Suicide and mental illness explained
Suicide is a major cause of death among people with a mental illness. A suicide attempt may be an early warning sign that a person is developing a mental illness. There are steps you can take if you think a friend or relative is considering ... [... more]
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Youth suicide prevention - the warning signs
All suicide threats should be taken seriously. When dealing with a young person with suicidal thoughts, show support and avoid being judgmental. Don't be sworn to secrecy. Let the young person know that their safety is more important than ... [... more]
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Philip Galanes
At the age of thirty-five, Matthew Vaber's life is so messy it can only be at a turning point. In one direction is the neon glare of his father's recent suicide, and in the other is the tough love of his fluorescent mother. He'd love to find ... [... more]
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Suicide - family and friends
The social taboo surrounding suicide often means that surviving family members and friends may feel stigmatised and isolated. It's helpful to be open and talk about how you feel, and contact a grief counsellor if necessary. The death of someone ... [... more]
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Has someone you know completed suicide?
Every year around the world, young people lose their lives to suicide. Nearly as many young people die from suicide as die in car accidents. The suicide rates for some groups of young people are higher than others. Groups such as young people ... [... more]
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Helping your children after a suicide
This article is intended for parents whose children or teenagers have experienced the loss of a friend or another student at school through suicide, although much of the information will apply in other situations. Although too many young people ... [... more]
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Pamela Heath
This provocative study explores what happens to those who commit suicide. Drawing on communications from the spirits of more than 100 'successful' suicides, it offers an intriguing look at what the dead themselves say about suicide, its ... [... more]
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Larry Watson
Forty years after the suicide of his best friend's father, a writer revisits the tragedy and tries to unravel the mystery behind one man's inexplicable actions on that icy January day in 1961. Through his own recollections and his ... [... more]
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Robert Pape
Finalist for the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award One of the world's foremost authorities on the subject of suicide terrorism, the esteemed political scientist Robert Pape has created the first comprehensive database of every ... [... more]
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Elisabeth Guthrie
In America's hypercompetitive culture, children are being suffocated by our quest to make them the best. As competitive parenting has been on the rise since the 1980s, so have rates of teen suicide, eating disorders, depression, and drug use. Yet ... [... more]
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Jonathan Towers
A beloved, familiar figure known as "Jon the Walker" for his daily appearances traversing the marshes and waterways of various Connecticut towns, Jonathan Towers composed brief, emotionally evocative poems until his suicide in 2005 after years [... more]
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Under the Wolf, Under the Dog
Steve Nugent is in Burnstone Grove, a facility for kids who are either addicts or have tried to commit suicide. But Steve doesn't fit in either group, and he used to go to the gifted... I'm what they call a Gray Grouper. The Red Groupers are the ... [... more]
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