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Bill designed to lower suicide rate of Missouri veterans awaits action by governor
Missouri Independent via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoState lawmakers tasked the Missouri Veterans Commission with a new mission. They’ve mandated the...
Lowcountry firefighter launches bike project to combat suicide among first responders
ABC News 4 Charleston· 23 hours agoRaising awareness about suicide rates among first responders is the mission of one Lowcountry firefighter's bike project. Colt Roy is the founder of the Nobody Fights Alone ...
Recently Incarcerated Account for Nearly 20% of US Suicides
Medscape· 5 days agoThe findings suggest that recent incarceration should be considered a risk factor for suicide,...
After daughter's death by suicide, NC mom on a mission to prevent more: 'Never get an answer why.'
WTVD-TV 11 Raleigh-Durham· 19 hours agoNot a day goes by that Missy Wright doesn't think about her daughter Asia Bobbitt. "You don't never get an answer," said Missy Wright. Death by suicide rates are increasing ...
25 Year Study Reveals Disturbing Effect Heat Waves Are Having on Births
ScienceAlert via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoH. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, and colleagues in a commentary, "the immediate and lifelong effects of prematurity are typically excluded from ...
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis highlights $100 million investment to reduce gun violence in Erie
Erie Times-News· 6 hours agoCurbing gun violence is possible, according to state officials, but it’s going to take a more...
Destroying the stigma: Declaring ‘WAR’ on suicide
WJXT Jacksonville· 1 day agoMay is Mental Health Awareness Month. Now, one woman is declaring WAR on suicide and is teaching others how to help change the stigma surrounding mental...
As states loosen childhood vaccine requirements, public health experts’ worries grow
San Jose Mercury News· 1 day agoExperts worry the renewed opposition to childhood immunizations will reverse state gains in...
Veteran suicide prevention algorithm favors men, investigation finds
Military Times via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA follow-up inquiry to the VA press office did not produce specifics. “The Office of Suicide...
Inmate deaths trending upward, B.C. Coroners Service says
CBC via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoThis story includes mentions of suicide.Inmate deaths in the province have been increasing,...