Sates during the 1950s. Around the clock staffs of counselors andtrained volunteers provide a listening ear to those in despair. They can also tell the callers wherethe best place they can receive professional help. To those people in a crisis the hotlines provide avaluable service but research has shown that hotlines only help those who call (Suicide).“The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) holds biannual congresses invarious parts of the world where information about activities in suicide and its prevention isexchanged” (Farberow xiii).Suicide has a devastating emotional impact on the family members and friends that are leftbehind (Suicide). When a person commits suicide in his or her own home one-half of the time, thevictim is discovered by a relative (Farberow 118). A family member or a friend may obtainadditional burdens if they find the body of the suicide victim (Suicide). “The intentional, sudden,and violent nature of the person’s death often makes others feel abandoned, helpless, andrejected” (Suicide). Many times parents suffer from exaggerated feelings of shame and guilt.Support groups may be especially helpful for grieving suicide survivors (Suicide).Surviving is full of confused feelings. Guilt, grief, anger, and despair increase their ownrisk of self-inflicted death (Leone 171). “Each day they may play the game of if’s: “What if I saidof did that?” “What if I didn’t?” Survivor groups help those left behind to learn what feelings toexpect, and to learn the course of grief” (Leone 171)....
