Examines some of the causes of suicide among teenagers and discusses ways to recognize potential victims and prevent this tragedy.

Looks at the factors that cause some teenagers to practice self-mutilation, and how they can be helped.

Our teens are at risk for suicides, and this essential volume will help you help your at-risk teens from the devastation of suicide. This volume expertly recognizes the intimate relationship between its subject and reader as it weaves together different points of view. Does the desire for attention motivate teens to commit suicide? Do antidepressants contribute to an increase in teen suicides? Are gay teens at a greater risk for suicide? Can silencing cyberbullies put an end to suicides? These and other important questions are answered.

This book briefly examines the causes and warning signs of teen suicide, and presents ways to help prevent it.

Meeting a vital need, this book helps clinicians rapidly identify risks for suicidal behavior and manage an at-risk teen's ongoing care. It provides clear guidelines for conducting suicide risk screenings and comprehensive risk assessments and implementing immediate safety-focused interventions, as well as longer-term treatment plans. Designed for day-to-day use in private practice, schools, or other settings, the volume is grounded in a strong evidence base. It features quick-reference clinical pointers, sample dialogues with teens and parents, and reproducible assessment and documentation tools. Purchasers get access to a companion Web page featuring most of the reproducible materials, ready to download and print in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.

Based on interviews with teen suicide survivors, parents, and professionals, a sensitive exploration of teen suicide.

When teens consider suicide, they often tell other teens—if not always directly, then in other ways. Updated with new facts, statistics, and resources, this book gives teens the information and insight they need to recognize the risk and respond appropriately. It spells out the warning signs, guides teens through the steps of reaching out to a friend, and explains when and how to seek help. It also suggests ways for teens to help themselves when they're feeling stressed or depressed.

Our teens are at risk for suicides, and this essential volume will help you help your at-risk teens from the devastation of suicide. This volume expertly recognizes the intimate relationship between its subject and reader as it weaves together different points of view. Does the desire for attention motivate teens to commit suicide? Do antidepressants contribute to an increase in teen suicides? Are gay teens at a greater risk for suicide? Can silencing cyberbullies put an end to suicides? These and other important questions are answered.

Teen Suicide: The Raw Truth, educates teens, parents, peers and teachers. It expresses on the major stressors on why children commit suicide, while expressing how parents, peers and teachers can help a child in need. Suicide is hitting the homes of many families and it is time to stand strong together and help our children. The reader will find the reasons why a child commits suicide, and the main source they use to commit suicide. The reader will also be able to read about true suicide victims. One will find twenty interviews, which were done by the author. The author sat with the children and talked about subjects that are killing our children. The author hopes the book helps children who are contemplating suicide, helps parents understand the signs and symptoms their child may be showing, peers who know someone is wanting to commit suicide to reach out and let someone know and teachers to keep their eyes and ears open.