Feds say cyberattack caused suicide helpline’s outage
A man uses a cellphone in New Orleans, Aug. 11, 2019. A cyberattack caused a nearly daylong outage of the
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Could vitamin D help ward off suicide?
A new study hints that treating low vitamin D levels with supplements might have a critical benefit for certain people:
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Suicide risk screening in high schools successfully identifies at-risk students
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Suicide death rates have increased significantly among adolescents in the U.S. in recent years, according to
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Suicide bomber kills at least 28 after targeting mosque in Pakistan | World News
At least 28 people have been killed and 150 injured after a suicide bomber struck a mosque in Pakistan. The
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Mental health: NHS crisis lines failing to answer suicide calls
Patients are at risk as hundreds of thousands of helpline calls go unanswered, BBC research finds. Read more BBC News
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Junior doctor blamed Birmingham hospital for her suicide, family say
Vaish Kumar died in June and her parents say they are releasing the note she wrote to help others. Read
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US Veterans Affairs announces plan to give free care to any vet in suicide crisis
While U.S. veterans are already eligible for emergency suicidal crisis care, starting Tuesday they can get it for free. Care
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Increased suicide risk seen for patients undergoing cancer surgery
The incidence of suicide is increased among patients undergoing cancer surgery, according to a study published online Jan. 12 in
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Afghanistan: Deadly suicide bombing outside foreign ministry
Police said at least five civilians had been killed but another Taliban official put the toll as high as 20.
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Suicide bomb attack kills 20 outside Afghan foreign ministry in Kabul | World News
A suicide bomb attack outside the foreign ministry in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul has killed at least 20 people and injured
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Callers keep flooding 988 mental health, suicide helpline
988 Call Center Director Jamieson Brill poses for a photo in front of a desk where work workers take calls
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Three Dads Walking: Bereaved dads help students talk about suicide
Students have told of the value of learning about suicide awareness in the classroom. Andy Airey, Mike Palmer and Tim
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Restricted abortion access linked to increased suicide risk in young women
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When the Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision came down in June, overturning the right to
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Elon Musk insists Twitter’s ‘suicide prevention feature’ is still intact after reports it had been removed | Science & Tech News
Elon Musk has insisted a Twitter feature that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and similar safety resources has not been removed
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Twitter ‘removes suicide prevention feature’ for unannounced ‘revamp’ | Science & Tech News
Twitter has reportedly removed a feature that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and similar safety resources for an unannounced revamp. Citing
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Suicide: ‘You’re not alone, we all experience dark thoughts’
A man who set up a mental health support charity after his daughter took her own life has urged people
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Health board ordered to apologise over patient suicide
NHS Dumfries and Galloway did not properly assess the risk to life of a patient, a report found. BBC News
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New figures provide latest data on UK veterans suicide risk
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study from The University of Manchester has found that veterans are at no greater
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Being off work due to sickness or injury linked to higher risk of suicide
PRISMA flow diagram. Credit: PLOS Global Public Health (2022). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000922 People who are off work due to injury or
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Whitchurch slurry pit farmer death ruled as suicide
John Charles Barnett’s overturned mobility scooter was found on the edge of a slurry lagoon in 2020. Read more BBC
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