help for recognizing if a child is in crisis and what to do about it
Williams, Kate
1995
The author draws from her experiences with her own suicidal daughter to provide advice to parents on how to recognize the signs of an impending crisis, where to go to get help, how to deal with adolescent issues and difficult life situations, and how to accept recovery as a reality.
Discusses depression and suicide, offering options and showing positive actions teens can take to alleviate or at least better understand their negative emotions.
In the world of 1950s New York City street gangs, an Anglo boy and a Puerto Rican girl fall in love. Their story echoes Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, when the feud between rival gangs leads to tragedy and death.
When three high school friends are invited to live briefly with a wealthy neighbor, their lives are changed by their relationships with a mysterious "gardener.".
Covers every aspect of suicidology-from psychological concerns to political and legal factors, from socioeconomic aspects to educational and religious considerations.
A lively what-to-do book for yourself or someone you care about who feels discouraged, sad, lonely, hopeless, angry or frustrated, unhappy or bored, depressed, and suicidal.
Laura Brandon's father makes a dying request, asking Laura to visit Sarah Tolley, an elderly woman suffering from Alzheimer's, and Laura is shocked when the request leads her husband to a desperate act that changes Laura's life, as well as her young daughter Emma's, and is forced to turn to Emma's biological father for support and help in solving the mystery of Sarah Tolley's life.
