WINNER: GOLD METAL for TEEN BOOKS: BENEATH THE SURFACE
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Book review | 'Beneath the Surface' is the book you hope you'll never need By Terri Schlichenmeyer | For The Guam Daily Post
Three hundred sixty-five days. That’s the amount of time we all had last year: 52 weeks of 24/7, but your friend had a 2019 that seemed to last forever. He is, in fact, still struggling and you want to help, but how? What can you say or do to get him through? Start by reading “Beneath the Surface” by Kristi Hugstad and tackle today first. “I was a teenager once, too!” |
Depression and suicide are not topics Americans like to talk about. But author and educator and grief recovery specialist, Kristi Hugstad, believes that is precisely the reason we do need to talk about them.
"It's not an easy topic to discuss. It's awkward and uncomfortable to bring it up, which is why we tend to avoid it," says Hugstad. "But talking about it could save someone's life, especially if you know how to recognize the signs of depression and how to discuss it." |
Local author Kristi Hugstad will publish her new book, Beneath the Surface: A Teen’s Guide to Reaching Out When You or Your Friend Is in Crisis, on Sept.10, which is also World Suicide Prevention Day. September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness month.
Hugstad has dedicated her life to helping abolish the stigma of mental illness and suicide ever since her husband, who struggled with clinical depression for years, died by suicide in 2012. |