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Category: Prevention
“People Are Dying”—Pastor John Gray Calls On The Church in Wake of Recent Suicides
“Some of them went to church, but the Church told them, ‘you need to change.’ But how can you change what you can’t identify?” Says Gray. “And how come, we’re so quick to judge people, and don’t know what they’ve been through.”
Kate Spade, Iconic Fashion Designer, Dies at 55 of Apparent Suicide
"Grieving for the family of Kate Spade, breakthrough designer and woman of style and substance."
I Want to Die: 21 Bible Verses For When You Feel Like Giving Up
The Bible is full of hopelessness. It’s literally 2000+ pages of lonely, broken, “dirty,” sinners, and all of their baggage. But you guys, those sinners are us. Their stories are exactly where the hope is found.
Highway Heroes: 13 Semi-Trucks Join Forces With Police to Save Suicidal Man From Jumping off Bridge
The wall of semi-trucks stretched across all of the westbound and eastbound lanes of the interstate — 13 trucks in total — creating a shorter distance for the man to fall if he did, in fact, decide to jump.
“Adults Might Have Messed That Up”—Hero Teens Save Suicidal Man From Jumping Off Bridge
"Adults might have messed that up, but what they did was textbook."
BREAKING: Study Finds U.S. Suicides Increased 10 Percent Following Robin Williams’ Death
Experts call it the “celebrity-suicide effect,” in which copycat suicides piggyback that of someone famous.
Grammy Awards Logic Delivers Powerful Performance With Moving Suicide Prevention Message
Joining them on stage were suicide attempt survivors and others who have lost loved ones to suicide.
Gabbie Green: Police Charge Two Florida Students Following Suicide of 12-Year-Old Classmate
He told her, "If you're going to do it, just do it,” then abruptly ended the call.
“It’s Taken Us a Long Time to Respond” — YouTube Finally Punishes Logan Paul for Suicide Video
The punishment is long overdue.
Facebook Introduces Artificial Intelligence to Detect Suicidal Posts & Save Lives
It would change the game for cases like that of 12-year-old Katelyn Nicole Davis, who streamed her own suicide on Facebook live earlier in 2017. The young girl reportedly hung herself from a tree in her front yard, while the live stream of her lifeless body captured the 20 minutes that followed.
What to Say to a Suicidal Friend
You may not know what to say to a suicidal friend, but knowing what NOT to say is a great place to start.
Parents Speak Out After Relentless Bullying Drives 11-Yr-Old Girl to Kill Herself
Toni told 5 of her close friends that she was going to kill herself. That afternoon her sister found her lying on her back with a gunshot wound.
“You’re Next”: Grieving Brother Posts Viral Warning After Brother’s Overdose
"Yesterday I went and planned his funeral and picked out his casket. Today I had to go look at him again and I bought a suit to wear to his funeral. These things shouldn't have to be done for a 21 year old.”
“God Please Save Me”: Man Relives His 4-Second Fall After Jumping Off Golden Gate Bridge
“The millisecond my hands left the rail, it was an instant regret.”
7 Things I Wish the Church Knew About Mental Health & Suicide Prevention
“Church, it’s time we up our game. Suicide prevention is our fight.”
The “Blue Whale” Suicide Challenge: What Parents Need to Know
The “Blue Whale Challenge,” also called the “Blue Whale game,” and “F57,” is a “game” that investigators believe to have started in Russia, and has been the cause of multiple teen deaths by suicide. Kids are literally being blackmailed and threatened into harming themselves and others.