Akron Public Library

Offers thoughtful answers to questions about this complex, painful issue to bring clarity, reassurance, and comfort to those who need it. - Publisher's summary.

In Colorado and throughout the nation there are growing and concerted public health efforts to reduce suicide and other preventable deaths. On the continuum of mental health care usage and suicide risk are those who have struggled with some form of criminal legal problem. This is a population that has an especially high risk of suicide. Those exiting the criminal justice system on probation have been shown to have significantly higher suicide rates...

Presents discussion and debate on the topic of suicide, including its acceptability from a moral viewpoint, teen suicide, suicide among gay teens, mood disorders as a cause of suicide, physician-assisted suicide, suicide prevention, gun restrictions to prevent suicide, school programs to educate about suicide.

Gregory Norwood is Minnesota's most beloved philanthropist, and the story of his son's overdose was splashed across the front page of all the papers. When a photojournalist sets out to get a candid shot of the highly successful businessman on the one year anniversary of his son's death, he's shocked to find Norwood dead with a smoking gun in his hand. The city is devastated, and Minneapolis detectives Leo Magozzi and Gino Rolseth are called in to...

A discussion of suicide, explaining what it is, looking at some of the reasons people consider suicide, identifying warning signs, encouraging young people to seek help from a trusted adult, and including coping strategies.