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Expert Q&A: why do people commit murder-suicides?

The deaths of Epsom College Head Emma Pattison and her daughter Lettie are a possible example of the rare and tragic phenomenon of murder-suicide. Pattison’s husband is believed to have shot his wife and child before taking his own life. We asked Sandra Flynn, an expert in forensic mental health…

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New Jersey students slam school for ‘doing nothing’ in tense board meeting after suicide of bullied teen

In a heartbreaking speech, Adriana Kuch’s friend Hailie Engesser told how the teenager had asked for help multiple times from the school but ‘you guys just sat there and did nothing’

The Independent UK

Will Bunch: We need a national conversation about the 8 students who died at NC State

The rituals of death have become far too familiar at North Carolina State University this school year.

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Alex Murdaugh describes getting shot in his own words in recording played to murder trial jury

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Jurors in Alex Murdaugh’s double-murder trial on Thursday heard for the first time Murdaugh in his own words describe his plan to die in an assisted attempted suicide after the murders of his wife and son in June 2021.

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MDMA and psilocybin treatment to be offered in the Hunter

'These people are facing death by suicide if they don't get an alternative medication.'

Newcastle Herald

Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda opens up about grief after losing Chester Bennington to suicide

‘For me, it just felt like too much,’ he says

The Independent UK

This Texas town has the highest rate of youth attempted suicides in the state. A grieving father hopes to reverse it.

According to a new analysis by a national health care company, Lubbock has the highest rate of attempted suicides by children between the ages of 6 and 17. A local leader suggests a dearth of resources isn’t helping.

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Ex-Edinburgh Hearts striker reveals tragic struggle with mental health and suicide plan

Stevenson was moved by former Dundee and Ross County striker Sean Higgins’ brutally honest account of a booze battle that struck after his own full-time days came to an end a decade ago.

Edinburgh Live

‘Do you think I killed Paul?’: Jurors watch video of Alex Murdaugh’s final interview with investigators

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Judge Clifton Newman ruled Wednesday that jurors in the Alex Murdaugh double-murder trial can hear testimony about Murdaugh’s 2021 Labor Day botched roadside suicide attempt, an unexpected reversal of a ruling he issued the same morning.

Tribune News Service

Emmerdale to air first episode with all-male actors amid harrowing suicide storyline

Emmerdale's Paddy, who is played by soap star Dominic Brunt, will begin having suicidal thoughts after he is left feeling alone and struggling to find his place in people’s lives

Daily Mirror

Ryan Stevenson reveals suicide plan that even had the day to end it all circled on a calendar

The former Hearts star and Record Sport columnist bares all as he lifts the lid on football's 'dark secret'.

Daily Record

Far-right activist Teddy Von Nukem reportedly dead by suicide

Far-right activist Teddy Von Nukem died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a report.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Just like doctors, lawmakers should adopt do-no-harm standard on gender dysphoria

The increasing politicization of care for young people with gender dysphoria is making it much harder, if not impossible, for doctors to provide the kinds of help necessary to ease kids through a particularly difficult period of their already-difficult teen and pre-teen years. Lives could be at stake, given the…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Man hurt in NYC bike path attack says he wanted death too

A Belgium man whose wife lost her legs in a terrorist attack on a New York City bike path that killed eight people five years ago says he contemplated suicide after he had largely recovered from his physical wounds

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Haunted dad of Kenneth Noye victim made heartbreaking final wish before tragic suicide

Kenneth Cameron was devastated by the murder of his son Stephen at the hands of Kenneth Noye in a road rage row on an M25 slip road in 1996

The Independent UK

MSU shooting – live: Anthony McRae had note threatening more schools as Michigan State yet to identify victims

Police say suspect was in contact with law enforcement before dying by suicide

ABC News

Growing disparity in life expectancy, health outcomes between Sydney, far western NSW report finds

Life expectancy, rates of suicide, and preventable deaths are all getting worse in remote parts of NSW according to research from The Australia Institute.

The Independent UK

A teenager’s suicide amid claims of bullying: What we know about Adriana Kuch’s death as four students are charged

Fourteen-year-old died just 48 hours after a video of her being assaulted by a group of students appeared on social media

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A bullied N.J. student died by suicide. Now, the superintendent has resigned

Adriana Kuch, a freshman in the Central Regional School District along the Jersey Shore, died on Feb. 3. Her father says bullying led her to take her own life.

Tribune News Service

CDC: Teen girls see spike in behavioral health concerns

Teen girls who experience persistent feelings of hopelessness or sadness skyrocketed over the past decade, according to a 10-year survey released Monday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

AAP

'Alarm bells' as remote Australians live shorter lives

The Australia Institute's Unlucky Country report reveals the growing disparity in life expectancy between the city and the bush.

The Guardian - AU

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CDC: Teen girls see spike in behavioral health concerns - Roll Call

Teen girls experiencing persistent hopelessness or sadness skyrocketed over the past decade, according to a 10-year CDC survey.

Bristol Post

The Bristol mental health charity helping scores of struggling men talk in a bid to avoid suicide

Andy Man’s Club now has two groups in Bristol men can seek out for support.

Daily Mirror

Emmerdale's Paddy Dingle actor admits 'big responsibility' with suicide storyline

Emmerdale's Paddy Dingle is attempting to take his own life on the ITV show, and the actor who plays him admits he feels a huge responsibility with the storyline

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