Young People, Death and the Unfairness of Everything

This book is a valuable and informative resource for parents and professionals in how the teenage mind works.

Luxmoore points to the fact that we try as a society to protect young people from the reality and inevitability of death at a time when they may be encountering it for the first time with the loss of parents, grandparents or friends. He suggests we should not be afraid of tackling these issues with young people and illustrates ways of approaching difficulties, helping the reader develop a greater sense of understanding and empathy towards teenagers who may present with challenging behaviour.

In our work with bereaved teenagers we are frequently dealing with the existential questions of young people who are looking to make sense of the meaning of life and death. Why did my dad kill himself? What is the point of thinking about the future when an accident can happen at any time? Why should I give up smoking – people get cancer anyway? Luxmoore helps the reader explore these questions with sensitivity and understanding based on his clinical examples.