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Anxious people are twice as likely to become depressed from social media, study finds

Findings come as Molly Russell inquest finds that social-media content viewed by the teenager prior to her suicide was “not safe”

Evening Standard

Risk of suicide almost seven times higher after young onset dementia diagnosis

The risk is highest in the first three months after diagnosis

The Independent UK

TechScape: Social media firms face a safety reckoning after the Molly Russell inquest

In this week’s newsletter: The question of tougher regulation is back following an inquest into the death of a 14-year-old who viewed significant amounts of harmful online content

The Guardian - UK

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Kentucky to receive more than $3.6 Million in federal funds for suicide prevention

The Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention grant is awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

WEKU

‘She could have done so much good in this world’: victims of the Kabul blast remembered

Relatives and friends of young women killed by a suicide bomber at an education centre in Afghanistan last week write about their loved ones

The Guardian - UK

With 12 in-custody deaths, Louisville activists say better health care needed to address jail crisis

WEKU

Controversial GOP House Caucus Agenda Links Cannabis Legalization With Suicide And Violence

The 156-member Republican Study Committee (RSC) unveiled a “Family Policy Agenda" that slams federal cannabis legalization with a dangerous and erroneous attempt to link marijuana to

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Another National Guard soldier working Operation Lone Star dies by suspected suicide

The soldier is the 10th known Texas Guard member linked to the mission to die since its rapid expansion began in September 2021.

The Texas Tribune

Collection of letters by suicide-bereaved released to address grief stigma

The letters, penned by bereaved friends and relatives, will feature on billboards across the country

Evening Standard

Anoosheh Ashoori's journey from an Iran prison to the London Marathon

This time last year 68-year-old British-Iranian, Anoosheh Ashoori, was dreaming of being able to run freely in London parks while in his cell at the notorious Evin prison in Iran. On 17 August 2017, Ashoori was arrested by Iranian authorities on spying charges, which he has always denied. He was…

Evening Standard

Suicide risk ‘almost seven times higher’ after dementia diagnosis

Researchers say their findings indicate clinics should target suicide risk assessment at patients diagnosed before the age of 65

The Independent UK

Mary McNamara: 'Blonde' and the new Anthony Bourdain book are suicide whodunits in which the answer is obvious

Our cultural hypocrisy toward mental illness and addiction, not to mention fame and fortune, is never more evident than when some poor famous soul dies by suicide. "Why?" we ask. "Why would a person who seemed to have it all end their own life?" And then someone writes a book…

Los Angeles Times

Independent report finds Louisville’s jail is ‘obsolete and poorly designed,’ and needs more u

Independent report finds Louisville’s jail is ‘obsolete and poorly designed,’ and needs more unified leadership

WEKU

Rylan Clark lived in 'hell' following two psychiatric ward stints after marriage ended

It was Rylan's suicide attempt at the age of 32 - which he is now thankful was not successful – that finally prompted him to get professional help.

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Kamikwasi Kwarteng delivers his excruciating career suicide note

Tactless jokes and half-arsed platitudes made up chancellor’s vapid Tory conference speech

The Hindu

NMC seeks details of suicide, drop-outs among medical students

Doctors want an independent committee to be appointed to look into such complaints

The Independent UK

Suicide risk ‘almost seven times higher’ after dementia diagnosis

Researchers say their findings indicate clinics should target suicide risk assessment at patients diagnosed before the age of 65.

The Independent UK

Death toll in last week's Kabul school blast climbs to 52

A tally compiled by The Associated Press shows that last week’s suicide bombing at a Kabul education center killed as many as 52 people, more than double the death toll acknowledged by Taliban officials

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The Guardian - UK

People with recent dementia diagnosis found to have higher suicide risk

Calls for more support after England research shows those diagnosed under 65 also at greater risk

The Times of India

Mumbai: Case against man who committed suicide after killing wife, two children

MUMBAI: The Mumbai police have registered a case against a man who committed suicide after killing his wife and two children two months ago in the eastern suburb of Govandi here, an official said on Monday.

Salon

Putin using nukes would be "suicide"

Ex-U.S. National Security Advisor and retired Army Lieutenant General HR McMaster talked Putin on "Face the Nation"

The Independent UK

Rylan Clark opens up about suicide attempt and time in psychiatric hospital

‘I went through this period where I was annoyed that I’d wake up’

The Independent UK

Ukraine presses counteroffensive after Russian setback

Russia has attacked the Ukrainian president’s hometown with suicide drones Sunday Ukraine pushed ahead with its counteroffensive that has embarrassed the Kremlin

ABC News

In the regional city of Geelong, parents who have lost children to suicide fear not enough action is being taken

Geelong parents who have lost their children to suicide fear not enough action is being taken. It's a concern echoed by mental health experts, who say despite decades of attention on the sector, stark service gaps still exist outside big cities.

The Guardian - UK

Molly Russell was trapped by the cruel algorithms of Pinterest and Instagram

The coroner’s verdict was a world first in citing social media as a causal factor in a death

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