The Latest Breaking News from Suicide

Three years after the heartbreaking suicide of a California teenager, authorities have arrested four men in West Africa in connection with an international financial sextortion scheme that targeted thousands of minors around the world.

The perpetrator's mental health struggles were well documented.

Fifty years ago, the American philosopher and conservative thinker James Burnham wrote his most infamous book, The Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism.

Founded on the principles of Proactive Reduction of Suicides in Populations via Evidence-based Research, PROSPER Together works at the intersection of science, lived experience, and community resilience.

An estimated 2% of people who menstruate are thought to have premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). The condition causes severe emotional, mental and physical symptoms in the week or two before a person’s menstrual cycle – including brain fog, stomach cramps, bloating, mood swings, anger, sadness, low self-worth, anxiety and even…

Garrison died by suicide last year at the age of 25

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Where you work affects your risk of dying by suicide. For example, loggers, musicians and workers in the oil and gas industries have much higher rates of suicide than the rest of the population.

A bloody civil war and the death by suicide of an ousted president served as inspiration for Isabel Allende’s most recent novel, “My Name is Emilia del Valle.”