Index

Page numbers in boldface refer to images.

African Americans, 41, 44

alcohol abuse, 12, 17, 3033, 42, 68, 80, 83, 87

anorexia nervosa, 8, 39

antidepressants, 17, 67, 72, 87

assessment, 79

assimilation, 43

bipolar, 15

Breel, Kevin, 3435

bullying, 17, 2021, 29, 31, 47, 83

Carter, Michelle, 1819, 18

Centers for Disease Control

(CDC), 7, 44

chronic, 14

clinical depression, 1517

cluster suicides, 31, 37

cognitive behavioral therapy, 6869, 74

coping mechanisms, 6, 58, 66, 68, 85-86, 9495

copycat suicide, 31, 37, 43, 79, 89

cutting, 17, 59

cyberbullying, 16, 1822, 83

depressant, 32

depression, 6, 89, 1213, 1517, 25, 29, 3135, 4143, 4849, 52, 54, 58, 63, 6667, 7274, 77, 79, 81, 83, 87, 93, 101

depressive illnesses, 12, 17, 86

dialectical behavior therapy, 7475

disempower, 21

drug abuse, 17, 3033, 42, 59, 80, 83, 87

eating disorder, 39

family therapy, 6970, 8687, 98

gambling, 30, 36

grief, 12, 54, 80, 8990, 95, 97, 102

grief, stages of, 93

group therapy, 7172, 71, 74, 86, 98

high-risk behavior, 3233, 83, 100

Hispanics, 41, 4446

hotline, 57, 62, 6465, 79, 100

Indigenous Canadians, 41, 43

intervention, 24, 6162, 68, 78, 81, 8386, 100

myths about suicide, 19, 2227, 81

National Minority Mental

Health Awareness Month, 45, 46

National Suicide Prevention

Lifeline, 7, 49, 65

Native Americans, 4144

pessimism, 14

postvention, 78, 8890

prevalent, 15, 23, 39

psychiatry, 11, 6667, 87, 100

psychotherapy, 86

risk factors, 3031, 43

Roy, Conrad, III, 1819

seasonal affective disorder

(SAD), 15

self-harm or self-destructive

behaviors, 1617, 59, 85 self-medication, 33

stigma, 23, 28, 3435, 46, 77

stressors, 9, 38

Stubblefield, Katie, 101

substance abuse, 8, 80, 83

suicidal ideation, 51

suicidal thoughts, 67, 9, 11, 14, 23, 25, 29, 3233, 41, 4445, 48, 5152, 58, 6063, 7274, 95, 100

suicide rate, 9, 36, 42, 44, 80, 86

survivors, 11, 91, 9697

Trevor Project, 46, 47

warning signs, 1213, 17, 39, 52, 53, 68, 77, 79, 81, 92