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U.S. Policy on Soldier Suicide Challenged
Baghdad :: Iraq | 16 days ago
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The Keesling family is mounting a lobbying effort to get that policy overturned. With the military being hit by a record number of suicides, the Keeslings -- backed by a bipartisan array of lawmakers from their home state of Indiana -- argue that the...
Tags: Iraq, Baghdad, Politics, Social Issues, Sociology, Pat Tillman, Survivor, Suicide, Burial, Suicide attack, Propaganda in the United States
Suicide clinics give patients 'much-needed service' says Kirk minister
Liverpool :: United Kingdom | 17 days ago
Credibility Church of Scotland minister has praised the work of Dignitas, the Swiss-based assisted suicide group, and accused Britain of "exporting" its ethical dilemma overseas. Dr John Cameron said Dignitas provided a "much needed service" for individuals who want...
Tags: Dignitas, human life, Scotland, Dr Cameron, assisted suicide, United Kingdom, Liverpool, Medical ethics, Suicide, Palliative care, Euthanasia, Disability rights, Homicide
Suicides in US Army At Record Levels
Despite higher rate, US Army says campaign to get soldiers help is showing progress at some bases The number of suicides in the U.S. Army is reaching record levels. As of November 16th, the Pentagon said 140 soldiers on active duty and 71 not on active...
Tags: Suicide, liz sweets, Sociology, An Army, Social Issues, Liz Sweet, Thomas John Sweet, US Army, Robert Ursano, record levels, Colleen McGuire, Iraq, allnews, Colleen, Washington, Sweet, Air, November 28, U.S. Army, Peter Chiarelli
Army embarks on suicide study
Washington :: WA :: USA | 17 days ago
Credibility Army and the National Institute of Mental Health are working on the largest-ever study of suicide and mental health among the military, officials say. The project is expecting to capitalize on the data the Army collects on service personnel, including...
Tags: U.S. Army, mental health, Robert Heinssen, Washington, Suicide prevention, Sociology, Suicide, National Institute of Mental Health, Health Medical Pharma, Social Issues
Oregon's Jackson County sees spike in teen suicides
Medford :: OR :: USA | 17 days ago
Credibility Jackson County officials say they don't know whether a two-year spike in teen suicide represents a trend or an anomaly...Five teenagers killed themselves in 2008 and four have done so this year, including three middle-school students. The southern Oregon...
Tags: Jackson County, Cynthia Kronour, teen suicides, Oregon, Medford, Suicide, Sociology, Teenage suicide in the United States, Social Issues
Suicide prevention needs review: groups
Hobart :: Australia | 18 days ago
Credibility Lifeline Australia, The Salvation Army and Suicide Prevention Australia have made nine recommendations to a senate inquiry. They estimate suicide costs the community $17.5 billion a year, with up to seven Australians taking their lives every day as 180...
Tags: suicide prevention, Australia, Hobart, Suicide, Social Issues
Early Data Suggest Suicides Are Rising
Greensboro :: NC :: USA | 18 days ago
Credibility Early signs suggest the number of suicides in the U.S. crept up during the worst recession in decades, according to a Wall Street Journal survey of states that account for about 40% of the U.S. population. Available data, still incomplete, suggest that...
Tags: U.S. Vital Statistics, suicides rate, Greensboro, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Epidemiology of suicide, Suicide in Japan, Sociology, Suicide, Unemployment, Social Issues
Don’t ignore teenage mental woes, advises Lee
Petaling Jaya :: Malaysia | 18 days ago
Credibility A 2006 national health and morbidity survey showed more teenagers were suffering from mental health problems. These were more prevalent among females at 12.1% compared to males (10.4%). Mental illness also led to the increasing suicide rate worldwide...
Tags: mental illness, Malaysia, Petaling Jaya, Disability, Mental disorder, Psychology, Suicide, Sociology, Psychiatry, Abnormal psychology, Social Issues, Health Medical Pharma
S.C. suicide survivors meet to help each other cope
Charleston :: SC :: USA | 18 days ago
Credibility When Kathy Ward's husband committed suicide in 2005 after a history of substance abuse and depression, she got mad. Then she vowed to educate people not to be judgmental. "Nobody knows what it is like to love a person who has mental health issues unless...
Tags: Kathy Ward, suicides survivor, S.C, Charleston, Suicide, Psychiatry, Grief, Mental disorder, Major depressive disorder, Sociology, Abnormal psychology, Suicide prevention, Social Issues
Train drivers plead against suicide on the tracks
Berlin :: Germany | 18 days ago
Credibility After national football goalkeeper Robert Enke killed himself on November 10 by putting himself in the path of a train, increased attention has been focussed on depression, from which he was suffering. But Lutz Schreiber, head of the drivers� union in...
Tags: commit suicides, Germany, Berlin, Railroad engineer, Adolf Merckle, Suicide, Ratiopharm, Social Issues
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