Orem Library

Presents a modern fantasy about fear, love, magic, and sacrifice in the story of a family at the mercy of dark forces, whose only defense is the three women who live on a farm at the end of the lane.

"According to the Centers for Disease Control, 47,500 people killed themselves in in the US in 2019, which is about one death every eleven minutes. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. The shock of it and immediacy of the grief makes a suicidal death different from many other deaths people can experience"--

A day in the life of a suicidal teen boy saying good-bye to the four people who matter most to him.

When suicide bcomes a worldwide epidemic, the only known cure is The Program, a treatment in which painful memories are erased, a fate worse than death to seventeen-year-old Sloane who knows that The Program will steal memories of her dead brother and her boyfriend.

Quentin was the love of Eve's life, despite his penchant for going incommunicado. On New Year's Eve, he killed himself. And Eve is the one who found him. On an emotional journey through unimaginable loss, Eve is pulled along by her tight-knit Nigerian family, a posse of new friends, and the love and laughter she shared with her husband. But she is not okay.

What causes people to take their lives? How can suicides be prevented? Looking beyond common myths and misconceptions, Understanding Suicide examines common risk factors including mental illness, substance abuse, domestic abuse, and bullying.

When her ex-husband killed himself soon after their divorce, Ashton's world--and that of her children--was shattered. At once a deeply personal trauma, and a devastating public epidemic, suicide affects millions who are left behind and must work through their grief--and sometimes shame--as survivors. In offering the most recent insights into suicide from the medical community, Ashton shows how conversation and community play an important part in recovering...