{"id":4477,"date":"2014-09-16T17:02:06","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T23:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/takeandread\/?p=4477"},"modified":"2014-09-16T17:03:29","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T23:03:29","slug":"sobering-stats-on-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/takeandread\/2014\/09\/sobering-stats-on-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Sobering Stats on Suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"BC_PreventingSuicide_1-2\"<\/a>This month in the Patheos Book Club, we\u2019re featuring a new resource for religious leaders on suicide preparedness called Preventing Suicide: A Guidebook for Pastors, Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors<\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0Author\u00a0<\/em>Karen Mason is an associate professor of counseling and psychology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a psychologist working in the mental health field since 1990.<\/em><\/p>\n

Suicide is a national health problem. For every highly publicized story, thousands take their own lives in what can only be described as a tragedy. While the numbers below paint a grim\u00a0picture, awareness of the problem is an important first step toward prevention.<\/p>\n