Friends & Family

Watching a loved one struggle with thoughts of suicide can be terrifying, and leave you feeling helpless. The amount of information available on the topic can be overwhelming. Here are a few resources to get you started.

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Tips for parents of teens struggling with mental health issues

Tips for parents of teens struggling with mental health issues

Many well-meaning parents panic when their child is struggling with mental health issues, which may lead...

What to Expect When Calling a Suicide Crisis Hotline or 988

What to Expect When Calling a Suicide Crisis Hotline or...

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is not just for people struggling with suicidal thoughts, it is...

Suicide Risk Factors and Warning Signs: What we’ve learned from the research

Suicide Risk Factors and Warning Signs: What we’ve learned from...

It’s important to understand that there are many potential suicide risk variables, the following are a...

“It’s Not About the Nail”: confession of a problem-solver

“It’s Not About the Nail”: confession of a problem-solver

When I was initially being trained to be a Suicide Prevention Call Specialist, I found it...

It’s Not Me, It’s You: Finding the Right Therapist

It’s Not Me, It’s You: Finding the Right Therapist

When “shopping” for a therapist you should put in as much time and effort as you...

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Speaking of Suicide Website

Speaking of Suicide, a site for suicidal individuals and their loved ones, survivors, mental health professionals,...

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Waking Up: Climbing through the Darkness

Waking Up: Climbing through the Darkness by Terry Wise.  An inspiring story and a didactic model...

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Choosing to Live: How to Defeat Suicide Through Cognitive Therapy

Award winning book that includes Appendix A: Guide for Concerned Family Members and Friends. Addresses some...

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Today I feel silly: And other moods that make my...

Award winning book that includes Appendix A: Guide for Concerned Family Members and Friends. Addresses some...

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Suicide is Different Website

A web-based resource that provides support to those supporting someone who is thinking about suicide.

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The Jewish Body: A History

Although this book only devotes 9 pages to suicide, suicide loss survivors identifying as Jewish have...