#suicide

#suicide

Suicide rates among older adults reached a historic high in the US last year, while rates decreased among youth.

The US suicide rate was 14.3 deaths per 100,000 residents in 2022, the highest since 1941.

Elderly men had the highest suicide rate among all demographic groups. [ more ]

Investigators are looking into a potential link between a severed head found in Jamaica Bay and a headless body discovered weeks earlier. [ more ]

Former high school volleyball coach Jason Maser died by suicide by stepping in front of a moving Long Island Rail Road train after facing rape charges.

Maser faced third-degree rape and criminal sex act charges related to the abuse of a 15-year-old girl. [ more ]

A former doctor from Arizona is facing manslaughter charges in New York for his role in a woman's suicide.

The doctor allegedly aided in the suicide of the woman, who had contacted him through an organization advocating for medical aid in dying. [ more ]

The convicted murderer of an off-duty LAPD detective in 1985 was found dead in his prison cell, suspected to be a suicide. [ more ]

The 68-year-old man convicted of murdering an off-duty LAPD detective in 1985 was found dead in his cell at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, investigated as a suicide. [ more ]

Multiple women accused a killer of further sexual abuse before his suicide. [ more ]

Institutional failures and policy violations by the US Bureau of Prisons have led to preventable deaths of incarcerated people.

The US justice department office of the inspector general found that 187 people died by suicide inside BoP institutions from 2014 to 2021. [ more ]

Homelessness has a significant negative impact on a person's health, leading to increased stress levels, weakened immune systems, and higher mortality rates.

Suicide and overdose are major causes of death among the homeless, linked to the despair and hopelessness experienced in homelessness. [ more ]

Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States.

NIMH has invested in research to improve suicide risk screening and intervention.

NIMH researchers have developed a suicide risk screening toolkit for healthcare settings. [ more ]

Russian oil executive fleeing political persecution dies by suicide in the UK.

Assets frozen over conflict in Ukraine believed to have contributed to his suicide. [ more ]

Hundreds of Australians experiencing homelessness are dying prematurely, with an average age of 44.

Suicide and overdose are major drivers of deaths among the homeless population. [ more ]

Contrary to widespread belief, December is actually the month with the fewest suicides.

News outlets contribute to the public's misperception that suicides increase during the holiday season. [ more ]

Jon Fosse, Nobel laureate in literature, reveals that his early books received poor reviews and he would have quit writing if he had listened to critics.

Fosse acknowledges that his works may have contributed to legitimizing suicide but also shares that readers have told him that his writing has saved their lives. [ more ]

Isotretinoin users have no increased risk of suicide or psychiatric conditions on a population level.

Those treated with the drug for severe acne may have a lower risk of suicide attempts 2-4 years after treatment. [ more ]

A young woman blamed Scholastic for her porn addiction and considered suicide as the only way out.

The young woman is the public relations coordinator for Brave Books, a competitor of Scholastic. [ more ]

A man in east London died in a police shooting after telling officers he planned to harm himself.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating the incident.

The man had claimed to have loaded firearms and police recovered a firearm near him. [ more ]

TDOR commemorates trans individuals who have died due to violence, suicide, or unknown causes.

392 trans, nonbinary, and/or gender nonconforming people worldwide have died since the last TDOR, 25 in the US. [ more ]