Depression and Loss

Lake Forest is a community with many resources.  From our churches, our welcoming and unique youth center, CROYA, and our caring school system to the variety of resources at the Lake Forest Library.  The library has public use computers to access such sites as: www.erikaslighthouse.org , The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, www.afsp.org and National Alliance on Mental Illness, www.nami.org. We have books that you may check out as well as many DVDs.  You can use the list below to find items on the shelf or you can come to the Reference for help finding information for you, your friends, or your family.

Why Suicide?: Answers to 200 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions  by Eric Marcus  offers comprehensive answers to questions such as why suicide, what could I have done to prevent it and how can I start to heal.

Kay Jamison, an authority on depressive illnesses and their treatment and a suicide survivor offers both a psychological and scientific look at this subject in Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide .

Located in our YA section on the first floor, When Nothing Matters Anymore: a Survival Guide for Depressed Teens by  Bev Cobain R.N.C. and My Kind of Sad: What It’s Like to be Young And Depressed  by Kate Scowen offer first-hand accounts of teenagers suffering from depression and thoughts of suicide.


Parents and families may find useful information in Raising Depression-free Children: A Parent’s Guide to Prevention and Early Intervention  by Kathleen Hockey. Local author, parent, and grief coach Maria Malin wrote her book When You Just Can’t Say Goodbye, Don’t: A Mother’s Personal Journey after Losing a Child  not only to help herself but to share with others in the hope of healing their pain.

Our DVDs, located on the middle level of the library may be checked out to watch at home or to share with others. Cry for Help, Depression: Out of the Shadows and When A Loved One Dies: Walking through Grief As a Teenager are just a few titles that were included in a list provided by local authorities in the mental health field.  These are just a small sample of the many resources that we can help you find.  Please stop by the reference desk for help finding any of these resources.