Books

Mental Health & Disabilities

If you wish to borrow a book from the library or have questions related to the list, please contact the Mental Health & Disabilities desk at MCC Canada.

 

Carr, Lloyd G. with Gwendolyn C. Carr.
After the Storm. Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press, 1990.
This book offers hope to families who have experienced suicide as the Carrs describe their own feelings and questions following their daughter-in-law's suicidal death.

 

Grollman, Earl and Joy Johnson.
A Teenager's Book About Suicide. Omaha, Nebraska: Centering Corporation, 2001.
This 13-page book is written to help youth think about and talk about suicide with the hope that suicide can be prevented.

 

Grollman, Earl A. and Max Malikow.
Living When A Young Friend Commits Suicide. Boston: Beacon Press, 1999.
This 109-page book discusses many topics around suicide in very helpful ways. It includes questions people may ask about God but the writers are careful not to give definitive answers about God. Rather they suggest that the reader may need to talk to a clergy person with whom they feel comfortable.

 

Rowatt G. Wade, Jr.
Adolescents in Crisis. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001.
This is a guidebook for parents, teachers, ministers and counselors. It includes a chapter on depression and suicide as well as one on addictions.