Helpful Resources

For Bipo­lar Disorder:

“Break the Bipo­lar Cycle: A Day-to-Day Guide to Liv­ing with Bipo­lar Dis­or­der” – Eliz­a­beth Bron­do­lo & Xavier Amador (great resource for view­ing Bipo­lar Dis­or­der along a spectrum)

“Why Am I Still Depressed? Rec­og­niz­ing and Man­ag­ing the Ups and Downs of Bipo­lar II and Soft Bipo­lar Dis­or­der” – James Phelps

“The Bipo­lar Dis­or­der Sur­vival Guide (2nd Ed): What You and Your Fam­i­ly Need to Know” – David Mik­lowitz (main­ly for Bipo­lar I)

“The Bipo­lar Teen: What You Can Do to Help Your Child and Your Fam­i­ly” – David Mik­lowitz & Eliz­a­beth George (main­ly for Bipo­lar I)

Psych Edu­ca­tion — This web­site is rather busy and clut­tered, but a good resource to learn more about a spec­trum approach, as well as about Bipo­lar II Dis­or­der and oth­er up-to-date research, www.psycheducation.org

Child and Ado­les­cent Bipo­lar Foun­da­tion — The Child & Ado­les­cent Bipo­lar Foun­da­tion improves the lives of fam­i­lies rais­ing chil­dren and teens liv­ing with bipo­lar dis­or­der and relat­ed con­di­tions, www.bpkids.org

For Ado­les­cents & their Parents:

“Stay­ing Con­nect­ed To Your Teenag­er” – Michael Riera

“Help­ing Teens Who Cut: Under­stand­ing and End­ing Self-Injury” – Michael Hollander

“GLBTQ: The Sur­vival Guide for Queer and Ques­tion­ing Teens” – Kel­ly Huegel

“When No One Under­stands: Let­ters to a Teenag­er on Life, Loss, and the Hard Road to Adult­hood” – Brad Sachs

For Pre­mar­i­tal Couples:

“The Wed­ding Cer­e­mo­ny Plan­ner: The Essen­tial Guide to the Most Impor­tant Part of Your Wed­ding Day” – Judith Johnson

“Part­ner­ship Par­ent­ing: How Men and Women Par­ent Dif­fer­ent­ly: Why It Helps Your Kids and Can Strength­en Your Mar­riage” – Kyle Pruett & Mar­sha Pruett

Cri­sis:

Sui­cide and Cri­sis Hot­line 408–279-3312 or 800-SUICIDE (800–784-2433)

Child Pro­tec­tive Ser­vices 408–299-2071

Adult Pro­tec­tive Ser­vices 800–414-2002

Child and Ado­les­cent Mobile Cri­sis Pro­gram 408–379-9085

Gay/Lesbian Youth Issues 800–246-PRIDE (800–246-7743)

NOTICE TO CLIENTS
The Board of Behav­ioral Sci­ences receives and responds to com­plaints regard­ing ser­vices pro­vid­ed with­in the scope of prac­tice of (Mar­riage and Fam­i­ly Ther­a­pists, Licensed Edu­ca­tion­al Psy­chol­o­gists, Clin­i­cal Social Work­ers, or Pro­fes­sion­al Clin­i­cal Coun­selors). You may con­tact the board online at www.bbs.ca.gov, or by call­ing (916) 574‑7830.

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