The Latest Breaking News from Suicide

Brussels bombing trial opens with strong emotions

The largest trial in Belgian history kicked off on Monday with 10 men accused of involvement in a triple Islamist suicide attack in Brussels in 2016 that killed 32 people and injured more than 300.

Reuters · Dec 5, 2022

Golden Gate Bridge 'suicide net' could cost $400 million, double the original estimate

A net designed to prevent suicides from the Golden Gate Bridge could cost nearly $400 million — double what was originally estimated for the project, according to the two construction firms in charge of the project.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 4, 2022

NRI businessman jumps to death from 10th floor balcony of his Mumbai flat

MUMBAI: A 58-year-old NRI businessman committed suicide by jumping off the 10th-floor balcony of his residence at Colaba in south Mumbai, police said on Sunday. The businessman was prima facie depressed due to losses he suffered in business, an official said.

The Times of India · Dec 4, 2022

Research reveals alarming link between family violence and suicide in WA

More than half the women and children who died by suicide in a 12-month period in Western Australia were known to authorities as victims of domestic violence, research reveals.

ABC News · Dec 2, 2022

Photos: “We don’t feel safe here.” A transgender teen and their family flee Texas.

Texas policies targeting access to health care for transgender youth forced one family to leave the state.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 2, 2022

Almost 500 people have attempted suicide at River Shannon in Limerick city in past five years

It is on average nearly two people every week

Irish Mirror · Dec 2, 2022

Cops face unavoidable trauma, inquest told

An inquest into the suicide deaths of four Tasmanian policemen has been told officers face unavoidable trauma due to the nature of the job.

AAP · Dec 2, 2022

The UN committee against torture has found Australia still has work to do

Content warning – this article discusses acts of violence, suicide, and deaths in custody.

The Conversation · Dec 1, 2022

Jason David Frank’s wife sets record straight with details of night he died by suicide

Jason David Frank, the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” star who died in Texas on Nov. 19, took his own life, his wife confirmed in an interview Wednesday. She also said they had reconciled in their 19-year marriage in the weeks before his death.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 1, 2022

Tasmania Police officer who died by suicide worked 23 hours of overtime in three days, inquest hears

The former partner of a Tasmanian police officer who died by suicide tells an inquest that he became fixated on jobs which involved suicide — but that he never sought help for his own mental health.

ABC News · Dec 1, 2022