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Humanity faces ‘collective suicide’ over climate crisis, warns UN chief

António Guterres tells governments ‘half of humanity is in danger zone’, as countries battle extreme heat

The Guardian - UK

After cluster of officer suicides, CPD’s former mental health adviser says city isn’t doing enough to help overworked cops

Alexa James, the chief executive of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Chicago, decried the practice of canceling days off as “inhumane” and called for a sweeping plan to address psychological issues within the ranks.

Chicago Sun-Times

Heat waves have damaging mental-health side effects — here’s what to know

Heat can also affect the mental health and ability to think and reason of people without a mental health condition.

Inverse

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Mum's message after losing three family members to suicide

Sabrina said the losses and grief made her "angry"

Liverpool Echo

Concussion increases chances of attempted suicide in adolescents, Pitt study finds

PITTSBURGH — Adolescents with a history of depression have a higher chance of attempting suicide if they’ve had a concussion, a new study led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers finds.

Tribune News Service

Edinburgh man wants to end own life with assisted suicide amid mental health struggle

Kevin Sutherland has struggled with mental health issues and a history of abuse as a child, saying that his life is 'unbearable' and that he has already begun the process to die by euthanasia in Belgium

Edinburgh Live

UCLA OL Thomas Cole Announces Retirement After Suicide Attempt

The redshirt freshman shared his decision on social media Saturday.

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CPD sergeant has died following apparent suicide attempt: police

The sergeant was off-duty when he suffered a gunshot wound, a police spokesman said.

Chicago Sun-Times

UCLA lineman Thomas Cole retires from football following suicide attempt

LOS ANGELES — Sharing the intense personal struggles that kept him away from the UCLA football team in recent months, offensive lineman Thomas Cole revealed Saturday that he attempted suicide this year before getting help for his mental health challenges.

Los Angeles Times

988 suicide hotline launches, despite concerns about staffing

PITTSBURGH — The new national mental health crisis phone line, 988, was launched on Saturday, but many fear states and their lifeline call centers may be understaffed and unready to absorb the influx of new callers.

Tribune News Service

New 988 hotline is now 911 for mental health emergencies

It’s designed to be as easy to remember and use as 911, but instead of a dispatcher sending police, firefighters or paramedics, 988 will connect callers with trained mental health counselors.

Chicago Sun-Times

The National Suicide Hotline has changed its emergency number to 988

The new number will replace the current ten-digit number to reach help

The Independent UK

Why is there a new Suicide Lifeline?

As of Saturday, anyone needing help with matters concerning suicide can access it via a three digit code

Salon

These gun deaths didn't make national headlines, but they left a devastating mark

To understand the impact gun deaths are having on the U.S., you need to know about the deaths that don't make the headlines.

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The Independent UK

The National Suicide Hotline has changed its emergency number to 988

The new number will replace the current ten-digit number to reach help

Al Jazeera

988: US to launch mental health and suicide prevention hotline

Top US health official says the number, set to go live on Saturday, aims to make care accessible for more Americans.

The Texas Tribune

Here’s what you need to know about 988, the new mental health crisis hotline

The current National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will still remain available by calling 1-800-273-8255, but experts say the new three-digit code will be easier to remember during mental health emergencies.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

A new national mental health hotline launches Saturday. What to know about 988

PHILADELPHIA — Calling for help in a mental health crisis will now be as simple as remembering a new three-digit hotline.

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The Independent UK

New 988 hotline is the 911 for mental health emergencies

Quick help for suicide thoughts and other mental health emergencies may soon be as easy as 9-8-8

WEKU

The new 988 mental health hotline is live. Here's what to know

Mental health advocates hope the new hotline will make it easier to get support if you're in crisis or helping someone who is. Here's how it works and what could stand in its way.

Axios

Ready or not, 988 mental health hotline prepares for launch

A new three-digit national suicide prevention and mental health hotline— 988 — debuts tomorrow, but it's not clear whether the service will be ready for primetime in many parts of the country.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Actress Constance Wu Says Attempted Suicide after Twitter Storm

US actress Constance Wu made a suicide attempt three years ago, bruised by a bitter social media backlash, the "Crazy Rich Asians" star said Thursday. Wu, 40, faced a torrent of criticism in 2019 over remarks she made on Twitter about the sitcom "Fresh Off the Boat," which she starred…

The Times of India

Delhi: Woman 'forced to undergo abortion 14 times', kills self

NEW DELHI: Days after a 33-year-old woman allegedly killed herself in southeast Delhi's Jaitpur, having been "forced to undergo abortion 14 times" by her live-in partner in a span of eight years, police have booked the man on charges of rape, forced abortion and abetment of suicide. The accused is…

Pedestrian.tv

Constance Wu Has Opened Up About Her Suicide Attempt FOTB Trauma In A Heartbreaking Interview

"It made me feel like Asian Americans feel like it would be better if I just didn’t exist."

Daily Mirror

Constance Wu reveals she attempted suicide following Fresh Off The Boat backlash

Crazy Rich Asians and Fresh Off The Boat actress Constance Wu made the shocking revelation on Thursday evening on Twitter following a three-year hiatus from the social media platform

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