YOU ARE NOT ALONE - A companion online community discussion board for The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast with Paul Gilmartin

Anyone have an easy to understand book for people that might not understand why someone would kill themselves. My cousin killed himself yesterday. He suffered with bi-polar along with other problems. Having lived with depression I understand how he felt and why he wanted to do what he did. And everyone seems to be dealing ok so far but I know its been thrown around a lot of not understanding why.

Resources for survivors of suicide, resources for suicide prevention, including some writings on the precursors of suicide

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Resources for survivors of suicide

http://www.depression-chat-rooms.org/de ... n-chat.htm

google: "survivors of suicide"

http://www.survivorsofsuicide.com/

A Handbook for Survivors of Suicide -- http://www.suicidology.org/c/document_l ... LFE-73.pdf

https://www.afsp.org/coping-with-suicid ... port-group

http://www.suicide.org/suicide-survivors.html

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Suicide and Suicide Prevention Resources

Suicide Prevention at 1-800-273-8255

another: 1-800-SUICIDE (1 800-784-2433)

another: type "Suicide Hotline" in you favorite Internet search

another: suicide.org -- Domestic & International Suicide Hotlines

These are your #1 resources, all other resources are conditional on you staying alive, and Suicide Prevention at 1-800-273-8255 is how you will stay alive.

Best online suicide-prevention collection of great resources: suicide.org

"Coping with Suicidal Thoughts: A Resource for Patients" -- Suicide resource packet multipage PDF, a work-booklet using Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)

Resources for helping others, including contacts to social media safety teams -- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline; Help Someone Else Online

Finally, here is a good summary of the precursors to suicide to help you understand yourself and others, it is from a PhD psychologist whose father committed suicide:

American Psychological Association - Thomas Joiner, PhD - Precursors to suicide, for yourself and others

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