Understanding Suicide: A National Epidemic

by Connie Goldsmith

Suicide is among the top three causes of death for young people ages 15 to 24. In fact, this global epidemic claims 41,000 lives per year in the United States alone. Suicide touches people of all ages―from those who consider and attempt suicide to those who lose a loved to suicide. Yet silence often surrounds these deaths and makes suicide difficult to understand.

Looking beyond common myths and misconceptions, author Connie Goldsmith examines common risk factors and covers warning signs, ways to reach out to a suffering loved one, and precautions that can save lives. And survivors' personal stories offer honest examinations of both grief and hope.

Genres: Nonfiction

112 pages, Library Binding

Published August 1, 2016

Reviews

[No, David! No! · Rating 2 out of 5]

Targeted at a younger audience - probably early teen / tween. It has a lot of data in it. Feels very much like the type of source material that you would use for a junior high research paper. Some of the information was useful. Overall though, it did not seem to give a lot of conclusions or specific insights.

At the same time, not a bad resource if a younger person wants an overview of suicide.

[Ga-ranimals! · Rating 4 out of 5]

Meant for young adult readers, but it has very good information concerning suicide. There are separate chapters devoted to suicide in children and teens and suicide in adults rather than lumping the age groups together. There is also a chapter on suicide in the military.

[Terri Dreismeier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Meant for young tweens, however, it is very insightful for those of us who work in education. Will put this book on display in the library.

[Chelsey · Rating 2 out of 5]

While this tiny volume includes a lot of information, it is incredibly dry. It's less than 100 pages long, and it took me almost a month to slog through it. Good to use as source material, but definitely not recommended for recreational reading.

[Robyn Prem · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has alot of great information on suicide, I learned things I did not know from reading this.