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Mental Health Literature And Brochures

The Mental Health Association of Frederick County provides a wide array of brochures and fact sheets available for public use. Selected publications are available for Latinos (en Español) as well as for African Americans. Brochures that we provide are listed below. Please let us know if there are titles you don’t see here, and we will do our best to obtain them for you.

Children

Child Protection: Missing and Exploited
Family Guide to System of Care or Children with Mental Health Needs
Helping Child and Youth with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Helping Children with Bipolar Disorder
Helping Children and Youth with Major Depression
Helping Children and Youth with Serious Mental Health Needs
Your Child’s Mental Health: What Every Family Should Know
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Sex: Talking with your Child

Teens

Teen Depression
Teen Self-Esteem
Teen Eating Disorders
Teen Safety on the Information Highway

Elderly

Depression & Suicide Facts for Older Adults
Overcoming Depression in Later Years

Depression

Real Men, Real Depression
Men and Depression Booklet
What is Depression?
Depression in Older Adults
Depression and African Americans
What Every Woman Should Know

Anxiety

Anxiety Disorders: Overcoming Fear
Anxiety Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorders
Panic Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Social Phobia

Bipolar Disorder

What Is Bipolar Disorder?
Stories of Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder and African Americans
“What is Bipolar Disorder?” A Guide to Hope and Recovery for African Americans

Stress

How to Deal with Grief
Coping with Loss
Coping with Your Job
Stress: Coping with Everyday Problems

Other

African American Suicide Fact Sheet
African American Need for Mental Health Care
African American Community Mental Health Fact Sheet
Meeting the Challenge: Ending Treatment Disparities for Women of Color
In the Wake of Trauma: Tips for College Students
Mental Health and HIV/AIDS
Mood Disorders Fact sheet
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Schizophrenia Fact Sheet
Stigma: Building Awareness and Understanding

Folletos en Español

Conozca sus Derechos (Know Your Rights)
Sistemas de cuidad: Ayudando a niños y jóvenes con necesidades de salud mental severas (Systems of Care: Helping children and youth with severe mental health needs)
Sistemas de cuidad: Ayudando a niños y jóvenes con trastorno bipolar (Systems of Care: Helping children and young people with bipolar disorder)
Sistemas de cuidad Ayudando a niños y jóvenes trastorno por deficit de atención (Systems of Care: Helping children and youth with attention deficit disorder)
Fobia Social: Una Enfermedad Real (Social Phobia: A Real Disease)
Depresion (Depression)

Trastorno de Estres Postraumatico (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder)
Depresion: Lo Que Toda Mujer Debe Saber (Depression: What Every Woman Should Know)
La Enfermedad De Alzheimer (Alzheimer’s Disease)
El Trastorno de Panico (Panic Disorder)
Depresion y la Comunidad Latina (Depression and the Latino Community)
Esquizofrenia: Lo Que Usted Necesita Saber (Schizophrenia: What You Need to Know)
Enfermedad Maniaco-Depresiva (Manic-depressive illness)
Trastorno de Ansiedad Generalizada (Generalized Anxiety Disorder)

To request copies of these brochures, contact Cheryl Evans at
301-663-0011 ext. 137.