by Mary Joe Hannaford, S.Ed., and Michael H. Popkin, Ph.D. Curriculum. 1992. This curriculum on loss education includes a 64-minute videotape, a 90-page leader’s guide, and a 138-page participant’s workbook, as well as promotional materials. Part I is designed to teach participants about the loss process and to provide an opportunity for them to heal some of their unresolved losses. Part I is for everyone ages 12 and older. Part II teaches the skills needed to help others handle loss. The information in Part II builds on information in Part II and can be taught effectively to anyone interested in helping others, from a preteen student to an experienced counseling professional. English.

WINDOWS: HEALING THROUGH LOSS, by Mary Joe Hannaford, S.Ed., and Michael H. Popkin, Ph.D. Video. 1999. This video describes a 4-step process of healing from virtually any loss. It describes the common stages a person may go through after experiencing a loss. Uses examples as varied as the loss of a piece of jewelry to the murder of a sibling. English.

WINDOWS: HELPING OTHERS HEAL THROUGH LOSS, by Mary Joe Hannaford, S.Ed., and Michael H. Popkin, Ph.D. Video. 1999. This video depicts a family friend, a pastor, and a school counselor as they help different family members cope with the death of a teenaged daughter. It describes characteristics of effective helpers and ways a person can support and encourage others through the grieving process. English.

WORKING WITH TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN: A HANDBOOK FOR HEALING, by Kathryn Brohl. Book. 1996. Discusses the mind-body connection between a terrifying experience and a child’s adaptive coping mechanisms. Offers professionals practical knowledge to help and guide a child suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.