Health & Wellness

Health Resources from the Ferguson Library

Find information about featured health topics as well as research resources from the library and local resources from around the community.

Mental Health & Wellness Series
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MedLine Plus - Mental Health Topics - MedlinePlus is an online health information resource for patients and their families and friends.

Stamford Youth Mental Health Alliance

Stamford Youth Mental Health Alliance - The purpose and collaborative approach of the Stamford YMHA is to address the growing youth mental health crisis through a community-based strategy and response. To create a broad-based and effective response to the youth mental health crisis, the Stamford YMHA has organized its efforts into three integrated areas of strategic focus: Mental Wellness, Continuum of Care and Communication.

NAMI

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) | Connecticut - NAMI Connecticut offers an array of outstanding peer-led programs that provide free education, skills training and support. Discover which education program is right for you.

Family Centers

Family Centers: Counseling and Mental Health Services - Family Centers’ Counseling and Mental Health Services help individuals, groups, couples and families resolve a wide range of personal, relationship and mental health issues. As part of the counseling program, our Wellness & Prevention services offer an array of workshops and support groups on health and mental health as well as parenting.

2-1-1 of Connecticut

2-1-1 of Connecticut - Links providing comprehensive, up-to-date information on programs and services that can assist with mental health care.

Project Healthy Minds

Project Healthy Minds | Education - Learn the latest about mental health and disorders from dependable and trusted sources.

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Mental Health America: Bereavment & Grief - Mental Health America advances the mental health and well-being of all people living in the U.S. through public education, research, advocacy and public policy, and direct service.

The Long Grief Journey: How Long-Term Unresolved Grief can Affect Your Mental Health and What to do About It by Pamela D. Blair

The Long Grief Journey: How Long-Term Unresolved Grief can Affect Your Mental Health and What to do About It by Pamela D. Blair

The Grief Handbook: A Guide Through the Worst Days of Your Life by Bridget McNulty

The Grief Handbook: A Guide Through the Worst Days of Your Life by Bridget McNulty

Beyond the Darkness: A Gentle Guide for Living with Grief and Thriving After Loss by Clarissa Moll

Beyond the Darkness: A Gentle Guide for Living with Grief and Thriving After Loss by Clarissa Moll

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MedlinePlus: Health Topics - Suicide - MedlinePlus is an online health information resource for patients and their families and friends.

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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP): Connecticut - The grassroots work we do focuses on eliminating the loss of life from suicide by: delivering innovative prevention programs, educating the public about risk factors and warning signs, raising funds for suicide research and programs, and reaching out to those individuals who have lost someone to suicide.

Loving Someone with Suicidal Thoughts: What Family, Friends, and Partners Can Say and Do by Stacey Freedenthal

Loving Someone with Suicidal Thoughts: What Family, Friends, and Partners Can Say and Do by Stacey Freedenthal

How Not to Kill Yourself by Clancy Martin

How Not to Kill Yourself by Clancy Martin

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

Health Research Resources

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Centers for Disease Control (CDC) - Access to demographic and public health data, heath information for travelers, health surveillance tools as well as health news and links to other government information resources.

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FoodData Central (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture) - Nutrient and food component data for grocery products commonly sold in the United States. For use by researchers, policy makers, educators, nutrition and health professionals, product developers, and the general public.

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Health Source: Consumer Edition - Reference books, pamphlets, and consumer health magazines, with more than 18,800 Clinical Reference Systems reports.

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General Health Resources

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

The mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans, by providing for effective health and human services and by fostering sound, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services.

MedlinePlus

MedlinePlus is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest medical library, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).