Helping the Suicidal Person
Tips and Techniques for Professionals

Dr. Freedenthal has created an easy-to-read book that is chalk full of tangible and effective tools for helping people who are contemplating suicide. I found the book to be incredibly empowering for both clinicians and clients. Her tips focus on the true needs of the client, rather than the fears or......more

I recently started a job at a large university counseling center and was instantly faced with the realities of how limited my counseling master's degree education had been on how to ethically and empathetically support people with suicidal thoughts. The level of need is overwhelming in this field an......more

Read this today in honor of suicide prevention month. I finished it in one sitting simply because it was that engaging and illuminating… and while this book was designed to be clinical and I can certainly see how it would be helpful for professionals working with suicidal clients, I hope that doesn’......more

An absolute must-read for anyone working in mental health care since suicidality is one the most common psychiatric emergencies. Stacey Freedenthal has extensive experience regarding this topic and manages to cover wide spectrum of situations mental health professional might come across in their pra......more

I cannot recommend this book enough to anyone who works with suicide/suicidality in any capacity. From examining professionals’ own concepts and thoughts about suicide, to assessing lethality and access to lethal means, to estimating risk and planning for treatment, this book has influenced my pract......more