The Long Sleep
A Practical Guide to Supporting Young People with Suicidal Thoughts
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Publishing:12th Dec '24
£12.99
This title is due to be published on 12th December, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
'[The Long Sleep] has incredible breadth and depth which offers real insights into the mind of those who are suicidal, together with practical guidance on supporting young people, as well as challenging the myths around suicide' Professor Rory O'Connor, Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory, University of Glasgow, author of When It Is Darkest
Worldwide, suicide is one of the leading causes of death among young people, and numbers continue to increase. Many young people have experienced suicidal thoughts, have self-harmed or attempted suicide. What makes someone particularly vulnerable? Why do proportionally more young men than women resort to suicide? What can be done to support people and prevent young deaths?
The Long Sleep explores the origins, symptoms and meanings of young peoples' suicidal crises and argues the need for sensitive responses and improved understanding if current rates are to be curbed. Combining moving accounts from relatives and young people who have attempted suicide with the evidence of extensive research into the subject, Kate Hill offers important and timely insights into an area fraught with fear and denial.
This classic self-help book has been fully revised and considers:
● Current perspectives around mental and physical healthcare development
● Social, environmental and personal factors that may be triggers
● How to listen to and support young people at risk
● Where and when to seek professional help and support
This is a powerful and moving book. It skilfully weaves together young people's individual stories with the research evidence. There is something for everyone interested in youth suicide prevention in The Long Sleep. It has incredible breadth and depth which offers real insights into the mind of those who are suicidal, together with practical guidance on supporting young people, as well as challenging the myths around suicide. I highly recommend this book -- Professor Rory O'Connor, Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory, University of Glasgow, author of 'When It Is Darkest'
For anyone interested in in understanding how a young person might get to the point of contemplating suicide, this book helps convey how death might hold an allure to some young people and how they may lack the coping skills to identify other solutions. Kate Hill's revised text sensitively explores, through case material and published research, how young people can come to feel very trapped. It dispels key myths about suicide, providing reassurance to young people and those around them and an improved grasp of the complexities of this issue. -- Professor Alexandra Pitman, UCL Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London; Patron of the Support After Suicide Partnership
This book will make a significant contribution to improving our understanding of suicide among the young -- Simon Armson, Samaritans
A masterly exploration of one of the most important and pressing problems of our time -- Professor Keith Hawton, CBE, Director of Oxford University’s Centre for Suicide Research
ISBN: 9781472147301
Dimensions: 198mm x 126mm x 22mm
Weight: unknown
416 pages