The Power to Prevent Suicide : A Guide for Teens Helping Teens - Softcover

Richard E., Ph.D. Nelson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0915793709 ISBN 13: 9780915793709

Publisher: Free Spirit Pub, 1994

Synopsis

Recognizing that young people have the power to be suicide preventers, this book offers positive, practical, step-by-step advice that can save lives.

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Grade 6 Up-An excellent, practical manual that is easy to read and understand. The authors' premise is that, as trusted and caring friends, YAs have a special role in the prevention of suicide among their peers, and discuss what to do if they observe the danger signals. Suggestions for assessing the degrees of concern and tips on "active listening" merit the attention of everyone working with teens. Basic information about suicide is presented: the magnitude and urgency of the crisis, contributing factors, categories of teens who are especially at-risk, the mind-set of would-be victims, and warning signs. They cite interviews with YAs who survived suicide attempts to indicate that many, apparently, change their minds after initiating the act. It follows that alertness and intervention can save lives. There is also a discussion of techniques for problem solving and stress reduction. For more in-depth treatments of the broader social issues that have produced the teen suicide crisis, see Michael Biskup and Carol Wekesser's Suicide (Greenhaven, 1992) and Cynthia Lewis's Teen Suicide (Enslow, 1994).
Libby K. White, Schenectady County Public Library, NY
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Free Spirit Pub
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0915793709
• ISBN 13: 9780915793709
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 126