<p>From <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchildmind.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7CRIngram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7Cf8adaf9e1290415d009e08d9c183fde9%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C637753595946243848%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=%2F8WEsVL4Avn4wWhflI7frMw2XP9BGpCfwo4Di67co%2B0%3D&reserved=0">The Child Mind Institute</a>: We’ve contacted publishers all over to call in books that address mental health and learning disorders and other common challenges, like dealing with painful experiences and coping with strong emotions. <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchildmind.org%2Farticle%2Fbest-childrens-books-about-mental-health%2F%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dnewsletter%26utm_campaign%3Dpubl_ed_nl_2021-11-23%26utm_content%3Dcta1b%23identity&data=04%7C01%7CRIngram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7Cf8adaf9e1290415d009e08d9c183fde9%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C637753595946243848%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=hstHdfn1tuNsCxBE9behhwbF8YXEaPwPhqtDsp1VnAs%3D&reserved=0">See the complete list of 44 books here</a>.</p><p>We included books for kids up to 12, from picture books to be read with preschoolers to chapter books for independent reading by older children. Our clinicians read them all and picked the best in each category, based on how helpful they found them.</p><p>Direct links to books about: <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchildmind.org%2Farticle%2Fbest-childrens-books-about-mental-health%2F%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dnewsletter%26utm_campaign%3Dpubl_ed_nl_2021-11-23%26utm_content%3Dcta1b%23abuse&data=04%7C01%7CRIngram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7Cf8adaf9e1290415d009e08d9c183fde9%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C637753595946243848%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=VrPSe5IbV2dzs6lHCKTYqhb9tN%2B2APsN6DtziYoBBxw%3D&reserved=0">Abuse</a> | <a 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