Barriers exist when attempting to access professional treatment for the prevention and treatment of suicidal ideation and suicide, particularly for men and people of color.
A helper's attempt to keep an apparently distraught 19-year-old from committing suicide cost the man his own life, after he fell from the 14th floor of a University of Hawaii dormitory.
While conversations about social, educational and economic status of Latinas regularly mark the front of newspapers, talks about mental and emotional health aren't visited with the same regularity. Depression and suicide rates have increased for young Hispanic women. Also, Latinas are less likely to receive mental health support than White women or African American women, but one effective way for Latinas to address mental health challenges in their lives is for them to find their voices.
An Arizona widow has filed a federal lawsuit against the Phoenix VA Medical Center, claiming that the hospital mistakenly gave her husband a false diagnosis that led to his suicide.
Many thrill seekers frequent amusement parks for a good scare, but not even the bravest dare devil could prepare for the fright that took place at the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park on Friday when a man committed suicide.
Educators and students are mourning the death of a Southern California high school teacher who hung herself inside of her art classroom Monday morning.
New study shows connection between economic crisis after 2007 and suicide of middle-aged Americans A new study reveals suicide rates in middle-aged Americans increased in the years after 2007.
Tom Schweich, Missouri State Auditor, committed suicide early on Thursday. The Republican politician was vying for his party's gubernatorial nomination. He had accused another party member of using anti-Semitic insults against him and had planned to talk about them to reporters later on Thursday.
TMZ recently published an audio recording of “Love and Hip Hop Hollywood” star, Ray J calling 911 to report his girlfriend, Princess Love’s alleged murder/suicide attempt.
During a recent interview with People, Robin Williams’ eldest son, Zak revealed that he still misses the late comedian and continues to mourn the loss of his father who committed suicide four months ago.
Original copy of letter from FBI to Martin Luther King Jr. urging him to commit suicide revealed Social media and news reports shocked readers as a 1964 letter allegedly sent by the U.
Robin Williams' suicide was caused by a terrible disease called Lewy Body Dementia, sources close to his family told TMZ. They believe it was the "key factor" that prompted him to take his own life.
The young, cancer-stricken woman who had planned to end her life Nov. 1 said in a video released Wednesday that "the right time" to take that step may not yet have come. Twenty-nine-year-old Brittany Maynard's fate and decision had attracted global attention and controversy.
Alaska Rep. Don Young is getting criticized for controversial comments he made this week about suicide in his state, which has the highest per capita suicide rate in the country.
