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Scott Burns: Would you choose more money if it meant a shorter life for someone else?

Imagine you are walking down a street.

Tribune News Service

K-pop singer Moonbin, member of boy band Astro, dies aged 25

South Korean singer Moonbin, a member of K-pop boy band Astro, has died at the age of 25, his music label Fantagio said on Thursday.

Reuters

Today's rugby news as players support young star after suicide attempt and missing Davis may have drowned

The latest rugby news stories from Wales and beyond

Wales Online

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Moonbin: K-pop star dies at age of 25 in suspected suicide

South Korean singer Moonbin, a member of K-pop boy band Astro, has died at the age of 25, his music label Fantagio said on Thursday.

Evening Standard

New Aussie black comedy Totally Completely Fine explores suicide, grief, isolation – and the power of human connection

Chaotic 20-something Vivian (Thomasin McKenzie) can’t believe her luck when she inherits her granddad’s Sydney waterfront house. Decked out with grandpa-chic mid-century décor that suits Vivian’s vintage rocker aesthetic, the art deco home backs onto a stunning cliffside vista looking out over the ocean.

The Conversation

UK deportation centre used force 18 times to stop self-harm last year, figures show

Exclusive: Brook House staff physically prevented asylum seekers awaiting deportation from taking own lives

The Guardian - UK

A man with a knife in his back: Oliver Frank Chanarin’s best photograph

‘The Casualties Union act out injuries for hospitals, emergency services – and police preparing for suicide attacks. Their work requires precision performance’

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Florida's abortion laws protect a pregnant person's life, but not for mental health

If a pregnant person is struggling with mental health and considering suicide, several states' laws, including Florida's, specifically say the "life of the mother" exception does not apply to them.

WEKU

People Waiting for Trial Keep Dying in Prison. Can Our Corrections System Be Fixed?

Arrested for shoplifting and theft, TJ McConnell was jailed in the Edmonton Remand Centre. Four months later, he was dead

The Walrus

US Mission Marks 40th Anniversary of Beirut Embassy Bombing

US Ambassador to Beirut Dorothy Shea has said that Hezbollah has failed in its efforts to “break us,” adding “no one can break the resolve we all share.” The US mission on Tuesday marked the 40th anniversary of the April 18, 1983 bombing of the US Embassy in Beirut, in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

"Frequent Gun Violence Incidents and Road Rage Shooting Cases in the United States"

The US VOX website recently reported that the number of gun violence deaths in the United States far exceeds that of any other high-income country. Specific data show that the gun homicide rate in the United States is 26 times that of other high-income countries, and the gun suicide rate…

Bangkok Post

With suicide no longer a crime, the real work begins

In December 2022, Pakistan repealed the penal code criminalising attempted suicide. Now the focus can shift to better understanding the scope of the crisis.

360info

How "time-wasting" can help depression

There is a stigma attached to watching TV, using social media and playing video games — but they can save your life

Salon

Woman found hanging in her house in south Delhi, suicide suspected

NEW DELHI: A 20-year-old woman has been found hanging at her house in south Delhi's Devli village.

The Times of India

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Glasgow Live

Heartbroken Lanarkshire mum fighting for change after partner took his own life

Karen McKeown, 34, is calling for a massive overhaul of Scotland’s mental health services after her partner was deemed to be 'low risk' after an assessment the night before taking his life

Newsroom.co.nz

Suicide should not be a crime

More countries are realising that punishing individuals doesn’t prevent them from acting on suicidal thoughts but simply puts them in greater distress. Shahirah Hamid reports.

The National (Scotland)

Scot embarks on 4300-mile journey to raise money for suicide prevention centre

IT was a bright sunny morning in Fraserburgh when Danny Thain, 27, kissed his partner and son goodbye. He will not see them again for another three…

TechRadar

To no one's surprise, The Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is delayed (again)

The Suicide Squad: The Justice League has been officially delayed to next year just a few weeks away from release.

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WEKU

Teen with life-threatening depression finally found hope. Then insurance cut her off

Despite laws that say mental health care should be paid for on a par with other medical care, health insurance stopped covering the care a suicidal teen needed before she was stable.

360info

Suicide is not a crime

More countries are realising that punishing individuals doesn’t prevent them from acting on suicidal thoughts but simply puts them in greater distress.

360info

Criminalising suicide only makes it worse

If the aim of criminalising suicide attempts is to deter people from ending their lives and protect the vulnerable, it's failed.

360info

Why decriminalising suicide is not enough

Malaysia’s move to decriminalise suicide is a positive step but much more is needed to help those suffering.

360info

Suicide is a mental health issue, not a crime

Bangladesh inherited its suicide laws from the colonial era. A more modern approach is needed to deter the behaviour.

360info

What a suicide registry database should look like

By capturing data on suicide cases and rates, a registry database can help provide better intervention programmes.

360info

The alternatives which can help prevent suicide

There are other legislations and programmes to help prevent suicide other than criminalising suicide attempts.

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