suicide

After the death of her sister Gretchen by suicide, Rachel Wenner Ruzanic advocates for mental health and shares this message of hope.

Suicide is not a failure of faith, but often a cry from pain. Christ meets us there, finding us where we are — even in the shadows of grief, illness, or despair.

A former Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Sante Fe, New Mexico, ended his life ahead of a May 24 hearing on criminal charges of sexual abuse.

In the pages of her memoir, “The Woman in Me,” Britney Spears gives readers an understanding of why she did the things that fueled tabloid headlines for years and the very real effects fame and gossip had on her as a vulnerable young woman.

Beyond the mental health crisis numbers in our country are real people, and a hopefully changing attitude toward mental health issues.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness indicates that one in five U.S. adults experience mental illness each year, while 17% of youth (6-17 years) annually experience a mental health disorder.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than twice as many people died in 2020 by their own hand than by someone else, and while the annual suicide rate actually dropped in 2019 and 2020 — the last year that figures are available — the rate has risen sharply since 2000.

Each book is nuanced for its audience. One includes compelling prayers of encounters with God. The other includes tips for mental health ministry, psychological lessons and assurances of redemption.