While we tend to view the work of suicide prevention as the task of professional therapists and doctors, the church can also play a vital role. In this excerpt from Preventing Suicide: A Handbook for Pastors, Chaplains, and Pastoral Counselors, by Karen Mason (IVP), the author addresses some of the misperceptions that underly suicide. (This chapter excerpt is a PDF file.)
From Preventing Suicide by Karen Mason. Copyright (c) 2014 by Karen Mason. Used by permission of InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL. www.ivpress.com
