{"product_id":"suicide-understanding-and-ending-a-national-tragedy-9781421449418","title":"Suicide: Understanding and Ending a National Tragedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn urgent call to action on a rising--and preventable--trend.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach 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. \u003ci\u003eSuicide\u003c\/i\u003e provides essential information about the current landscape surrounding suicide in the United States as well as strategies to prevent further tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBateson 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. In particular, he details the stark relationship among guns, drugs, jump sites, and suicide, focusing on one of the most effective ways to prevent suicide--restricting access to lethal means. In addition to presenting practical information for identifying people at risk of suicide, Bateson details important steps that individuals, businesses, and the government can take to end this public health problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Bateson\u003c\/b\u003e was executive director of a nationally certified crisis intervention and suicide prevention center for 16 years. He also was executive director of three university counseling centers and deputy director of a multicounty social service agency. He served on the steering committee of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (now the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) and was appointed to a blue-ribbon committee that created the \"California Strategic Plan on Suicide Prevention.\" He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Education of a Coroner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last and Greatest Battle, The Final Leap\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBuilding Hope\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50889506554130,"sku":"9781421449418","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4e74d821-06aa-4735-a171-4f1cf43bd2c3.jpg?v=1738162667","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/suicide-understanding-and-ending-a-national-tragedy-9781421449418","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}