{"id":5612,"date":"2011-08-04T06:55:51","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T10:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/?p=5612"},"modified":"2011-08-02T12:59:25","modified_gmt":"2011-08-02T16:59:25","slug":"suggested-readings-for-suicide-survivors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2011\/08\/suggested-readings-for-suicide-survivors.html","title":{"rendered":"Suggested Readings for Suicide Survivors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since many of you, Beyond Blue<\/a> readers, have lost a loved one to suicide, and since a few people in my community have taken their lives this summer, I thought I would publish a thorough list of resources compiled by Dan Fields and the Samaritans<\/a>. You can find them at samaritanshope.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In addition to plenty of reading material, he lists three of the best websites for survivors of suicide loss:<\/p>\n

* Surviving Suicide Loss, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

* Suicide Loss Survivors, American Association of Suicidology<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

* Parents of Suicides and Friends & Families of Suicides<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

* One of my additions is the “Why Suicide?” blog<\/a> by Eric Marcus, whom I interviewed awhile back on Beyond Blue.<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Here is his list of books:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>* Aftershock: Help, Hope, and Healing in the Wake of Suicide<\/strong> by David Cox and Candy Arrington (B&H Publishing Group, 2003) <\/p>\n

* After Suicide: A Ray of Hope for Those Left Behind<\/strong> by Eleanora Betsy Ross (Da Capo Press, 2002)<\/p>\n

* After Suicide Loss: Coping with Your Grief by Bob Baugher and Jack Jordan (2009; available through Amazon.com)<\/p>\n

* Dying to Be Free: A Healing Guide for Families after a Suicide<\/strong> by Beverly Cobain and Jean Larch (Hazelden Publishing, 2006)<\/p>\n

* The Empty Chair: The Journey of Grief after Suicide<\/strong> by Beryl S. Glover (In-Sight Books, 2000)<\/p>\n

* Getting Back to Life When Grief Won\u2019t Heal<\/strong> by Phyllis Kosminsky (McGraw-Hill, 2007)<\/p>\n

* Healing after the Suicide of a Loved One<\/strong> by Ann Smolin and John Guinan (Fireside, 1993)<\/p>\n

* In the Wake of Suicide: Stories of the People Left<\/strong> Behind by Victoria Alexander (Jossey-Bass, 1998)\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

* A Long-Shadowed Grief: Suicide and Its Aftermath<\/strong> by Harold Ivan Smith (Cowley Publications, 2007)<\/p>\n

* The Mourning Handbook<\/strong> by Helen Fitzgerald (Fireside, 1995)<\/p>\n

* My Son, My Son: A Guide to Healing after Death, Loss, or Suicide<\/strong> by Iris Bolton (Bolton Press, 2001)<\/p>\n

* Myths about Suicide<\/strong> by Thomas Joiner (Harvard University Press, 2010)<\/p>\n

* Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide<\/strong> by Kay Redfield Jamison (Vintage Books, 2000)<\/p>\n

* No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One<\/strong> by Carla Fine (Broadway Books, 2000)<\/p>\n

* November of the Soul: The Enigma of Suicide<\/strong> by George Howe Colt (Scribner, 2006; includes a 100-page section on survivors)<\/p>\n

* Reaching Out after Suicide: What\u2019s Helpful and What\u2019s Not<\/strong> by Linda H. Kilburn (KP Associates [email KPAMASS@aol.com], 2008)
\n\"\"<\/a>
\n* Rocky Roads: The Journeys of Families through Suicide Grief<\/strong> by Michelle Linn-Gust (Chellehead Works, 2010)<\/p>\n

* Seeking Hope: Stories of the Suicide Bereaved<\/strong>, edited by Michelle Linn-Gust and Julie Cerel (Chellehead Works, 2011)<\/p>\n

* Silent Grief: Living in the Wake of Suicide<\/strong> (revised edition) by Christopher Lukas and Henry M. Seiden (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007)<\/p>\n

* A Special Scar: The Experiences of People Bereaved by Suicide<\/strong> by Alison Wertheimer (Brunner-Routledge, 2001)<\/p>\n

* Suicide Survivors: A Guide for Those Left Behind<\/strong> by Adina Wrobleski (Afterwords, 2002)<\/p>\n

* Suicide Survivors\u2019 Handbook: A Guide for the Bereaved and Those Who Wish to Help Them<\/strong> by Trudy Carlson (Benline Press, 2000)<\/p>\n

* Those They Left Behind: Interviews, Stories, Essays, and Poems by Survivors of Suicide<\/strong> by Karen Mueller Bryson (Lulu.com, 2006)<\/p>\n

* Time Unfinished: Loss, Grief, and Healing<\/strong> by Sandie Rotberg (AuthorHouse, 2008; poetry collection by a survivor)\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

* Touched by Suicide: Hope and Healing after Loss<\/strong> by Michael F. Myers and Carla Fine (Gotham, 2006)<\/p>\n

* Understanding Your Suicide Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart<\/strong> by Alan D. Wolfelt (Companion Press, 2009)<\/p>\n

* Why Suicide? Questions and Answers about Suicide, Suicide Prevention, and Coping with the Suicide of Someone You Know<\/strong> (revised edition) by Eric Marcus (HarperOne, 2010)<\/p>\n

* Click here to subscribe to Beyond Blue<\/b><\/a> and click here to follow Therese on Twitter<\/b><\/a> and click here to join Group Beyond Blue<\/b><\/a>, a depression support group. Now stop clicking.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Since many of you, Beyond Blue readers, have lost a loved one to suicide, and since a few people in my community have taken their lives this summer, I thought I would publish a thorough list of resources compiled by Dan Fields and the Samaritans. You can find them at samaritanshope.org. 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