Recommended Reading from AMHC
- Association of Mental Health Coordinators

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The following is a compilation of resources, books, articles, and videos, some pulled from our curriculum, that are among our favorites and that resonate with our work!
BOOKS:
Non-Violent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem
Burn It Down by Maureen Ryan
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
Trauma and the Voice edited by Emily Jaworski Koriath
Trauma-Informed Education Practices for 9-12 Theatre Education by Jimmy Chrismon and Adam W. Carter
Trauma Stewardship by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab
ARTICLES:
The absence of trauma-informed practices in the high school production process: A qualitative study. Youth Theatre Journal, 37(1–2), 68–83. Chrismon, J., & Carter, A. W. (2023).
Our own "AMHC in the Media" blog posts!
VIDEOS:
Permission to Dream Again - The Impact of Addiction on Mass Incarceration - Ron Garrett | TEDxDecatur, July 2018
U.S. Drug Policy and the Destruction that Follows - Chad Sabora | TEDxGatewayArchSalon, May 2019
ONLINE RESOURCES
The Whole Picture Toolkit from the Film & TV Charity
Portrayal Guidelines and Recommendations from the Mental Health Storytelling Initiative
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