The Determined Spy: Frank Wisner, the CIA and a covert career cut short New biography tells story of operative who directed coups in Iran and Guatemala and grappled with mental illness The Guardian - US · Apr 12, 2025
Misogynistic content driving UK boys to hunt vulnerable girls on suicide forums Exclusive: Police set up taskforce to tackle online violence as young men seek victims on eating disorder forums The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2025
A US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here's why Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot who died slamming his fighter plane into the American vessel The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2025
LGB+ community more than twice as likely to self-harm or take their own lives, new data shows New research from the ONS shows evidence that suicide rates are higher among the gay, lesbian and bisexual community; with a self-harm epidemic among the young LGB+ population The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025
Suicide and self-harm risk twice as high in LGB+ adults in England and Wales Office for National Statistics for first time examines how estimated rates of self-harm and suicide differ by sexuality The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2025
People identifying as LGB+ ‘at higher risk’ of self-harm or suicide The risk of suicide for LGB+ adults is estimated to be 2.2 times higher than for those identifying as straight or heterosexual. Evening Standard · Apr 9, 2025
Online suicide forum investigated under new UK digital safety laws Ofcom’s first investigation to look into whether site took adequate measures to shield users from illegal content The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2025
Suicide forum investigated under new online safety laws The service provider for the site has become the first to be investigated under the Online Safety Act. Evening Standard · Apr 9, 2025
First of its kind investigation into suicide forum linked to at least 50 deaths in the UK Ofcom can impose fines of up to £18 million The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025
‘Mothers will never be the priority’: Postnatal mental health support cut despite surge in women seeking help One in five of the 600,000 women a year who give birth in the UK experience a mental health condition but support is patchy and on the decline The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025
Red Sox's Jarren Duran opens up about mental health, attempted suicide in Netflix documentary Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran said in an upcoming documentary series that two years before his 2024 All-Star season, the pressures of the sport led him to intense bouts of depression and an attempted suicide The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025
Bodyguard Craig Ainsworth's Final Words Before Suspected Suicide: 'If You Weren't There For Me, Don't Pretend Now' Craig Ainsworth, a former bodyguard to the Beckhams, has been found dead in Spain after posting a chilling farewell message online, with his death being treated as a suspected suicide. International Business Times UK · Apr 7, 2025
Red Sox’ Jarren Duran Discloses Suicide Attempt Amid Early-Career Struggles The Boston outfielder opened up about his mental health. Sports Illustrated · Apr 7, 2025
Red Sox All-Star Jarren Duran says he attempted suicide during mental health struggles Boston’s All-Star outfielder Jarren Duran said he tried to take his own life as he struggled with his mental health during the 2021 and 2022 seasons The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2025
The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025 Suicides and attempts fall in health systems implementing the 'Zero Suicide Model,' study finds A new study suggests that health care systems can reduce suicides through patient screening, safety planning and mental health counseling
Newslaundry · Apr 7, 2025 Mental health-linked suicides on the rise in India Between 2018 and 2022, suicides in India linked to mental health rose by 44 percent, according to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data. Three in five such suicides were reported among the 18-45 age group. The NCRB classifies suicides linked to mental health under ‘insanity’ or ‘mental illness’.
The Guardian - US · Apr 6, 2025 Chinese woman detained by US border patrol in Arizona dies by suicide Officials reportedly didn’t publicly acknowledge death until inquiries were made about woman, 52, who overstayed visa
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2025 Molly Russell: Meta and Pinterest ‘make secret donations to schoolgirl’s charity’ A charity was set up in Russell’s name after she took her own life aged just 14
Evening Standard · Apr 5, 2025 Meta and Pinterest understood to have made donations to Molly Russell charity The 14-year-old girl took her life in 2017 after viewing harmful material about suicide on social media platforms.
Dynamite News · Apr 4, 2025 UP: Mother committed suicide along with 2 children in Noida; Details here A heartbreaking incident has come to light after a mother committed suicide along with two children on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:
The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2025 Deaths of British couple in France being treated as murder-suicide Andrew Searle and Dawn Kerr were found dead in their home in Les Pesquiès in Aveyron on 6 February
The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025 The pressure of South Korea’s celebrity culture as a new case raises questions The harsh glare of media attention and the often-unforgiving nature of online commentary are increasingly being questioned
Dynamite News · Apr 2, 2025 UP: BSc student ends life in hostel room soon after talking to fiance A final-year BSc student of biotechnology at Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in her hostel room soon after talking to her fiance over phone
The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025 US Olympic and Paralympic officials fire coach and director after AP report on sexual abuse The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee has fired a coach and a director after The Associated Press reported that the coach was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete
The Conversation · Apr 1, 2025 ‘He’s crazy!’ Here’s what we lose when we pathologize politics There has been a succession of spectacular acts of public violence and terrorism over the last few months, including the murder of the CEO of the insurance company United Healthcare, Brian Thompson, in New York, the suicide of army veteran Matthew Livelsberger in Las Vegas and the car attack in…