APPENDIX

LDS Resources by Hidden Treasures Institute

Other Resources by Hidden Treasures Institute

National hot lines in U.S.
1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) National Hotline
1-800-621-4000 National Adolescent Suicide Hotline

BEFRIENDERS INTERNATIONAL
Befrienders International is a network of hundreds of befriending centers world-wide. These centers are run by trained volunteers and offer a service, which is free, non-judgmental and completely confidential. People are befriended by telephone, in face-to-face meetings, by letter and by email. The Befrienders has an excellent listing of resources for those who may be contemplating suicide! A list of crisis centers in United States, Canada and other countries is available. Suicide resources from Armenia to Zimbabwe are provided. This site is available in different languages. The Befrienders International also provides the world's most comprehensive suicide referral Website with over 1,700 suicide helplines and emotional first aid centers worldwide and on the Internet. The main office is in London England.

Befrienders International
26/27 Market Place
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey KT1 1JH
United Kingdom
Phone: +44(0) 20 8541 4949
Web site: www.suicide-helplines.org

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SUICIDOLOGY
American Association of Suicidology is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the understanding and prevention of suicide. This site is designed as a resource for anyone concerned about suicide, including, suicide researchers, therapists, prevention specialists, survivors of suicide, and people who are themselves in crisis. A list of resources available in the United States is provided.

American Association of Suicidology
4201 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 408
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: (202) 237-2280
Web site: www.suicidology.org/

GENERAL SUICIDE RESOURCES

LDS MENTAL HEALTH.ORG
LDSmentalhealth.org is a web site that provides a variety of resources on several mental health topics including suicide. This site reviews resources of interest to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Among sources reviewed are Church conference talks, official Church publications, and other LDS professional resources. 

LDSmentalhealth.org
2550 Washington Blvd. Suite #103
Ogden, UT 84401
Phone: (800) 723-1760 
Web site: ldsmentalhealth.org

AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) was formed in 1986, a number of leading experts on suicide came together with business and community leaders and survivors of suicide to form the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. They believed that only a combined effort would make it possible to fund the research necessary for progress in the prevention of
suicide. A variety of excellent resources can be found from this organization.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
120 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
New York, New York 10005
Phone: toll free (888) 333-AFSP (888) 333-2377
Web site: www.afsp.org

SUICIDE AWARENESS/ VOICES OF EDUCATION
Suicide Awareness/Voices of Education (SA/VE) web site includes a helpful Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) file, general information on suicide and some common statistics, symptoms of depression, a book list and much more in an easy-to-read format. In addition questions can be asked via e-mail from this site.
www.save.org/

The Link Counseling Center's National Resource Center for Suicide Prevention
348 Mt. Vernon Hwy., Atlanta, GA 30328 
404-256-9797

American Psychiatric Association
1400 K. St. N.W. Washington D.C. 20005

RESOURCES: Suggested Readings

About Suicide Utah Dept. Of Social Services booklet

Ballard, M. Russell, "Suicide, Some Things We Know, and Some We Do Not" The Ensign, October, 1987.

Bolton, Iris, My Son...My Son: A Guide to Healing After Death, Loss, or Suicide by ; Bolton Press, 1324 Belmore Way, Atlanta GA 30338

Bozarth-Campbell, Alla, Life is Goodbye, Life is Hello by; Compcare Pub. 

Cain, A.C., Survivors of Suicide by; Charles C. Thomas

"Caring About Kids/ Talking to Children about Death", DHEW Publication No. (ADM) 79-838, 1979. Single

Emswiler, Mary and James, Guiding Your Child Through Grief  

Fine, Carla, No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One

Fitzgerald, Helen, The Grieving Teen: A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends 

Fitzgerald, Helen, The Mourning Handbook by Helen Fitzgerald, Simon & Schuster Pub. 

Grief After Suicide, (brochure pub. By Mental Health Association, 2220 Silvernail Road, Pewaukee, WI 530722-5529

Grollman, Earl A., Talking to Children About Death, Beacon Pub. 

Hewet, John, After Suicide, Wayne Oates Westminster Press, 1980.

Kuschner, Harold, When Bad Things Happen to Good People 

Lukas, Christopher and Henry Seiden, Silent Grief: Living in the Wake of Suicide, Charles Scribner's & Sons, 1987

Nelson, Russell M., The Gateway We Call Death, Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1995.

Permission to Grieve Following Suicide, booklet pub. Utah State Dept. Of Health

Robinson, Rita, Survivors of Suicide, IBS Press, 1989

Ross, E. Kubler, Working It Through 

Rubel, Barbara, But I Didn't Say Goodbye: For parents and professionals helping child suicide survivors

Sarnoff, Harriet, Living Through Mourning: Finding Comfort and Hope When a Loved One Has Died, Penguin Books

Smollin, Ann and John Guinan, Healing After the Suicide of a Loved one 

SOS Newsletter, Survivors of Suicide, Inc. (A self-help support group) 2411 South Woodruff Ave. Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404 tel. (208) 524-2411

Staudacher, Carol, Beyond Grief, chap. 8 on Suicide, New Harbinger Pub. 1987

Suicide, The American Psychiatric Association, 1400 K. St., N.W. Washington, DC 20005

Suicide and Its Aftermath: Understanding and Counseling the Survivors, Dunne, McIntosh & Dunn-Maxim, Norton Pub.

Surviving Your Child's Suicide, (brochure) and The Compassionate Friends Newsletter, published by The Compassionate Friends, Inc. A nationwide support group for bereaved parents. National Office: P.O. Box 3696 Oak Brook IL 60522-3696 (312) 323-5010

Teen free copies may be obtained from: Public Inquiries, National Institute of Mental Health, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857)

Understanding and Coping With Your Grief (brochure pub. by SOS) 

Wrobleski, Adina, Suicide Survivors: A Guide for Those Left Behind 

Worbleski, Adina, Suicide: WHY, Afterwords, 5124 Grove St. Minneapolis, MN 55436

BOOKS ABOUT LIFE AFTER DEATH

Hello From Heaven --by Bill & Judy Guggenheim
Life After Life --by Raymond A. Moody Jr.
Beyond Death's Door --by Maurice Rawlings
Return From Tomorrow --by George Richie & Elizabeth Sherrill
Life After Death: Insights from Latter-day Revelation --by Robert Millet
Beyond Death's Door --by Brent & Wendy Top
Heading Toward Omega: In Search of the Near Death Experience --by Kenneth Ring
I Stand All Amazed --by Elaine Durham