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Books for teenagers about family depression

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MumOfTheMoos · 19/04/2026 19:29

Does anyone have any recommendations of books that I can give to my teenage son to help him understand depression? My partner, his step Dad is in the middle of a major bout of depression and I need to talk to my son about it and I wanted some back up material.

There are some books about supporting family members but I was wondering if anyone had written anything specifically for teenagers.

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MumOfTheMoos · 19/04/2026 22:16

Thank you Smile

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Benvenuto · 19/04/2026 23:10

Matt Haig To Be A Cat is a children’s fantasy story about depression (people affected want to & do become cats to escape). It would be still readable as a teen.

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 20/04/2026 09:37

‘I had a black dog his name was sdepression’ on YouTube

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