The Latest Breaking News from Suicide

Suicide blast kills at least 20 outside Afghan Foreign Ministry in Kabul

At least 20 people have died and more than 40 wounded in a suicide attack outside the country's Foreign Ministry in Kabul, a Taliban official says.

ABC News · Jan 11, 2023

Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide blast outside Afghan foreign ministry

Islamic State claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide blast‮ ‬outside the Afghan foreign ministry on Wednesday, the militant group's Amaq news agency said in an affiliated Telegram channel.

Reuters · Jan 11, 2023

Farmers face a higher risk of suicide. The Texas Agriculture Department wants $500,000 a year to change that.

The department’s helpline is less than a year old. But advocates hope state lawmakers fully fund it as farmers and ranchers continue to face hard economic times and isolation.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 11, 2023

With pandemic and streaming boom, mental health support is coming to some film sets

LOS ANGELES — In summer 2021, when producer Joanna Laurie was planning production of "The Son," an upcoming drama from Oscar-winning writer and director Florian Zeller, she knew stress levels would be exponentially high for cast and crew. They had to contend with strict COVID-19 safety protocols and the movie's…

Los Angeles Times · Jan 10, 2023

Evil Scottish thief stole phone and wallet from suicide victim seconds after death

Lennox was jailed for ten months after being caught taking the phone and wallet from suicide victim Ross Elrick nearly two years ago. Ross's brother Phil had previously issued an appeal to trace his brother's belongings

Edinburgh Live · Jan 10, 2023

Callers keep flooding 988 mental health, suicide helpline

The 988 mental health and suicide prevention helpline has quickly expanded its reach in the six months since it launched

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023

Iran: Protesters denied medical care and tortured to death in secret prisons

More than 19,000 people have been arrested since protests erupted in Iran in mid-September 2022. Human rights organisations say that dozens of them have been killed in secret detention centres. But security forces are trying to cover up these deaths by threatening family members into silence or staging the deaths…

France 24 · Jan 9, 2023

Punjab: Army Officer Dies By Suicide In Firozpur Cantt For 'Hurting' Wife

An army officer in the Firozpur Cantonment of Punjab allegedly died by suicide on Sunday morning citing to have "hurt" his wife as a reason for the extreme step. Read on for detail:

Dynamite News · Jan 9, 2023

NYC millionaire who killed young son in 2010 takes her own life, fulfilling murder-suicide plan

NEW YORK — It was supposed to be a murder-suicide. In the end, that’s what it was.

Tribune News Service · Jan 9, 2023

Commentary: The military could ease its recruiting crisis by doing more to resolve systemic racial issues

The U.S. military has entered 2023 amid its largest recruiting crisis since the end of the Vietnam War, with the possibility of being short thousands of new recruits. This year’s National Defense Authorization Act cut the Army’s size by 30,000 personnel, and the Pentagon is employing multiple methods to improve…

Chicago Tribune · Jan 9, 2023