About this item
My brother took his own life on his thirtieth birthday. My life has never been the same. Thirty plus years after publishing the first edition of Dead Serious, this second completely revised and updated edition covers new ground: bullying, social media, LGBTQ teens, suicide prevention programs, and more. Scores of teens share their stories that are often filled with hurt, disappointment, shame--yet often hope. Written for teens, adults and educators, Dead Serious: Breaking the Cycle of Teen Suicide explores the current cultural and social landscape and how the pressure-filled lives of teens today can lead to anxiety, depression--suicide. Leder's own journey of discovery after her brother's suicide informs her goal of helping to prevent teen suicide by empowering teens who are suffering and teens who can serve as peer leaders and connectors to trusted adults.
About the Author
Jane Mersky Leder was born in Detroit, Michigan. The "Motor City" and original home of Motown have driven her writing from the start. A "Baby Boomer" who came of age in the Sixties, Leder is fascinated by the complexities of relationships between generations, between genders, and between our personal and public personas.Dead Serious, a book about teen suicide, was named a YASD Best Book for Young Adults. The second edition of Dead Serious (with a new subtitle) : Breaking the Cycle of Teen Suicide, can be ordered now and will be available as an eBook and/or soft cover as of January 23, 2018.Leder has also written about the sibling connection and love and sex in World War II. She currently spends her time in Evanston, Illinois, and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
