Fierce Goodbye

Over four million people a year in the U.S. mourn the tragic suicide deaths of family members. Suicide devastates family members for many years; family survivors are at a greater risk of suicide themselves and the pain ripples out to entire communities. In this video, family survivors reveal their intimate stories and aching pain to assist other survivors and to help the broader community understand the unique and terrible grief of suicide.

Religious communities experience particular pain because of faith issues. This documentary explores Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, and Greek Orthodox responses to suicide. The church can be a "healing station" in helping survivors find their way to recovery.

Hosted by legendary folksinger Judy Collins. The key mental health expert is Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison, professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University.

Special features / extras:
1. Family stories
2. Mental Illness, depression, and suicide
3. Suicide and beliefs about God
4. After death experiences
5. Healing and hope
6. Interview with Judy Collins
7. "Fierce Goodbye" poem by Gwendolyn Carr
8. PDF Study guide for documentary

Helps and Educates

I bought this for a friend who lost her mother to suicide. I was very pleased with it and thought it was well done. I particularly liked that different families and situations were portrayed. This is the only DVD I found on suicide that wasn't directed specifically toward teens, and it is very good, thankfully. June 24, 2008

A Fierce Goodbye

Excellent for all who have been touched by suicide. Helps them to realize they are not "going crazy" when experiencing this special grief. April 8, 2008

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