Even though we still have a long way to go when it comes to treating and caring for those with mental illness, a look at some of the photos of how those with psychological disorders...
When it comes to childhood pets, cats are about as common as they come. But, cats come with a dark side...
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have conducted a study wherein they discovered childhood cat ownership...
One would have to be " blinded by the light," not to recognize that on average most self-proclaimed Fundamental Christians are dogmatic and conservative.?There is a strong body of research surrounding this phenomenon inspecting the...
The National Rifle Association (NRA) is once again cranking up its propaganda machine in response to new federal rules from the Obama Administration that are designed to keep the mentally ill and domestic abusers from...
Suicide is a powerful statement. U.S. Army Veteran Thomas Michael Murphy (53) committed suicide in the parking lot of the VA?Phoenix Regional Benefit Office. His action was a powerful protest against veterans? suicides falling through...
Some retribution has been made in a case of police brutality in the United States. Slowly, eyes are opening to the absence of restraint some police officers show towards suspects, innocent individuals, guilty individuals, black...
Imagine a guy walking up to a lady in a bar. And saying this.
"Hey baby. You looking so fine and sexy tonight....check this out baby. I'm just squirrel looking for a nut ya know what...
A mother has recorded a viral YouTube?video as a reaction to a comedy sketch performed on the Steve Harvey Radio Show.
Harvey has a recurring character on his radio show named "Sister Odell." In this sketch,...
How can these loved ones go from holding lively discussions, non-stop activity, and human interaction to corpse-ridden wreckage in an instant? The answer is their lives were stolen. But how can we make sense of...
For much of the new millennium, tragedy to the west begins and ends in aviation disaster.
The Western world sat on its hands, helpless, as the Germanwings flight 9525 inexplicably rocketed into the French Alps on...
Are first-year students in American colleges more likely to be unhappy and anxious than past cohorts? Are depression and feeling overwhelmed becoming more common among young collegians?
This year's CIRP Freshman Survey, now entering its 50th...
Last night, I told you that the obituary for Colleen McCullough that ran in Friday's edition of The Australian was arguably one of the most sexist items ever to appear in a newspaper. Whoever wrote...
Ten years ago my husband tried to commit suicide. He attempted to overdose on painkillers. Our relationship was having a rough patch at the time. Fortunately, he survived and was able to get the psychological...
Despite a 2002 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that intellectually disabled people are ineligible for the death penalty, Warren Hill? is scheduled to be executed on January 27, 2015 in the state of Georgia....
The debate over "gun rights" and "gun control" is a heated one, no doubt. Standard conservatives work to defend against what they call "assaults on second amendment rights." They campaign to remove restrictions on the...
Rand Paul, the conservative republican senator from Kentucky who caters to the religious right, says he needs to see it to believe it. In stark contrast to his ability to believe in a God that...
I've been writing a lot about homelessness lately. It has always been an issue I've cared deeply about. Perhaps it's because I spent the formative years of my youth in the late 80's and early...
If you watch The Rachel Maddow show most nights as I do, you may have seen her November 21 show in which she spoke of the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act, a...
Wired's Rusty Ward has put together this awesome video that covers the science of how to brainwash someone. Why is it important to us as liberals? Because many people (myself included) believe that people on...
The World Health Organization (WHO) released a study in early September that shows global suicide statistics.
Some of the findings:
Countries with predominantly poor and middle-income people have the highest suicide rates. 75 percent of suicides are...
