Dead Serious by Jane Mersky Leder

Dead Serious by Jane Mersky Leder

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. The skyrocketing number of teens who take their own lives makes Dead Serious: Breaking the Cycle of Teen Suicide more relevant and important than ever. Talking about suicide does not make matters worse. What makes matters worse is not talking.

Leder, Jane Mersky: - Jane Mersky Leder is a freelance writer and journalist. She is the author of the award-winning book, Dead Serious, as well as Brothers & Sisters: How They Shape Our Lives and Grace & Glory: A Century of Women in the Olympics. Her articles have appeared in numerous publications, including Psychology Today, the Chicago Sun-Times, and American Heritage.

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ISBN 13	9781946229533
ISBN 10	1946229539
Title	Dead Serious
Author	Jane Mersky Leder
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bublish, Inc.
Year published	2018-01-23
Number of pages	210
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