The Latest Breaking News from Suicide

US Ambassador to Beirut Dorothy Shea has said that Hezbollah has failed in its efforts to “break us,” adding “no one can break the resolve we all share.” The US mission on Tuesday marked the 40th anniversary of the April 18, 1983 bombing of the US Embassy in Beirut, in…

The US VOX website recently reported that the number of gun violence deaths in the United States far exceeds that of any other high-income country. Specific data show that the gun homicide rate in the United States is 26 times that of other high-income countries, and the gun suicide rate…

More countries are realising that punishing individuals doesn’t prevent them from acting on suicidal thoughts but simply puts them in greater distress. Shahirah Hamid reports. 

IT was a bright sunny morning in Fraserburgh when Danny Thain, 27, kissed his partner and son goodbye. He will not see them again for another three…

The Suicide Squad: The Justice League has been officially delayed to next year just a few weeks away from release.

Despite laws that say mental health care should be paid for on a par with other medical care, health insurance stopped covering the care a suicidal teen needed before she was stable.

More countries are realising that punishing individuals doesn’t prevent them from acting on suicidal thoughts but simply puts them in greater distress.

If the aim of criminalising suicide attempts is to deter people from ending their lives and protect the vulnerable, it's failed.

Malaysia’s move to decriminalise suicide is a positive step but much more is needed to help those suffering.