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Episode 146 - Suicide and the Communion of Saints. In this episode of Still Unbelievable! Matthew is joined by wife Sarah to talk with priest and author Rhonda Mawhood Lee. She writes compassionately about suicide in her book, Suicide and the Communion of Saints see the show notes for further information, where there are additional mental health and suicide resources.

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1) Suicide and the Communion of Saints

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Suicide-Communion-Saints-Rhonda-Mawhood/dp/0802884717

https://www.eden.co.uk/christian-books/theology-books/liberation-theology/suicide-and-the-communion-of-saints/

2) more about Rhonda

https://faithandleadership.com/authors/rhonda-mawhood-lee

https://www.eerdmans.com/author/rhonda-mawhood-lee/

https://thrivinginministry.org/authors/

3) Alexander Murray - Suicide in the Middle Ages: Volume 2: The Curse on Self-Murder

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=trene_8DY10C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://academic.oup.com/book/1711

4) the catholic view on suicide and why it changed

https://christianfaithguide.com/what-is-the-catholic-churchs-view-on-suicide-the-catholic-position-on-suicide/

5) suicide by proxy

https://daily.jstor.org/suicide-by-proxy/

6) Elizabeth Antus

https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/003Hp00002jNaqrIAC/elizabeth-antus

https://www.ncpd.org/events/where-god-when-somebody-dies-suicide-updated-consideration-divine-mercy-and-justice

https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/centers/boisi-center/events/archive/spring-2019/Elizabeth-Antus.html

https://theologicalstudies.net/articles/the-silence-of-the-dead-remembering-suicide-victims-and-reimagining-the-communion-of-saints/

https://philpapers.org/s/Elizabeth%20L.%20Antus

7) biblical references and thoughts

Ahithophel’s suicide - 2 Samuel 17:23.

Samson’s death - Judges 16:30

Hagar going into the wilderness known death would come - Genesis 21:16

did Paul consider suicide?

8) Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 1 — Laertes at Ophelia’s funeral

https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/hamlet/read/5/1/

9) suicide and mental health resources

UK:

Samaritans

- 24/7 phone: 116 123

- Email: jo@samaritans.org

NHS 111 (Option 2 in some regions)

- Phone: 111

Shout Crisis Text Line

- Text: “SHOUT” to 85258

Childline

- Phone: 0800 1111

- Website: childline.org.uk

YoungMinds Crisis Messenger

- Text: “YM” to 85258

Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline

- Phone: 0300 330 0630

Papyrus (for under 35s)

- HOPELINE247: 0800 068 4141

- Text: 07860 039967

USA:

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

- Call: 988

- Text: 988

- Chat: 988lifeline.org

Crisis Text Line

- Text: “HOME” to 741741

The Trevor Project (LGBTQ+ Youth)

- Call: 1‑866‑488‑7386

- Text: “START” to 678678

- Chat: thetrevorproject.org

Trans Lifeline

- US: 877‑565‑8860

Mental Health America

- Website: mhanational.org

Canada:

988 Suicide Crisis Helpline (Canada)

- Call or Text: 988

Talk Suicide Canada

- Call: 1‑833‑456‑4566

- Text: 45645 (evenings)

Kids Help Phone

- Call: 1‑800‑668‑6868

- Text: “CONNECT” to 686868

Trans Lifeline (Canada)

- Canada: 877‑330‑6366

Australia:

Lifeline Australia

- Call: 13 11 14

- Text: 0477 13 11 14

- Chat: lifeline.org.au

Suicide Call Back Service

- Call: 1300 659 467

13YARN (for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples)

- Call: 13 92 76

Kids Helplin