{"product_id":"9780997487411","title":"Suicide Is Not Your Answer","description":"A 13-year-old girl loses hope as she watches her family lose their\u003cp\u003ebusiness. A young woman sees no reason to go on living when her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eown father tells her she is nothing but a lazy, good for nothing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhore. A middle-aged Deacon's wife goes into periods of black\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edespair until she is healed of a traumatic childhood and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunderstands it was not her fault. A 15-year-old boy sees no reason\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto go on, saying, \"I'm a nothing and a nobody and it doesn't matter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhat happens to me anyway.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe suicide rate in girls ages 10-14 rose 76% in the past 15 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe greatest increase has been in those who are 34-64. More\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epeople die from suicide than car accidents. Suicide begins in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emind. Desperate feelings with no hope and emotional pain so\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esevere it makes suicide appear to be an option. It leaves family\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emembers in a catastrophic grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Suicide Is Not Your Answer\" Patricia shows how inmates,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebattered women, juveniles and those with mental disorders choose\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elife. She has worked in prisons, a battered women's shelter, the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epsychiatric ward of a hospital, with Navy families and the juvenile\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecourt. She tells how she chose life rather than suicide at the age of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e23 and went on to help many others choose life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuicide is an epidemic of over 42,700 deaths a year. This book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewill show you concrete ways in how to choose life and help others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou won't be able to put it down as you read of the hope, courage,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einspiration and miracles of new life for those who are suicidal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soul Magazine, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50008386863344,"sku":"9780997487411","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780997487411","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}