The Latest Breaking News from Suicide

Seasonal allergies – triggered by pollen – appear to make deaths by suicide more likely. Our findings, published in the Journal of Health Economics, show that minor physical health conditions like mild seasonal allergies, previously thought not to be an immediate trigger of suicide, are indeed a risk factor.

Every year, we hear the same story about addressing Indigenous disadvantage. Closing the Gap targets remain unmet, incarceration and suicide rates continue to rise, and children are removed from families at alarming rates.

An independent autopsy funded by Colin Kaepernick has cast doubt on the official ruling of Trey Reed's death as suicide, revealing new evidence that raises urgent questions.

An independent autopsy funded by Colin Kaepernick has cast doubt on the official ruling of Trey Reed's death as suicide, revealing new evidence that raises urgent questions.

Witness tells of horrifying scenes as Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, wore a fake suicide and brandished a knife at worshippers

Kyren Lacy, 24, died by suicide in April, months after being charged with negligent homicide and felony hit-and-run from a December 2024 crash — one his attorney now says evidence shows he did not cause

Exclusive: Nancy Bass Wyden told The Independent that Brandon O’Brien made a ‘deliberate effort ... to ingratiate himself with [my] children over time, gaining their trust in order to twist isolated interactions and steal from me and my family’

Colorado's CBI will review the 2005 death of Hunter S. Thompson after widow Anita Thompson voiced 'lingering questions' and her 'biggest regret', while officials still back the original suicide ruling

DC needs a hero, but is barely holding on.