The Program (#1) by Suzanne Young

     Depression and suicide are considered a virus where Sloane and her friends live. A new course of treatment has been established, called The Program, which is forced upon kids that are depressed or suicidal. Handlers observe kids in the high school and look for certain symptoms that lead to depression and suicide. Starting off every day with a questionnaire about her state of mind, Sloane knows she must hide all of her feelings. Her parents have already lost one child, so they’re willing to do anything to keep Sloane alive, even if it means turning her in to The Program. The only person Sloane truly connects with is James, her boyfriend and brother’s best friend. Even their relationship doesn’t withstand the pressure from the depressing and suicidal town. The Program has come for both of them.  Sloane’s journey through The Program is not an easy one. She knows that the returners lose their memories that coincide with the depression, so she tries to escape the possibility of losing hers.
    The book is broken into three parts, each filled with details and emotions, and I loved every page of it. Just keep in mind when you read it, that there is a second book. The ending is very abrupt, so hopefully the next book The Treatment goes into more detail from where this book left off