suicide

Health & Safety

How The CDC's Reluctance To Use The 'F-Word' — Firearms — Hinders Suicide Prevention

6:50pm August 08, 2019

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Congress has told the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention not to "advocate or promote gun control." That directive complicates the public health agency's efforts to prevent suicide.

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Crosses memorialize the victims of a mass shooting, which left at least 22 people dead, in El Paso, Texas. It was one of cluster of shootings that took place in roughly a week.

Health & Safety

Mass Shootings Can Be Contagious, Research Shows

5:15pm August 06, 2019

by Rhitu Chatterjee

It may not be a coincidence that several mass shootings took place in one week. Research shows perpetrators are often inspired by media coverage of other shootings.

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Sheri Adler at an American Behavioral Health Systems office in Wenatchee, Wash. At age 72, Adler attempted to take her own life.

Isolated And Struggling, Many Seniors Are Turning To Suicide

8:03am July 27, 2019

The golden years are thought to be a well-earned, carefree time in life. But adults 65 and older now account for almost 1 in 5 suicides in America.

A suicidal depression almost ended Ella Risbridger's life, but the London poet and journalist instead ended up writing an uplifting cookbook that promises to "make you fall in love with the world again."

Books

How The Author Of 'Midnight Chicken' Unexpectedly Built A Life Worth Living

6:06pm June 11, 2019

by Jean Fain

Ella Risbridger was suicidally depressed when she roasted a chicken and ended up writing an uplifting, genre-bending cookbook that reads like a magical mix of memoir, novel and self-help book.

Kristen Clifford's husband, Steve Clifford, died in May 2017. She says he was worried he would lose his job if his colleagues knew he was struggling mentally.

National

After Husbands' Suicides, 'Best Widow Friends' Want Police Officers To Reach For Help

11:35am June 09, 2019

Nicole Rikard, Kristen Clifford, Erin Gibson and Melissa Swailes were all married to officers who killed themselves. They want to end the stigma of police asking for help when facing mental illness.

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The increase in suicide rates was highest for girls ages 10 to 14, rising by nearly 13% since 2007. While for boys of the same age, it rose by 7%.

Suicide Rate For Girls Has Been Rising Faster Than For Boys, Study Finds

5:15pm May 17, 2019

Researchers found that the increase was highest for girls ages 10 to 14 in the U.S., rising by nearly 13% since 2007. The increase for boys of the same age was 7%.

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Prisoners stand in a crowded lunch line at Elmore Correctional Facility in Elmore, Ala. in June 2015. On Saturday, a U.S. District Court Judge determined the state's Department of Corrections had not adequately addressed a spike in prisoner suicides.

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Judge Rules 'Systematic Inadequacies' Fueled Alabama Prison Suicides, Orders Monitor

8:59pm May 06, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The current prison system fails to protect inmates from killing themselves, a federal court ruled. The decision comes after 15 state inmates died by suicide in 15 months.

Teen Suicide Spiked After Debut Of Netflix's '13 Reasons Why,' Study Says

9:45am April 30, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Boys ages 10-17 killed themselves at a much higher rate in the month after Netflix's show about suicide was released in 2017. Researchers attribute an extra 195 deaths that year to the series.

Robert Neilson, a 76-year-old veteran, is seeking treatment at the San Diego VA after contemplating suicide three years ago.

VA Struggles To Unlock The Reasons Behind High Suicide Rates Among Older Veterans

7:41pm March 11, 2019

by Steve Walsh

There's been an alarming rise in the suicide rate among younger veterans. But elderly veterans commit suicide at a rate higher than the non-veteran population. The VA wants to find out how to stop it.

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In this 2017 file photo, Michelle Carter sits in a district court in Taunton, Mass. Carter was sentenced to serve 15 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter for causing her boyfriend's death.

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Woman Who Provoked Suicidal Boyfriend Via Text Message Begins Prison Sentence

10:46am February 12, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The Massachusetts woman sent her boyfriend a barrage of texts encouraging him to kill himself. He did, and she was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. A state supreme court has upheld the sentence.