Suicide: Understanding and Ending a National Tragedy

by John Bateson

An urgent call to action on a rising--and preventable--trend.

Each year in the United States alone, nearly 50,000 individuals die by suicide; more than 1.2 million others attempt it. John Bateson, former executive director of a suicide prevention center, examines this national tragedy from multiple angles while debunking common myths, sharing demographic data, and identifying risk factors and warning signs. Suicide provides...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421449412
• ISBN13: 9781421449418
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"