Efnisyfirlit

• Cover
• Halftitle Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Epigraph
• Contents
• Introduction
• My Story
• This Book
• Part I: Understanding Suicide
• 1. Fiction vs. Fact
• Fiction 1: People Who Are Suicidal Want to Die
• Fiction 2: Suicidal People Resort to Any Means Possible
• Fiction 3: People Who Talk about Suicide Won’t Really Do It
• Fiction 4: People Who Are Suicidal Are Suicidal Forever
• Fiction 5: Once a Suicidal Crisis Passes, the Danger Is Over
• Fiction 6: Suicide Is an Impulsive Act
• Fiction 7: Homicides Are a Bigger Problem than Suicides
• Fiction 8: Most Religions and Cultures Consider Suicide a Sin
• Fiction 9: Humans Are the Only Animals Who Die by Suicide
• Fiction 10: Suicide Ends the Pain
• 2. The Proverbial Question
• Durkheim and Social Connectedness
• Shneidman and Psychache
• A Genetic Disposition?
• Beck and Hopelessness
• Joiner and Fearlessness
• Pairing Capacity with Intent
• Access to Lethal Means
• 3. By the Numbers
• Adult Suicides
• Youth Suicides
• Other Factors
• Gender Differences
• Ethnic Differences
• Geographic Differences
• Sexual Orientation and Suicide
• Avoiding Generalizations
• Sports and Suicide
• Popular Times of Suicide
• Suicide and Covid-19
• 4. Special Situations
• Suicide in Parks
• Suicide in Prisons
• Suicide in the Military
• Assisted Suicide
• Suicide by Cop
• Murder-Suicide
• 5. Talking to a Suicidal Person
• Risk Factors and Warning Signs
• Asking the Question
• The Advent of Technology
• Hotline Counselors
• Survivors of Suicide
• Suicide-Prevention Training
• The Media’s Role
• Part II: Restricting Access to Lethal Means
• 6. Guns and Suicide
• The Most Lethal Means
• Mass Shootings
• We Are Number One
• What the Gun Debate Is Really About
• Guns versus Bullets
• Gun Reform, Not Gun Control
• The Nature of Alliances
• Smart Guns
• 7. Drugs and Suicide
• A Growing Epidemic
• Opioids
• 8. Jump Sites and Suicide
• Bridges
• Other Jump Sites
• The Lessons of Japan
• Train Crossings
• 9. Success Story
• The Grim Reality
• One Case Remembered
• Looking Back—and Ahead
• Tomorrow and Ever After
• 10. Ending Suicide
• Henry Ford Behavioral Health
• The Zero Suicide Model
• What Individuals Can Do
• What Clergy Can Do
• What Schools Can Do
• What Businesses Can Do
• What Public-Private Partnerships Can Do
• What State Officials Can Do
• What Federal Officials Can Do
• What the Military Can Do
• Conclusion
• Afterword
• Acknowledgments
• Resources
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Author
• Promo Page