Suicide By Crofts Suicide

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Bibliographical Entry:
Croft, Harry. “Effects of Suicide on Family and Friends.” 13 June 2016.
Synopsis of Information:
The general information given by Croft in his work, “Effects of Suicide on Family and Friends,” says that dealing with a suicide from a close loved one can be hard. More specifically, he explains that when someone commits suicide that it affects everyone. Croft says suicide also causes other people to commit suicide, he says this to explain that suicide makes close loved ones and friends as if it is their own fault for the death, so the only way to make it “right” is to commit suicide themselves. Suicide also affects the mental stability. In conclusion, Croft is saying that suicide is not

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