How I Discovered My Depression—and Began to Confront It
With suicide rising among undiagnosed American depressives, I recognized it was time to admit I needed help.
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Americans’ Attitudes Toward Suicide Are Softening
But as with so many social issues, the liberal-conservative divide has grown wider over time.
What We Know About the Connection Between Climate Change and Suicide Rates
A new study sheds light on the relationship between above-average temperatures and rising suicide rates.
How Celebrity Deaths Reveal the Hidden Threat of Suicide Contagion
Can an increase in the volume of suicide contagions potentially explain the steady rise in self-harm across all demographic sectors of society?
Is San Diego County Failing Its Most Vulnerable Inmate Population?
A disability rights organization and private lawsuits allege negligence among San Diego County staff and officials toward inmates with mental illnesses. The county says otherwise.
Suicide Rates Have Increased Across the U.S. Since 1999
From 1999 through 2016, suicide rates increased in nearly every state, according to a new report.
Rethinking Our Approach to Mental Trauma
A conversation with psychologist Ken Falke, who uses the concept of post-traumatic growth—which emphasizes that there can be positive consequences to trauma and suffering—to help combat veteran suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Reckoning With the Loss of Scott Hutchison
Suffering songwriters have long helped listeners feel less lonely. If only we could repay the favor.
The Last Thing the Terrorist Steals From You
What happens when suicide forestalls any possibility of justice?
Solving the Suicide Crisis in the Arctic Circle
High above the rapidly warming Arctic Circle, the people of Clyde River are looking to nature and Inuit tradition in a bid to end the town's epidemic of despair and suicide.