Police Officers Shot and Killed Armed Man at Michigan Hospital
Police officers in Grand Haven shot and killed a man with a rifle who appeared to be suicidal outside Trinity Grand Haven Hospital early Sunday, according to a news release.
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2 Women at Utah Care Facility Charged with Abuse of Patient Who Died by Suicide
Two women who work for a care facility in Orem now face criminal charges in connection to a patient’s death by suicide.
Read More »2021 CDC Suicide Death Data Intensifies the Call for Continued Suicide Prevention Efforts
On February 10, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released data on suicide deaths for the year 2021. According to the new data, suicide deaths in the United States increased…
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Elderly Florida Couple’s Murder-Suicide Agreement Ended with Shooting at a Hospital
A 76-year-old woman is in custody after fatally shooting her terminally ill husband in the head in what police say was an intended murder-suicide at a hospital in Daytona Beach,…
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Suicide Warning Signs and Prevention Strategies for Older Adults
According to the US Census Bureau, older adults (age 65 and over) represented 16 percent of the total US population in 2019. And in 2020, older adults ages 50 to…
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Nurses Reflect on Losing Their Colleagues to Suicide
Nurses face a higher risk of suicide than other professions in the US, and healthcare workers across all positions are four times more likely to commit suicide than those working…
Read More »Raising Awareness about Suicide and Older Adults
Suicide is a public health concern; many people don’t realize that some of the highest rates of suicide are among older adults, especially among men. In 2021, according to the…
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FL Assisted Living Facility Resident Found Dead from Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound in Parking Lot
A Port St. Lucie man found dead Monday in the parking lot of an assisted living facility died from an “apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound,” according to police officials Tuesday.
Read More »Maine to Invest in Suicide Prevention as Report Highlights Gun Deaths
Maine will invest $230 million in statewide suicide prevention and mental health awareness after a report found that more than 85% of gun deaths in 2020 were suicides.
Read More »Suicide prevention: Recognizing the warning signs can save lives
There is a renewed focus on depression and mental health in the wake of the death of Naomi Judd. “I’m a loss survivor myself. So I’ve lost two family members to…
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