All the Bright Places

SUICIDE PREVENTION
American Association of Suicidology (AAS)—
suicidology.org
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)—
afsp.org
IMAlive—
imalive.org
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline—
suicidepreventionlifeline.org (1-800-273-TALK)
DIAGNOSING MENTAL ILLNESS IN TEENS
Helpguide—
helpguide.org
Mental Health America (MHA)—
mentalhealthamerica.net
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)—
nami.org
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)—
nimh.nih.gov
Teen Mental Health—
teenmentalhealth.org
SURVIVORS
Mayo Clinic—
mayoclinic.com/health/suicide/MH00048
SOS: A Handbook for Survivors of Suicide
by Jeffrey Jackson (published by
AAS)— available online, along with other helpful resources, at
www.suicidology.org/suicide-survivors/suicide-loss-survivors
BULLYING
Stomp Out Bullying—
stompoutbullying.org
StopBullying—
stopbullying.gov
ABUSE
Childhelp—
childhelpusa.org
National Child Abuse Hotline—1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
In June of 2013, two days after finishing up work on my seventh book and
sending it off to my New York publisher, I had an idea for another story, in
spite of the fact that I was burned out and ready for a much-needed break—
I’ve been writing back-to-back books for the past couple of years.
This idea was different, however. For one thing, it was personal. For
another, it was YA. I’ve spent my career in adult fiction and nonfiction but,
creatively, I was ready for something different.
I wanted to write something edgy.
I wanted to write something contemporary.
I wanted to write something tough, hard, sad, but funny.
I wanted to write from a boy’s point of view.
In July, I signed with the most wonderful and amazing agent (champion,