Suicide Survivor Reading Materials
Recommended Reading
Grief and Healing
- A Time to Grieve by Carol Staudacher
- After Suicide by John Hewett
- After Suicide: A Ray of Hope by Eleanora “Betsy” Ross
- After Suicide Loss: Coping With Your Grief by Bob Baugher and Jack Jordan
- Andrew, You Died Too Soon, by Corinne Chilstrom
- Don’t Take My Grief Away From Me, by Doug Manning
- Forgive & Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don’t Deserve, by Lewis Smedes
- Grieving A Suicide: A Loved One’s Search for Comfort, Answers & Hope, by Albert Hsu
- Healing After the Suicide of a Loved One, by Ann Smolin & John Guinan
- How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies, by Therese A. Rando
- How To Survive The Loss Of A Love, by Colgrove, Bloomfield, McWilliams
- In The Wake Of Suicide: Stories of the People Left Behind, by Victoria Alexander
- Living Through Mourning, by Harriet Sarnoff Schiff
- Light Beyond The Darkness, by Dore Deverell
- Men & Grief: A Guide For Men Surviving The Death Of A Loved One, by Carol Staudacher
- Mourning After Suicide, by Lois Bloom
- My Son, My Son, by Iris Bolton
- No Time To Say Goodbye, Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One, by Carla Fine
- Roses In December, by Marilyn Willett Heavilin
- Safe Passage, by Molly Fumia
- Sanity and Grace: A Journey of Suicide, Survival and Strength, by Judy Collins
- The Empty Chair: The Journey of Grief After Suicide, by Beryl Glover
- A Special Scar: The Experience of People Bereaved by Suicide, by Alison Wertheimer
- Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery: 101 Inspirational and Comforting Stories About Surviving the Loss of a Loved One
Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
- Understanding Depression: What We Know and What You Can Do About It, by J. Raymond DePaulo Jr.
- Suicide in America, by Herbert Hendlin
- The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression, by Andrew Solomon
- Darkness Visible, by William Styron
- Choosing to Live: How to Defeat Suicide Through Cognitive Therapy, by Thomas Ellis
For Families and Children