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'Silent' Boris Johnson must act NOW to stop mental health tragedy, charities warn - letter in full

Today 17 leading charities have written to Boris Johnson warning that economic downturns have triggered a rise in suicides in the past - and said the government must "stop being silent".

Daily Mirror

Lanarkshire duo take on 24-hour fitness challenge for suicide prevention charity

Avryl Henry and Lyndsay McManus will be taking on the lung-bursting workout in aid of Chris’s House

Daily Record

Delhi: Farmer, a Covid Samaritan, loses will to live

NEW DELHI: Pappan Singh Gahlot, the 55-year-old mushroom farmer who shot to fame after he booked a flight for 10 of his labourers to go home in Bihar during the Covid lockdown, died allegedly by suicide in a temple in outer Delhi’s Tigipur village on Tuesday evening.

The Times of India

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Four family members found dead in apparent murder-suicide across three sites in Boston suburb

The suspect, a 31-year-old woman, was found dead inside her car

The Independent UK

Explain reasons for arresting Kallakurichi school correspondent, his wife and two teachers, HC tells police

Judge grants police time till Friday to establish if there is any basis to keep them in judicial custody for over 38 days

The Hindu

Bombay High Court grants bail to man held for abetting girlfriend’s suicide

The accused had reacted indifferently when his girlfriend informed him that she might be pregnant

The Hindu

Suicide rates reveal the silent suffering of Australia’s ageing men

Men aged 85 and older have the highest suicide rates in Australia, but the tragedy has gone relatively unnoticed. This group is growing older, feeling alone and flying under the radar.

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'Beautiful' young mum tragically died by suicide after the death of her friend

Jade Wilcott's family, from Plymouth, are campaigning for more awareness around mental health and say the mum was failed after losing her best friend and asking for help

Daily Mirror

Editorial: National call system for mental health crises is having its own crisis

The newly established 988 national hotline, a 911-style emergency call system for people contemplating suicide or other mental health crises, has hit a pretty major acceptance snag. The system is barely a month old, yet there’s already a movement afoot to boycott it. Some users say it can make existing…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Spread the word: it ain't weak to speak

'We walk at dawn to symbolise bringing conversations around suicide out of the shadows.'

Newcastle Herald

Dalit suicide: Naidu demands action against YSRCP leaders

They harassed and drove the aqua farmer to the extreme step, alleges TDP chief in letter to DGP

The Hindu

Russia detains IS member planning suicide attack in India

An Islamic State terrorist, who was plotting a suicide attack against a member of India’s leadership elite for the offensive comments on the Prophet, has been detained in Russia

The Hindu

Russia detains IS suicide bomber plotting terrorist attack in India

The detained was recruited by one of the IS leaders as a suicide bomber in Turkey. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Family searching for answers as inquest begins into 2018 death of Adelaide man Peter Howard

The family of an Adelaide man who died in 2018 is hoping a coronial inquest will provide answers about his death, which they say followed years of "relentless" workplace bullying.

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Four of goldsmith’s family attempt suicide

Financial problems cited as reason

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Financial crisis drove Dalit youth to suicide, say police

Family claims pressure from ruling party leaders

Newcastle Herald

'Every teacher, parent and student should be trained to look out for warning signs'

Suicide prevention training for teachers is a crucial step towards supporting students at risk, a Hunter school principal says.

The Guardian - AU

Clean review – an unsensational documentary about an extraordinary life

Director Lachlan Mcleod follows Australian Sandra Pankhurst and her team of ‘trauma cleaners’: those who scrub crime scenes, suicide sites and clear out hoarders’ homes

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The Hindu

Loan app operators’ harassment drives man to suicide

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Daily Mirror

At least 12 dead as al-Shabaab gunmen storm hotel in Mogadishu terror attack

The initial blast was caused by a suicide bomber then there was a second blast outside the hotel just a few minutes later, meaning rescuers helping casualties from the first blast were then also injured

AAP

Tasmanian mother's suicide 'avoidable'

A coroner found the woman's death came after a substandard assessment of her risk after a previous suicide attempt days earlier.

The Independent UK

‘It was not suicide’: Son of woman found hanged and burned in LA’s Griffith Park hits back at police

Anthony Espinosa has a different version than the one released by the authorities in Los Angeles, California, claiming that his mother ‘was drugged, raped and threatened’ before she was found hanging from a tree and engulfed in flames in public park. Jose Luis Montenegro reports

The Independent UK

Missouri woman left behind suicide notes before ‘going on the run’ while awaiting trial for husband’s murder

Dawn Wynn disappeared while out on bond for the November 2021 murder of her husband

The Conversation

How drama can help open up conversations on suicide for young people in post-pandemic times

Suicide is the second highest cause of death in 15-to-29-year-olds around the world, according to UK charity Young Minds, an organisation set up to help children and young people with mental health issues.

Daily Mirror

"I’ve survived a heroin addiction and prison, it has made me a better leader"

Michael Maisey's petty theft stealing sandwiches quickly escalated - an attempted suicide behind bars at 18 saw him decide to rebuild his life

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