Resources

We strive to provide as much assistance as possible to anyone who may need it. See the below recommended resources or reach out if you can't find what you need.

Mental Health Resource Suggestions

  • Mental Health First Aid website
  • Healthy Minds Healthy Kids website
  • Families Together in New York State website
  • Behavioral Addiction resources website
  • Smile Through the Storms website - a website for survivors of suicide
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LGBTQIA+ Books: a list by age group

Children's Picture Books (Ages 5-8)
  • I Am a Rainbow by Mark Kanemura
  • Melissa by Alex Gino
  • Strong by Rob Kearney and Eric Rosswood
  • Queer and Fearless edited by Rob Sanders
  • The Tea Dragon Society by K. O'Neill 
  • Cross My Heart and Never Lie by Nora Dasnes
  • On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden
  • Just Lizzie by Karen Wilfrid
  • Pink is For Boys by Robb Pearlman 
  • Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon
  • Included by Jayneen Sanders
  • May You Love and Be Loved by Cleo Wade
  • Emma and the Love Spell by Meredith Ireland

Young Adult Books (Ages 13 and Up)

  • Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
  • Being Ace by Madeline Dyer 
  • Heartstopper by Alice Oseman
  • Infinity Son by Adam Silvera
  • Teach the Torches to Burn by Caleb Roehrig
  • Stage Dreams by Melanie Gillman 
  • This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson 
  • My Fair Brady by Brian Kennedy
  • Transmogrify! edited by G. Haron Davis 
  • Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian 
  • Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
  • Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher
  • Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Children's Books (Ages 8-12)
  • I Think We Can! by C.M. King 
  • Pink, Blue, and You! by Elise Gravel 
  • Love Makes a Family by Sophie Beer 
  • Families Belong by Dan Saks 
  • My Two Moms and Me by Michael Joosten
  • Daddy, Papa, and Me by Leslea Newman 
  • Téo's Tutu by Maryann Jacob Macias 
  • ABC Pride by Louie Stowell and Elly Barnes
  • Tuesday is Daddy's Day by Elliot Kreloff
  • Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle by Nina LaCour
  • Family is Family by Melissa Marr
  • Honey & Leon Take the High Road by Alan Cumming
  • Born Ready by Jodie Patterson

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