“Crisis states are experienced by students when they have exhausted their customary coping skills in their efforts to resolve hazards/concerns in their lives.” This book is directed toward school & community-based helpers & other school personnel who are in a position to identify the child in crisis. Chapter 9 by T.N. Fairchild is about suicide intervention. Some other topics include separation & divorce, stepfamilies, exceptional students, abuse & neglect, & substance abuse. (NBB)