Edison Public Library: May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

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For more than 50 years, Mental Health America has proclaimed May as Mental Health Awareness Month in an effort to educate the public about mental illness, raise awareness surrounding research and treatments, reduce the stigma associated with mental illness, and celebrate recovery from mental illness.

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being and is an essential component of overall health; poor mental health can impact one’s daily life, relationships, social life, employment, and finances resulting in challenges that lead to larger issues such as substance misuse, isolation, poor physical health, homelessness, and even suicide.

Today more than one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness, and we’re only just starting to break up with the taboo on mental health. Greater awareness, along with access to information on mental health, plays an important role in one’s hope and recovery and can significantly help to reduce stigmas. The Edison Public Library’s collection features both fiction and non-fiction books on treatment and recovery, strength and resilience.

Enchantment: Awakening Wonder In An Anxious Age

by Katherine May

158.1 MAY 2023

BORROW

I Really Needed This Today: Words to Live By
by Hoda Kotb
170.44 KOT

BORROW

Set Boundaries, Find Peace
by Nedra Glover Tawwab
eBook on eLibraryNJ

BORROW

Microjoys: Finding Hope (Especially) When Life Is Not Okay
by Cyndie Spiegel

Audiobook on eLibraryNJ

BORROW

The Comfort Book
by Matt Haig
158.1 HAI

BORROW

Brave, Not Perfect: Fear Less, Fail More, and Live Bolder
by Reshma Saujani
155.333 SAU

BORROW

Ab(Solutely) Normal

edited by Rocky Callen & Nora Shalaway Carpenter
eBook on eLibraryNJ.

BORROW

Wishful Drinking

by Carrie Fisher
B FISHER C

BORROW

Girl, Interrupted
by Susanna Kaysen
616.89 KAY

BORROW

8 Keys to Mental Health Through Exercise
by Christina G. Hibbert

616.89 HIB

BORROW

Understanding Teenage Anxiety: A Parent's Guide to Improving Your Teen's Mental Health
by Jennifer Browne
649.125 BRO

BORROW

No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America
by Ron Powers

362.26 POW

BORROW

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PressReader provides access to more than 7,000 of the world’s top newspapers and magazines from over 100 countries in over 60 languages with an archive of up to 60 days (depending on the title). Library card holders can also browse articles and other key content, such as pictures, advertisements, and classifieds, all in a full-color, full-page format on your computer, tablet, or phone.

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Edison Public Library Locations:

Main Library
340 Plainfield Avenue (at Division Street)
Edison, New Jersey 08817
(732) 287-2298

Clara Barton Branch
141 Hoover Avenue (at Pleasant Ave)
Edison, New Jersey 08837
(732) 548-3045

North Edison Branch (at Library Place)
777 Grove Avenue
Edison, New Jersey 08820
(732) 738-0096

Borrow e-books, audiobooks, and magazines at eLibraryNJ or through the Libby app
Watch films, documentaries, and Great Course classes at Kanopy
Take a class at LinkedIn Learning
Borrow music, comics, movies, and more at Hoopla
Read newspapers and magazines from over 100 countries on PressReader

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Locations
Main Library | 340 Plainfield Ave, Edison, NJ 08817 - (732) 287-2298
Clara Barton Branch | 141 Hoover Ave, Edison, NJ 08837 - (732) 738-0096
North Edison Branch | 777 Grove Ave, Edison, NJ 08820 - (732) 548-3045

Board President - Patricia Massey
Library Director - Allan M. Kleiman