Tag: suicide

Raising the minimum wage will not just help the economy. It will not just help lift people out of poverty or prevent some from descending...

On Wednesday, the body of controversial Republican state Rep. Dan Johnson was discovered near Mount Washington. The Kentucky legislator died from apparent suicide by...

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Homophobia runs very deep in some elements of the religious right. In many cases, it can get to the point that basic standards of...

Warning: Disturbing content. Michelle Carter, the woman who texted her boyfriend urging him to kill himself, goes to trial this week. She has waived the...

Trigger Warning: There are mentions of graphic scenes and content. A girl in Central Georgia attempted suicide via Facebook live. Luckily, Facebook users who recognized...

This is a sad story with a hopeful ending. Jacob Jean has been through a lot. Four years ago his high school boyfriend Zack, committed suicide....

Facebook is using artificial intelligence (AI) to prevent suicides among its users. There are already tools in place to report a post of someone...

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Over 20 veterans commit suicide every day in this country. That number should be zero. These vets are coming back from war with post-traumatic...

Yesterday (September 10) was World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. For every one suicide, 25...

Students at a high school were devastated to learn that one of their 15-year-old classmates had taken his life. His name was Kwadwo Boateng. One...

This has been National Suicide Prevention Week (September 5 to September 11,) an initiative that aims to raise awareness, and offer support and solutions...

NBC held a Commander-In-Chief forum last night. They spent 30 minutes with each presidential nominee, and they took questions from the audience. Most of...

Houston, the nation's fourth-largest city, has a problem. A very big problem. People booked into the Harris County Jail are dying, and most of those...

Thousands of teens attempt suicide every day. Parents and teachers play an important role in preventing suicides. Many people are uncomfortable with this topic....

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services projects that by 2020, we'll be over 20,000 physicians short to meet the country's primary care...

Peter A. Kaisen, of Islip, a 76-year-old veteran, shot himself outside of the nursing home at the Northport VA Medical Center. A couple of the people...

A suicide attempt by Wikileaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning  may add further punishments to the 35-year sentence she is already serving at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Manning received...

Phoukeo Dej-Oudom made attempts to ensure safety for herself and her three children just three weeks before they became subject of a quadruple murder...