Resources for further learning
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The Age of Overwhelm: Strategies for the Long Haul by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
Anatomy of an Epidemic by Robert Whitaker
The Answers are Within by Amber Rae
The Art of Fighting: The Transformative Power of Conflict by Priya Parker
Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari
Emergent Strategy by Adrienne Maree Brown
Emotions Journal by Amber Rae
Fierce Vulnerability by Kazu Haga
Fumbling Towards Repair by Mariame Kaba & Shira Hassan
Holding Change: The Way of Emergent Strategy Facilitation and Mediation by adrienne maree brown
Lost Connections by Johann Hari
Mad in America by Robert Whitaker
Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During this Crisis and the Next by Dean Spade
The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté
My Deepest Me by Janice Lynne Lundy
On Our Own by Judy Chamberlin
The Path to Kindness: Poems of Connection and Joy, ed. James Crews
Psychiatry Under the Influence by Lisa Cosgrove & Robert Whitaker
The Racial Healing Handbook by Anneliese A. Singh
Real World Mindfulness for Beginners, ed. Brenda Salgado
Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World by Vivek Murthy
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine
We’ve Been Too Patient: Voices from Radical Mental Health edited by L.D. Green & Kelechi Ubozoh
What It Takes to Heal by Prentiss Hemphill
The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller
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Intentional Peer Support: “Crisis and Connection,” “Shared Risk: Redefining Safety,” “Peer Support as a Socio-Political Response to Trauma and Abuse,” “Crisis as an Opportunity for Growth and Change” (author Shery Mead) https://www.intentionalpeersupport.org/articles/?v=b8a74b2fbcbb
Mad in America - Science, Psychiatry, and Social Justice https://www.madinamerica.com/
“The life saving lesson suicidal people can teach a world in a pandemic” by Alia A. Dastagir https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2020/05/21/suicide-coronavirus-covid-19-peer-support-mental-health-help/2999404001/
“That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief” by Scott Berinato https://hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief
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Generative Conflict with Mallika Dutt
How loneliness is killing us, according to a Harvard professor | Robert Waldinger
Podcast: Becoming the People (Prentis Hemphill)
Podcast: How to Survive the End of the World (The Brown Sisters)
Podcast: Real Vibes Only (Ebb & Flow Connections Cooperative)
Youtube Channel: Suicide “n” Stuff! (Dese’Rae Stage and Jess Stohlmann-Rainey)
TED Talk: “Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong” Johann Hari
TED Talk: “This could be why you’re depressed or anxious” Johann Hari
Podcast: The 'S' Word: A Podcast About Suicide Prevention with Sara Kohlbeck
TED Talk: We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it with Nora McInerny
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Crisis Toolkit, Mad Maps & Oppression: Paths to Personal Transformation and Collective Liberation, Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs, Fireweed Collective (formerly The Icarus Project)
Dean Spade: Books, podcasts, webinars on mutual aid and building community
Learning Portal (Ebb & Flow Connections Cooperative): On-demand webinars, tiered pricing (with unlimited scholarships). Will be adding topics requested by Summit evaluations
Live Through This project by Dese’Rae Stage
Resilient Wisconsin: Trauma-Informed Practices
Transform Harm: Resources on Transformative Justice, Restorative Justice, Community Accountability
“Six Ways You Can Really Help Prevent Suicide” by Leah Harris
Wildflower Alliance: Alternatives to Suicide and VCVC approach
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