Living When a Young Friend Commits Suicide Or Even Starts Talking about It [Paperback]

In the last thirty years, the suicide rate among young people has tripled. In this book addressed to the young survivors of this epidemic, Earl A. Grollman, the internationally known lecturer, writer, and grief counselor, and Max Malikow, a psychotherapist and pastoral counselor, offer solace and guidance to adolescents who are confronted with someone of their own age who is contemplating or has committed suicide.Earl A. Grollman,a pioneer in the field of crisis intervention, was rabbi of the Beth El Temple Center in Belmont, Massachusetts, for 36 years. A certified death educator and counselor, he was cited as Hero of The Heartland for his work with the families and volunteers of the Oklahoma City bombing.

Dr. Grollman has spoken at many colleges, clergy institutes, seminaries, physicians' forums, and hospital nursing associations, and has frequently addressed support groups such as The Compassionate Friends and Mothers Against Drunk Driving. He has also appeared on numerous national television and radio programs, including theOprah Winfrey Show,Children's Journal,All Things Considered, andMister Rogers' Neighborhood.He was featured on National Public Radio'sThe End of Life: Exploring Death in America series in the roundtable discussion on grief and bereavement.

He is the author of several books includingLiving When a Loved One Has Died,Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers, andLiving When a Young Friend Commits Suicide.US