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Bereavement Psychological aspects Grief Suicide Suicide Prevention Suicide Psychological aspects Suicide victims California Los Angeles Family relationships Suicide victims Family relationships Suicide victims Family relationships Fiction Teenagers Suicidal behavior Widows FictionSummary: A grieving father seeks answers after his fourteen-year-old son dies by suicide. He uncovers painful truths about the lives of teens, the impact of unfettered access to internet and social media, and the shocking rise of depression among America's youth. The journey brings him together with young suicide survivors, prevention experts, and parents trying to understand the 70% increase in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TELSummary: Haunted by the mysterious loss of her grandmother many years before, a beautiful young mother (Makiko Esumi as Yumiko) struggles to come to terms with the sudden loss of her husband. Yumiko remarries and with her young son moves to her new husband's home in a remote village on the wild, untamed Sea of Japan. There, with time, she awakens to find love, understanding, happiness and a sense of peace.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2000
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MABBryant, Kobe
Summary: Gus channels all his emotions-about his older brother and his death by suicide-into training to earn a spot on the Olympic swim team.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Granity Studios 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC BRYJoiner, Thomas E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.858445 JOIKuklin, Susan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 362.28 KUKAshton, Jennifer
Summary: Shares the author's experiences after the suicide of her ex-husband, as well as the most recent insights into suicide from the medical community. When her ex-husband killed himself soon after their divorce, Ashton's world-- and that of her children-- was shattered. At once a deeply personal trauma, and a devastating public epidemic, suicide affects millions who are left behind and must work...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.28 ASHBialosky, Jill.
Summary: The author presents an account of her sister's suicide, and the lifelong impact that the suicide has had on her own life and the lives of the other members of her family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.28 BIAMyers, Michael F.
Summary: From the Publisher: Whether you are struggling with fresh grief at a loved one's death by suicide or your loss happened years ago, you should know that you are not alone. 5 million Americans are affected-directly or indirectly-by this tragedy each year. And it sends us on a lifelong search for answers, both to the practical questions and the deepest question of all: Why? In this definitive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2006
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Place a hold to request this item.Fine, Carla.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.28 FINConroy, Pat.
Summary: Leopold Bloom King, our narrator, is the son of an amiable, loving father who teaches science at the local high school. His mother, an ex-nun, is the high school principal and a well-known Joyce scholar. After Leo's older brother commits suicide at the age of thirteen, the family struggles with the shattering effects of his death. Eventually he becomes part of a tightly knit group of high...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC CONStraub, Peter
Summary: "Nancy Underhill commits suicide for no apparent reason. A week later, her son--fifteen-year-old Mark--vanishes. The boy's uncle, novelist Timothy Underhill, searches his hometown of Millhaven for clues that might help unravel this horrible dual mystery. He soon learns that a pedophilic murderer is on the loose in the vicinity, and that shortly before Nancy's suicide, Mark had become...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2003
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC STRBusbee, Shirlee.
Summary: Returning to her hometown after her brother's suicide, a young woman tries to heal the shattered past and face the questions that remain unanswered.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2003
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC BUSHart, Ellen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Minotaur 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HARNwabineli, Onyi
Summary: Quentin was the love of Eve's life, despite his penchant for going incommunicado. On New Year's Eve, he killed himself. And Eve is the one who found him. On an emotional journey through unimaginable loss, Eve is pulled along by her tight-knit Nigerian family, a posse of new friends, and the love and laughter she shared with her husband. But she is not okay. -- adapted from back cover and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Lukas, Christopher.
Contents: Introduction: Lukas's story -- What happens to the survivor after someone commits suicide -- Emotional reactions to suicide -- A family's story -- The bargain : a deal we make with life -- Bargains : the long good-bye -- Bargains : scapegoating -- Bargains : "I am guilty; I am a victim" -- Bargains : cutting off -- Bargains : a miscellany -- The saddest bargain : "because you died, I'll die" --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.28 LUKSummary: This film explores the stories of Americans impacted by suicide, and journeys to the frontlines of medical and scientific research to meet some of the people who are wroking to curb the suicide crisis.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FACHornbacher, Marya
Summary: In the aftermath of her husband's devastating suicide, Claire Schiller moves with their two young children into the home of her in-laws during an oppressive Minnesota winter and shares unexpected moments of comfort, healing, and humor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOROates, Joyce Carol
Summary: A stunning, major achievement from Joyce Carol Oates, "one of the great artistic forces of our time" ( The Nation ). A haunting story of the powerful spell Niagara Falls casts upon two generations of a family, leading to tragedy, love, loss, and, ultimately, redemption. A man climbs over the railings and plunges into Niagara Falls. A newlywed, he has left behind his wife, Ariah Erskine, in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OATWolfelt, Alan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Companion Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Self H Grief WolfeltD'Erasmo, Stacey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DERBrown, James
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 2003