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Manchester Arena bombing ‘might have been prevented’, inquiry finds

Two pieces of information about suicide bomber Salman Abedi were assessed at the time by MI5 to not relate to terrorism.

The Independent UK

Prue Leith urges ‘compassionate assisted death’ as UK Dignitas membership soars

The television presenter wonders who would want to spend their last days travelling to an ‘impersonal institution in a foreign country’.

The Independent UK

Packed hearing takes 1st testimony on Michigan gun regulations

LANSING, Mich. — The Democratic-led Legislature launched hearings Wednesday on a series of firearms regulations introduced in the wake of the Feb. 13 mass shooting at Michigan State University.

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Suspect in murders of 3 Kentucky police officers died by suicide, coroner says

LEXINGTON, Ky. — An autopsy confirmed the suspect in the shooting deaths of three Kentucky police officers died as a result of suicide by hanging, the local coroner said Wednesday.

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Georgia prisons see unprecedented number of suicides

ATLANTA — Georgia prisons set a record for inmate suicides last year, with 39 men and one woman taking their own lives, an analysis by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows.

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Ghislaine Maxwell appeals conviction, argues she was unfair proxy for Jeffrey Epstein ‘to satisfy public outrage’ over financier’s jail suicide

NEW YORK — Ghislaine Maxwell appealed her sex trafficking conviction on Tuesday, claiming the feds unfairly used her as a proxy for Jeffrey Epstein after he killed himself in their custody.

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When does clinical depression become an emergency? 4 questions answered

The news that Sen. John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Feb. 15, 2023, to be treated for clinical depression sparked a national discussion around the need for openness about mental health struggles. This comes after Fetterman suffered a near-fatal stroke in…

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Emmerdale stars given choice to opt out of working on ‘triggering’ Paddy Kirk suicide storyline

The soap’s producer said it was ‘vital’ to work with Samaritans to tell the story authentically

Evening Standard

Suicides among elementary to high school students hit record high of 512

A total of 512 elementary, junior and senior high school students committed suicide last year, the highest number ever, the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry has reported.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Former top lawyer denies seeking to withhold documents from coroner after robodebt victim’s suicide

Annette Musolino tells inquiry she did not withhold legal advice from her boss, the Department of Human Services secretary

The Guardian - AU

Images of Dumfries and Galloway's architecture and seascapes to help suicide support charity

David Moyes has launched a fundraising exhibition of photographs to help Suicide Bereavement Support Cumbria

Daily Record

ITV Emmerdale's Paddy Kirk star Dominic Brunt shares thoughtful response as he's asked how he's coped with suicide storyline

The actor is famed for playing loveable vet Paddy in the ITV soap and fans have been left saddened to see the character struggling

Manchester Evening News

Frontlines of Black mental health crisis

Suicide rates among Black youth have steadily risen — as have rates of anxiety and depression

Salon

Jury finds against solicitor who alleged she was falsely imprisoned on cruise ship after 'sarcastic' suicide comment

She brought proceedings against Trailfinders Ireland Limited, the Dawson Street-based travel agent through whom she booked the €3,700 package holiday

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Gun violence is a growing cause of death for children in NC, task force study finds

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The child death rate in North Carolina has risen for another year, largely due to a dramatic increase in suicides and homicides, according to a report from the NC Child Fatality Task force.

Daily Mirror

Manchester bomber's preacher friend Mansour Al-Anezi was on MI5 radar for 10 years

Salman Abedi's Muslim preacher friend Mansour Al-Anezi was investigated by the security services before a failed suicide bombing in Exeter in 2008

The Conversation

'Do the little things': why St David's advice is good for your mental health

Gwnewch y pethau bychain or “do the little things” is a saying attributed to St David, the patron saint of Wales. But what relevance does the advice of a sixth century monk hold in 2023?

The Guardian - US

Teen girls are struggling. They need our help

Girls and young women report rising rates of suicide, depression and sexual violence in North America – and a lot of it has to do with social media

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Reason

Waco Offers New Insights From ATF Agents

Historian Jeff Guinn's account focuses on the ATF's oft-overlooked fiasco in the 1993 affair rather than the FBI's widely reported involvement.

Salon

Author Jennifer Wright on how abortionist Madame Restell got rich in the 1800s — before she was driven to suicide

ABC News

Aboriginal man taken off waiting list for mental health bed a week before prison suicide, inquest told

An inquest hears Tim Garner was seen by a Risk Intervention Team multiple times in the months and weeks leading up to his death in his jail cell in 2018.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Teenage mental health crisis: The kids are not OK

Recently, my suicidal 15-year-old grandson ingested and smoked a cocktail of several drugs. His loving parents found him nonresponsive, with a heart rate near 200 beats per minute. The emergency responders and doctors saved his life. Sadly, it was not his first attempt.

Liverpool Echo

Failed armed robber said 'I give up lad' after arrest

He said he planned to kill himself and pay for his funeral with the robberies

Dynamite News

Telangana: Junior doctor, battling for life after suicide bid over suspected ragging, dies

The junior medical student from Warangal's Kakatiya Medical Collaboration, who was admitted to hospital following a suicide bid on February 22, died on Sunday night. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Adrian Basham sentenced to life in prison for 'heinous' murder of wife Samantha Fraser

Adrian James Basham, who staged his estranged wife's murder as a suicide in what a Victorian judge describes as "the ultimate act of family violence", is sentenced to life in prison.

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