Suicide

A stark and sobering report released by a nonprofit organization tracking law enforcement suicides has brought to light a distressing trend plaguing the nation's public safety personnel.  Over a seven-year period from 2016 to 2022, more…

The devastating loss of Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old member of the 2SLGBTQ community, has reignited conversations about bullying and violence against LGBTQ+ youth in schools.  Benedict, who identified as nonbinary and used they/them…

The heartbreaking death of 14-year-old Mia Janin, a Year 10 pupil at the Jewish Free School (JFS) in Kenton, north-west London, has brought attention to the critical issue of bullying in schools.  Mia's tragic suicide, the third in four…

In a remarkable display of courage and quick thinking, Connecticut police officers averted a potential tragedy by successfully rescuing a woman contemplating self-harm on the Baldwin Bridge.  The heartwarming incident unfolded on Monday,…

A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals a troubling spike in suicide rates across the United States in 2021, reversing a two-year decline.  The study emphasizes that older men, particularly those…

A coroner has discovered that a retired cardiologist without a history of mental health issues committed suicide one week after taking an antibiotic with a rare relation to suicide. A week after beginning a course of ciprofloxacin,…

As police arrived to serve the family with eviction notices from their foreclosed home, an Ohio woman fatally shot her husband, son, and father, critically wounded her daughter, and then turned the pistol on herself, according to…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that nearly three in five teenage girls experience persistent sadness and one in three girls would seriously consider trying suicide. The findings, based on questionnaires…