Suicide-Prevention Intervention Postvention
By Earl A. Grollman.
Description
Once every minute, someone tries to kill himself with conscious intent. Sixty or seventy times a day these attempts succeed. Earl A. Grollman has gathered a valuable overview of the statistics and of the religious, philosophical, and psychological viewpoints on suicide. Using this background, he presents guidelines for action directed especially to the "gatekeepers", to those who are in a position to help and are willing to act. He points out some surprising statistics - among teenagers, suicide is the third leading cause of death; among college students, it rises to second place....
ISBN(s)
0807027758, 9780807027752
