RESOURCES
compiled
by Carol Loehr
suicide prevention - books - organizations - support
Suicide
Hotline: 1-800-273
Talk or 1-800-273-8255
A simple phone call puts a person in crisis (or someone close to that
person) in immediate touch with help at the nearest certified crisis center.
The line is staffed
24 hours a day.
KEITH LOEHR MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
My husband, Dick, and I have set up a scholarship at Purdue University (Dick and I both graduated from Purdue).
This scholarship is for a graduate student in counseling at the College of Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette Campus.
The purpose of this scholarship is to provide financial support for a student who has an interest in suicide prevention through the early detection and treatment of students suffering from depression. Special emphasis should be directed towards students in the primary and secondary schools.
The symptoms of depression are known, and treatment programs which involve counseling and perhaps medicine can be effective. Often, however, severely depressed people do not seek treatment due to ignorance or due to the stigma attached to neuro-biological illnesses such as depression The intention of this scholarship is to help promote the identification and application of successful suicide prevention programs in schools. The intention is not to provide support for basic research into depression or into suicidal behaviors.
The student should have an interest in being an advocate for people dealing with depression as well as an advocate for those who have suffered a loss through suicide.
VIDEOS
Memorial Service for Jeff Moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=215zlZsb0G4
This video is taken from the memorial service for Jeff Moon, a young man whose struggle with serious mental illness culminated in his death by suicide. Jeff's step-father speaks passionately and eloquently about the need to de-stigmatize serious mental illness and suicide because the victims cannot advocate for themselves. (Purdue University)
The Ganley Foundation
www.youtube.com/ganleyfoundation
This video is part of The Ganley Foundation's Crusade for Awareness. Jordan Burnham, a nineteen year old suicide attempt survivor from The National Mental Health Awareness Campaign's Speakers Bureau (www.nostigma.org), shared his experiences with depression and healing.
A question and answer period allowed students to learn more about how to recognize the symptoms of depression, how to get help for oneself or others, warning signs of suicidal behavior, challenge those stigmas that prevent proper intervention, and deliver a message of hope.
WRISTBANDS
I have created a wristband through Thegiftofkeith.org.
The text "PREVENT SUICIDE = TREAT DEPRESSION" was designed by my daughter Cindy.
Please E-mail me (Carol) with your order, Alosssogreat@aol.com. In your E-mail please include your mailing address and how many wristbands you would like. Erase the stigma of suicide and bring about awareness, please wear one of our wristbands!
Compiled
by Carol Loehr
Against Depression
Peter D. Kramer
A Fork in The Road: My
Story of Suicide and Survival
Donna Simmons
After Suicide
John Hewitt
After Suicide Loss: Coping
With Your Grief
Bob Baugher Ph.D and Jack Jordan, Ph.D.
After the Death of a Child
Ann K. Finkbeiner
An Unquiet Mind
Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D.
But I Didn’t Say
Goodbye
Barbara Rubel
Chasing Death: Losing a Child to Suicide
Jan Anderson
Darkness Visible
William Styron
Healing After Suicide
of a Loved One
Ann Smolin and John Guinana, Ph.D.
Lament For a Son
Nicholas Wolterstorff
Losing a Child
Linda Hurcombe
Night Falls Fast
Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D.
No Time to Say Goodbye
Carla Fine
Passing Reflections, Vol. 1 (Collection of Poems)
Kristen Spexarth - www.passingreflections.com
A journal of the first two years after losing my eldest son, Colby to suicide. Mostly made
of poems which came to me day after day, the books are a manifestation of my grief process.
Linda K. Maurer
Suicide Why?
Adina Wrobleski
The Suicidal Mind
Edwin Shneidman
Touched By Fire
Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D.
Child and Adolescent Books
My Uncle Keith Died
Carol Loehr
Trafford Publishing or call Toll Free (888)232-4444; and Amazon.com
Eight Stories Up
An Adolescent Chooses Hope Over Suicide
Dequincy A. Lezine PH. D. With David Brent, M. D.
Siblings
An Empty Chair: Living in the Wake of a Sibling’s Suicide
Sara Swan Miller and Martin B. Miller
Teen Grief Relief
Dr. Heidi Horsley and Dr. Gloria Horsley
SUPPORT
Healing
the Grieving Heart
VoiceAmericaHealth
- Live Internet Talk Radio
A
web-radio series by Drs. Gloria & Heidi Horsley
This show is dedicated to The Compassionate Friends
and
families that have experienced the death of a child.
May 17, 2010
Guest: Carol Loehr
Finding Healing and Hope After Traumatic Loss
www.opentohope.com
Archives:
October 6, 2005: Honoring a Child Who Died by Suicide
Guest: Carol Loehr
MP3 Link
August 16, 2007: Talking to Children About Suicide
Guest: Carol Loehr
MP3 Link
Ivanhoe Broacast News
Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs
Carol Loehr was interviewed by Ivanhoe in December, 2008.
A link to the video: Suicides Up 19 Percent: - Topix
The Open to Hope Foundation
OpentoHope.com
This foundation offers resources and hope for anyone dealing with a significant loss.
AFSP American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention
afsp.org
All across the United States the AFSP provide a safe
place where survivors can share experiences and
support each other during their healing process.
Almost all groups are facilitated by suicide survivors,
or professionals. Each year, AFSP holds survivor
conferences in participating communities throughout
the country on the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
Families for Depression Awareness
familyaware.org
A Web Site that has resources to help family members deal with depression
The Ganley Foundation
GANLEY FOUNDATION
A non-profit organization, which was created in memory of Jimmy Ganley
who died by suicide due to undiagnosed depression.
The Crusade for Awareness was created to promote mental health by
educating youth and their parents about the signs of depression..
Our school and community presentations provide factual and
practical information to help youth recognize the signs of depression
in themselves and their peers.
National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill
www.nami.org
NAMI seeks to educate the public on mental illness
and is an advocate of the mentally ill by bringing
their problems to the attention of local, state and
Federal governments, and they seek to further
research.
OBELISK
A publication of the LOSS program of Catholic Charities
A Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide
312-559-1530
catholiccharities.net/loss
"It contains the writings of Father Rubey and other survivors
and survivor-related issues.This is a record of our struggles,
our battle to survive. It represents the support that we gain
from meeting with other survivors so that we are not alone
on our journey of grief. As we gain strength, the grief tapers
off. Our spirits rise and we are able to look up again,
to have hope for the future." (from the Obelisk publication)
save.org
This is an organization dedicated to educating the
public about suicide and suicide prevention.
OPEN TO HOPE FOUNDATION
opentohope.org
This foundation offers resources and hope for anyone dealing with a significant loss.
SPAN USA,
Inc.
spanusa.org
SPAN USA is the nation's only suicide prevention
organization
dedicated to leveraging grassroots
support among suicide survivors and others to advance
public policies that prevent suicide.
Suicide: it claims good people
suicideclaimsgoodpeople.org
Our mission is to bring awareness to the enormity of suicide in our world.
Fear keeps us in darkness. Now is the time to talk about it, openly and
honestly. It may be uncomfortable, and at times, difficult to talk about.