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Recommended Books

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While no book is perfect, and no book is perfectly suited for every individual’s needs, the following are some that offer guidance and support as we navigate through grief and the devastation of suicide loss.

Suicide Loss

Suicide Loss

Touched by Suicide: Hope and Healing After Loss

By Michael F. Myers, M.D. and Carla Fine

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Suicide Loss

Healing After the Suicide of a Loved One

By Ann Smolin, C.S.W., and John Guinan, Ph.D.

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Suicide Loss

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

By Carla Fine

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Suicide Loss

After Suicide Loss: Coping with Your Grief (2nd Edition)

By Jack Jordan, Ph. D. and Bob Baugher, Ph. D.

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Loss of a Parent

Loss of a Parent

Dead Reckoning: A Therapist Confronts His Own Grief

By David C. Treadway

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Loss of a Sibling

Loss of a Sibling

Still With Us: Voices of Sibling Suicide Loss Survivors

By Lena M.Q. Heilmann

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Children's Grief

Children's Grief

Everywhere, Still: A Book about Loss, Grief, and the Way Love Continues

By M.H. Clark and illustrated by Claire Sahara Lemp

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Children's Grief

What Does Grief Feel Like?

By Korie Leigh and illustrated by Mike Malbrough

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Young Adult

Young Adult

Speak of Me As I Am

By Sonia Belasco

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For Additional Reading Materials

For additional reading materials go to taps.org where you can find a wealth of information and articles about navigating suicide loss.  Also, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has an extensive list of recommended books. See “Books and Films for Loss Survivors” at afsp.org.

A Google search using the key words “books on grief and loss” will yield a wealth of additional choices.