This book is right on target! It is written in a way that teenagers (as well as adults) will "want" to go from one page to the next. The "testimonies" are sincere and completely relevent to the topics. The explanations and examples of depression are most helpful and easy to understand. Nowhere is the book so confusing that the reader would get "lost" or bored.
The examples of what one can say or do in dealing with depression, or dealing with someone who is depressed, are most excellent, and gives one a great sense of hope in being able to see positive results.
Throughout the book are survival tips and assorted helps that are brief and to the point. One could hardly read this book without learning something important about themselves or others around them if they are depressed or close to someone with depression. Bev Cobain has given us something we really need. A word of hope that says, "You can be helped!" I am excited about the possibilities of the many lives that can be changed through her work and writing. I'm going to get one of the books for each of my teens.
Everyone knows, or comes in contact with, someone who is suffering from some form of depression. Now we can understand this problem clear enough to actually do something about it, and/or send people in the direction of help. It is great!!!
Any counselor who deals with teens should have a copy of this book on their desk!
