Nonprofit seeks insight from devices left behind by veterans who died by suicide Thursday, October 12 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The cell phones, tablets and laptops left behind by veterans who died by suicide may offer insight that could help prevent future military suicides, according to a nonprofit dedicated to analyzing the data from the devices.Stop Soldier Suicide collects the technology... Read More.
Amid nationwide mental health crisis, suicide prevention hotlines struggle with repeat callers Tuesday, October 10 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Things at Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin have not slowed down since July 2022.The center, which runs the 988 crisis hotline for the state, worked hard to expand its mental health services following the hotline's national relaunch. Like many centers across... Read More.
Suicide prevention hotlines struggle with how to handle high frequency callers Tuesday, October 10 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Things at Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin have not slowed down since July 2022.The center, which runs the 988 crisis hotline for the state, worked hard to expand its mental health services following the hotline's national relaunch. Like many centers across... Read More.
Mom says bullying led to her daughter’s suicide. Now she’s trying to help save other kids Wednesday, September 27 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Brittany Tichenor remembers her daughter Isabella, whom she called Izzy, as the "sweetest person" she has ever met, someone who was resilient and amazing, a 10-year-old child whose eyes were "big and brown."Those memories of her daughter as a vibrant fifth-grader... Read More.
Soap opera star dies by suicide: What to know about bipolar disorder Wednesday, September 20 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The death of 43-year-old Billy Miller, an actor best known for his role in the soap opera The Young and the Restless, was due to suicide, his mother has confirmed.Patricia Miller wrote in a statement shared on X, the platform formerly... Read More.
‘The Bachelorette’ star Josh Seiter “alive and well,” blames “cruel” hack for suicide post Tuesday, August 29 by ABC NewsA day after news of Bachelorette contestant Josh Seiter's apparent suicide spread on his Instagram page, the reality show veteran told fans in a video on Tuesday, August 29, that he's actually "alive and well."Seiter, who appeared on Kaitlyn Bristowe's... Read More.
David Ayer calls ‘Suicide Squad’ his “biggest heartbreak” in Hollywood Monday, August 28 by ABC NewsJon Bernthal recently welcomed his Fury director, David Ayer, onto his Real Ones podcast for a wide-ranging interview, including the lingering controversy over his 2016 superhero movie Suicide Squad.Ayer called it his "biggest heartbreak" in Hollywood. "That s*** broke me,"... Read More.
Nearly 50,000 Americans died by suicide in 2022, a record-high number: CDC Thursday, August 10 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- A total of 49,449 Americans died by suicide in 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.This is a 2.6% increase from 48,183 in 2021 and the highest number ever recorded, according to provisional numbers released in a new report... Read More.
Ambitious new campaign aims to reduce veteran suicide rate by half Monday, July 10 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Every day, Andre Rush, a retired Army officer and former White House chef, does 2,222 pushups. And every day, he thinks about what that number symbolizes: a tribute to the military veterans who die daily from suicide.Rush's ritual is more than just... Read More.
Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide: New details revealed Tuesday, June 27 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A new Justice Department Inspector General report details the failures that occurred beginning one month before Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide while in custody of the Bureau of Prisons. The report also makes clear that foul play was not possible.When officers... Read More.
New national suicide lifeline struggling to keep up with volume, advocates say Monday, June 19 by ABC NewsKristi Daugherty remembers the announcement like it was yesterday.It was March 11, 2021—one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic—and in those twelve months, emerging data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that historic rates of mental... Read More.
Suicide rate increased 60% since 2011 among US youth and young adults: CDC report Thursday, June 15 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Deaths from suicide among youth and young adults have been increasing over the last two decades in the United States, new federal data showed.For those between the ages of 10 and 24, the suicide rate remained stable between 2001 and 2007,... Read More.