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Former NT Police officer calls for an overhaul of mental health services following recent suicides

Three suicides of current and former police officers in the Northern Territory have prompted former officer Paul Milne to speak out about more mental health support.

ABC News · May 11, 2022

Alabama fugitives Vicky White and Casey White paid homeless man to check them into motel

Law enforcement began surveillance on the motel after spotting the couple’s latest getaway car in the parking lot

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

The New York Times Uses a CDC Report on Homicides As an Excuse To Attack Private Gun Ownership

The paper blames a "gun-buying spree" during the pandemic for the 2020 jump in murders.

Reason · May 11, 2022

Chilling 911 call captures Vicky White telling lover ‘let’s get out and run’ moments before shooting herself

Vicky White’s death was ruled a suicide on Tuesday with a coroner saying that her gunshot wound to the head was self-inflicted

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

College students are in a mental health crisis

Access to mental health services is still the main obstacle to helping students dealing with depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts. Colleges all over the country are severely understaffed and lacking resources.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 11, 2022

Mum, 34, killed herself after spending a year on NHS waiting list for help

Mum Laura Myatt, 34, from Newcastle, Staffs, was found hanged at her home by her father after she had been placed on a waiting list to see mental health professionals for more than 12 months

Daily Mirror · May 11, 2022

Dramatic police footage shows moment Casey White is captured and Vicky White is pulled from car gun in hand

Coroner ruled Vicky White’s death a suicide and shocking audio revealed she was on the phone to a 911 dispatcher at the time of the crash

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

Poignant Chris's House event for Lanarkshire residents commemorating loved ones

The Walk of Hope took place for the first time since 2019 and preceded Mental Health Awareness Week.

Daily Record · May 11, 2022

Dachou Club comedian Ueshima dies

Comedian Ryuhei Ueshima, of the popular comedy trio Dachou Club, has died in an apparent suicide. He was 61.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · May 11, 2022

Police: 4 killed in Somalia blast ahead of presidential vote

Somali police say at least four people have been killed in a suicide explosion that targeted a checkpoint near the airport in the capital, Mogadishu

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022