After a failed suicide attempt, Vicky spends several weeks in a hospital, where she befriends three other young people struggling with suicidal tendencies. She quickly comes to understand how depression has brought her to this point and seeks to sort out its triggers and how to overcome it. But she must also deal with her family's unwillingness to acknowledge her needs. And, seeing that resistance, she has to find the strength to push back for what she needs.
Suicide and depression are important subjects, but I didn't find this treatment to be particularly compelling. The kids are nice enough and do a great job of illustrating different manifestations of depression, but so much of their discussions seemed like frivolous filler. There's some effort to explain mindsets, but I didn't really learn much about mental illness, except how easy it is to backslide.
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