Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/04/2021 - 7:49pm Thanks to a generous grant from the Barton Foundation, the South Lake Tahoe Library now has Mental Health Kits available to the public for checkout. Kits are designed for both individuals and families who may be struggling with a mental illness but don’t know how to get help. Whether dealing with a new diagnosis or wanting new ideas for coping and recovery from a long-standing disorder, these kits can help you along the path to better mental health. There is a kit devoted to each of eight disorders including - Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder, PTSD and Trauma, Alcohol Use Disorder, and Substance Use Disorder. Each kit comes in a courier bag and contains six or more books dealing with the given disorder, a documentary DVD, a self-diagnostic tool and worksheet to help you talk to a therapist for the first time, a collection of calming techniques for emotional distress, a listing of national networks and resources for the disorder, as well as a guide for local mental health resources in South Lake Tahoe.