Moving from despair to hope: a framework of healing for pastors and congregations responding to families who have experienced attempted teenage suicide

Sharon R Graff

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Moving from despair to hope: a framework of healing for pastors and congregations responding to families who have experienced attempted teenage suicide

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Sharon R Graff. Moving From Despair to Hope: a Framework of Healing for Pastors and Congregations Responding to Families Who Have Experienced Attempted Teenage Suicide. San Francisco Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/b1b3e9be-8d7f-44bc-98be-4fb89f3ea2f6.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

S. R. Graff. Moving from despair to hope: a framework of healing for pastors and congregations responding to families who have experienced attempted teenage suicide. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/b1b3e9be-8d7f-44bc-98be-4fb89f3ea2f6

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Sharon R Graff. Moving From Despair to Hope: a Framework of Healing for Pastors and Congregations Responding to Families Who Have Experienced Attempted Teenage Suicide. San Francisco Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/b1b3e9be-8d7f-44bc-98be-4fb89f3ea2f6.

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Sharon R Graff

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Thesis: families who have experienced attempted teenage suicide will benefit from the support of clergy and congregations who effectively embody hope and who willingly walk with them on their journey from despair to hope. Method: from the fields of suicidology, death and dying, theology, and pastoral care, the author presents characteristics of adolescent suicidal behaviour, explores despair and hope, applies these understandings to the process of healing, and compares the research to informed responses from United Church of Christ pastors. Results: comments of the responding pastors indicate that, when representatives of the faith community listen and respond to suicidal teens and their families, there is a positive impact made in the healing process.

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