Suicide Intervention is one of the most important skills a Mental Health Practitioner must obtain. Every therapist must prepare to face these clients in every practice settings. Primary Author Joseph Hayes MS has written pragmatic techniques to use in counseling the suicidal client. He gathered the knowledge from his numerous years of practice and working in multiple settings. Co-Author Curt Pitton implemented important research into this text book manual. Together Hayes and Pitton combined the practice experience aspect and research to developed this textbook for the Mental Health Professional.