We acknowledge that this is not a comprehensive list of every available resource, however this recommended reading list for SOS Loss Survivors may help offer insight as you navigate this unique grief process.
Its important to remember to take your time and to recognize your level of readiness. Its okay to stop if you need to and pick up at a later time.
Bolton, Iris (1983). My Son…My Son: A Guide to Healing After Death, Loss or Suicide
Butler, Jane (1998). A Force Unfamiliar to Me: A Cautionary Tale
Carlson, Trudy (2000). Suicide Survivor’s Handbook
Cobain, Beverly & Larch, Jean (2006). Dying to Be Free: A Healing Guide for Families after a Suicide Collins, Judy (2003). Sanity and Grace: A Journey of Suicide, Survival and Strength
Colt, George Howe (2006). November of the Soul: The Enigma of Suicide
Cox, Paul (2002). When Suicide Comes Home: A Father’s Diary and Comments
Fine, Carla (1997). No Time to Say Good-Bye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One
Glover, Beryl (2000). The Empty Chair: The Journey of Grief After Suicide
Golden, Thomas R. (1996). Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing
Hipple, Eric, et. al. (2008). Real Men Do Cry: A Quarterback’s Inspiring Story of Tackling Depression and Surviving Suicide Loss
Jamison, Kay Redfield (1995). An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
Jamison, Kay Redfield (1999). Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide
Joiner, Thomas (2011). Myths About Suicide
Kominsky, Phyllis (2007). Getting Back to Life When Grief Won’t Heal
Lester, David (1997). Making Sense of Suicide: An In-Depth Look at Why People Kill Themselves Linn-Gust, M. & Cerel, J. (2011). Seeking Hope: Stories of the Suicide Bereaved
Linn-Gust, M. & Peters, J. (2010). A Winding Road: A Handbook for Those Supporting the Suicide Bereaved Linn-Gust, M. (2010). Rocky Roads: The Journeys of Families through Suicide Grief
Linn-Gust, M. (2001). Do They Have Bad Days in Heaven? Surviving the Suicide Loss of a Sibling Lukas, Christopher & Seiden, Henry (2007). Silent Grief: Living in the Wake of Suicide
Lukas, Christopher (2008). Blue Genes: A Memoir of Loss and Survival
Marcus, Eric (2010). Why Suicide?
Meyers, Michael & Fine, Carla (2006). Touched by Suicide: Hope and Healing After Loss
Rappaport, Nancy (2009). In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of her Mother’s Suicide Slaby, Andrew & Garfinkel, Lili (1994). No One Saw My Pain: Why Teens Kill Themselves
Smith, Senator Gordon H. (2006). Remembering Garrett: One Family’s Battle with a Child’s Depression Solomon, Andrew (2001). The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
Styron, William (1990). Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness
Treadway, David C. (1996). Dead Reckoning: A Therapist Confronts His Own Grief
Wertheimer, Alison (2001). A Special Scar: The Experience of People Bereaved by Suicide
Wickersham, Joan (2008). The Suicide Index: Putting My Father’s Death in Order
Wise, Terry L. (2004). Waking Up – Climbing Through the Darkness
Wrobleski, A & Reidenberg, D. (2005). Suicide: Why? 85 Questions and Answers (www.save.org) Wrobleski, Adina (2002). Suicide of a Child
Yackley, Sel Erder (2008). Never Regret the Pain: Loving and Losing a Bipolar Spouse
Especially For Children and Adolescent Survivors
Cammarata, Doreen (2001). Someone I Loved Died by Suicide: A Story for Child Survivors and Those Who Care for Them Chalifour, Francis (2005). After
Dougy Center for Grieving Children (www.dougy.org) After Suicide: A Workbook for Grieving Kids Goldman, Linda (2009). Great Answers to Difficult Questions about Death: What Children Need to Know about Death Kuklin, Susan (1994). After a Suicide: Young People Speak Up
Loehr, Carol Ann (2006). My Uncle Keith Died
Parkin, Rebecca & Dunne-Maxim, Karen (1995). Child Survivors of Suicide: A Guidebook for Those Who Care for Them Requarth, Margo (2006). After a Parent’s Suicide: Helping Children Heal
Rubel, Barbara (2000). But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: For Parents and Professionals Helping Child SuiSurvivors