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21 Important YA Books That Address Mental Health Topics

"May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and as society grows in its understanding of mental illnesses, their effects, and their treatments, we're seeing more and more YA narratives that address these topics. There are many compelling, well-written narratives that focus on mental illness or otherwise feature teen characters struggling with and coming to terms with them."
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Earth to Charlie (Justin Olson)
Earth to Charlie
1
Justin Olson
The Place Between Breaths (An Na)
The Place Between Breaths
2
An Na
Fig (Sarah Elizabeth Schantz)
Fig
3
Sarah Elizabeth Schantz
Brave Face (Shaun David Hutchinson)
Brave Face
4
Shaun David Hutchinson
All That I Can Fix (Crystal Chan)
All That I Can Fix
5
Crystal Chan
Teach Me to Forget (Erica M. Chapman)
Teach Me to Forget
6
Erica M. Chapman
What I Leave Behind (Alison McGhee)
What I Leave Behind
7
Alison McGhee
Impulse (Ellen Hopkins)
Impulse
8
Ellen Hopkins
100 Days of Cake (Shari Goldhagen)
100 Days of Cake
9
Shari Goldhagen
The Weight of Our Sky (Hanna Alkaf)
The Weight of Our Sky
10
Hanna Alkaf
Obsessed (Allison Britz)
Obsessed
11
Allison Britz
OCD Love Story (Corey Ann Haydu)
OCD Love Story
12
Corey Ann Haydu
Crazy (Amy Reed)
Crazy
13
Amy Reed
Essential Maps for the Lost (Deb Caletti)
Essential Maps for the Lost
14
Deb Caletti
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Michelle Hodkin)
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
15
Michelle Hodkin
Other Broken Things (C.Desir)
Other Broken Things
16
C.Desir
Tweak (Nic Sheff)
Tweak
17
Nic Sheff
Starfish (Akemi Dawn Bowman)
Starfish
18
Akemi Dawn Bowman
Letting Go of Gravity (Meg Leder)
Letting Go of Gravity
19
Meg Leder
Not Otherwise Specified (Hannah Moskowitz)
Not Otherwise Specified
20
Hannah Moskowitz
Life Inside My Mind (Edit. Jessica Burkhart)
Life Inside My Mind
21
Edit. Jessica Burkhart
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