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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 essential information about the current landscape surrounding suicide in the United States as well as strategies to prevent further tragedy.Bateson emphasizes that the rise in suicide and attempted suicide is not only a mental health issue affecting individuals but also an urgent problem for society at large. He discusses suicide in parks, prisons, and the military, as well as assisted suicide, suicide by cop, and murder-suicide.
About the Author
My latest book, "The Education of a Coroner: Lessons in Investigating Death," was published in August 2017 by Scribner. My previous books include "The Last and Greatest Battle" (Oxford University Press, 2015) , "The Final Leap" (University of California Press, 2012) , and "Building Hope" (Prager Press, 2008) .I was executive director of a nationally-certified crisis intervention and suicide prevention center in the San Francisco Bay Area for 16 years. I also have been executive director of three university-run counseling centers and assistant director of a two-county social service agency. Earlier in my career I was a book reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle and other publications. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
