Depression books
- Depressed Child: A Parent’s Guide for Rescuing Kids, Douglas A. Riley
- Help me, I’m sad: Recognizing, Treating and Preventing Childhood Depression and Adolescent Depression, David G. Fassler and Lynne S Dumas
- Raising Depression-Free Children: A Parent’s Guide to Prevention and Early Intervention Kathleen Panula Hockey
- The Childhood Depression Sourcebook, Jeffrey A. Miller
- Lonely, Sad & Angry: How to Help Your Unhappy Child, Barbara D. Ingersoll
Related guides
Depression often occurs alongside other mental health conditions such as anxiety and eating disorders. For more information on other mental health conditions that can occur alongside depression, please visit our other mental health guides.
Additional Resources
Crisis Resources
If your child expresses thoughts of wanting to harm themselves or others,
call 9-1-1 or visit the nearest emergency department.
To reach the Crisis Text Line, text HOME to 741-741 or visit crisistextline.org.
To reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, call 9-8-8 or visit 988lifeline.org.
Learn more about CHOC’s pediatric mental health services
At CHOC, we specialize in providing a full spectrum of pediatric mental healthcare, including inpatient, intensive outpatient and outpatient program services.
Get 24/7 advice from CHOC
External resources
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
www.nimh.nih.gov/
