suicidal behavior

Discusses the problem of teenage suicide, its effect on friends and family, warning signals, ways of coping, and methods of helping a friend who is considering suicide. Includes case histories, interviews with teens who have attempted suicide, and a list of places to turn for help.

This book offers comprehensive information on the sensitive subject of suicide.

Chronicles the mental breakdown of Esther Greenwood--a brilliant, beautiful, talented, and successful young woman.

The author describes his experiences with depression and his resulting suicidal tendencies beginning in 1985.

A series of poems reflect the thoughts and feelings of various people-- students, the librarian, parents, the principal, and others-- about the seemingly perfect Laura Li and her life inside and out of Tower High School.

Seventeen-year-old Paige Wheeler died in a fall off the high school roof and now her spirit seems bound to the school grounds, along with Brooke and Evan, two other teen ghosts who died there--but maybe if she can solve the mystery of her apparent suicide they will all be able to move on.

Presents a discussion of suicide among teenagers that covers high-risk population statistics, causes of suicide, the role of antidepressants and cyberbullying, and the benefits of open classroom communication, crisis hotlines, and high school programs to prevent the problem.

"Provides basic consumer health information for teens about suicide risk factors, warning signs, intervention and treatment, and prevention strategies. Includes index, directory of crisis hotlines and support groups, and resource information"--Provided by publisher.

Alphabetically arranged entries provide information on the lives and careers of 840 men and women from the entertainment industry who committed suicide between 1905 and 2000.

After one of her friends kills himself and another makes an attempt, Eilean suspects there was a suicide pact and enters a race against time to find Cathy, another friend who has gone missing--and is surprised to receive help from one of the bullies who made Eilean's group miserable.