Suicide
 
 

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Nonfiction Books
       
  One in Thirteen
by Jessica Portner. Robins Lane Press, 2001.
 

 
Who attempts suicide and why? Includes a list of  programs across the country that work.
 
  The Power to Prevent Suicide: A Guide for Teens Helping Teens
by Richard E. Nelson. Free Spirit, 1994.
 

 
Will you know how to help a friend if she tells you she is thinking about committing
suicide?
 
  Teen Suicide (At Issue)
by Tamara L. Roleff, ed. Greenhaven,  2000.
 

 
Essays by several authors, on the possible
causes and frequency of teen suicide. Useful for report writing and statistics collection.
 

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Novels

 
       
  Aimee
by Mary Beth Miller. Dutton Books, 2002.
 

 
Haunted by her best friend�s suicide, our heroine is gradually able to share her story through her journal.
 
  Alone at Ninety Foot
by Katherine Holubitsky. Orca Book, 1999.
 
  Pam�s mother�s death leaves her feeling
empty until she is able to gain the strength to reclaim her life.
 
  Keeper of the Night
by Kimberly Willis Holt. Henry Holt & Company, 2003.
 
  The first year after Isabel�s mother
commits suicide is very hard; but with help, her family does emerge from the darkness.
 
  Split Image
by Mel Glenn. HarperCollins, 2000.
 
  Laura Li is lost between two worlds with no support from home.
 
  The Wind Blows Backward
by Mary Downing Hahn. Clarion Books, 1993.
 
  Why is Spencer so sad? Can Lauren keep him from committing suicide?
 

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Web Sites
       
  American Association of Suicidology
http://www.suicidology.org/
 
  Pamphlets on understanding and preventing suicide. Referrals to support groups nation wide.
 
  Grief Recovery Online for all Bereaved (GROWW)
http://www.groww.org/
 
  A site for the bereaved, developed by the bereaved.
 
  If you are thinking about suicide�read this first
http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/
 
  Hope for those thinking about suicide.
  suicide @ rochford.org
www.rochford.org/suicide/
 
  A detailed, accurate, reliable source of information about suicide and its prevention.
  Suicide Awareness/Voices of Education (SA\VE)
http://www.save.org/
 
  Speaks for suicide survivors and educates others about suicide prevention.
  Suicidal.com
http://suicidal.com/
 
  A place of hope and compassion for the severally depressed and suicidal.
  Survivor Teens of Loved Ones� Suicides (STOLOS)
http://www.1000deaths.com/
lists.html#STOLOS

 
  Email support group for teens who have lost loved ones to suicide.
  Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program
http://www.yellowribbon.org/
 
  An outreach program that teaches life skills and encourages teens to seek help and
save lives.
 

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