Three killed as suicide bomb blast hits Pakistan police vehicle TTP claims responsibility for attack that targeted officers deployed to protect polio vaccination campaign workers. Al Jazeera · Nov 30, 2022
Veteran describes harrowing army experience to defence suicide royal commission, including alleged sexual assault Kylie Reynolds excelled as a female in the army. She says she would still be there today if it were not for years of hardship taking a toll on her mental health. ABC News · Nov 30, 2022
Was soldier torture training a trigger? Soldiers who agreed to strip naked as part of specialist capture, torture and interrogation training course are among those who died by suicide. AAP · Nov 30, 2022
Iranian police 'staged sick suicide stunt' to cover up 'killing woman during protests' Atefeh Noami's body was found under a blanket on her apartment balcony in Karaj and Iran's security forces claimed she took her own life - but her family claim she was murdered by officials Daily Mirror · Nov 29, 2022
Australia struggles to 'close the gap' in Indigenous living standards Australia is failing to meet almost half its targets for improving the lives of Indigenous people, including on the problems of adult incarceration and suicide, according to a government assessment published on Wednesday. Reuters · Nov 29, 2022
Army commander responds to bullying, sexual misconduct statistics at defence suicide royal commission The head of a key army recruit training centre describes statistics on bullying and sexual misconduct at his facility as "concerning", during evidence at the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. ABC News · Nov 29, 2022
Gambling reform is urgently needed across Australia. Lives are at stake Research shows suicide rates can peak up two to three years after a crisis. We’re seeing this play out The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2022
RHOCH's Tanya Bardsley reveals she attempted suicide after being bullied through school The reality star told how she threw herself in front of a moving car in her younger years in a candid chat where she confessed to dark moments in her tortured past Daily Mirror · Nov 28, 2022
Local pub calls on Nottingham to join 'Rise Against Suicide' walk to raise awareness The campaign will include a commemorative walk Nottingham Post · Nov 28, 2022
As the Ukraine war derails efforts to solve the climate crisis, a new one looms — the fight for peace In his opening remarks at the COP27 meeting in Egypt, UN secretary general António Guterres put it this way: “Humanity has a choice: co-operate or perish. It’s either a climate solidarity pact or a collective suicide pact.” The Conversation · Nov 28, 2022
At a pizza party for mental health, farmers find community amid stress BURLINGTON, Wash. — Fire draws people together. Tribune News Service · Nov 28, 2022
Former army cadet alleges ADFA culture of silence at Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide James Geercke says when he put his hand up to join the military, he was unaware of how much a toll it would take on his physical and mental health. ABC News · Nov 28, 2022
Vietnam veterans speak out ahead of defence suicide royal commission in Wagga Wagga Returned servicemen Wally and Phil used to make 12-hour round trips to see a psychiatrist. Now they want to make life easier for the next generations of veterans. ABC News · Nov 27, 2022
Family of Stanford soccer player Katie Meyer sues school over her suicide death LOS ANGELES — The parents of Katie Meyer have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Stanford University months after the 22-year-old soccer captain was found dead in her dorm room. Los Angeles Times · Nov 26, 2022
Daily Record · Nov 26, 2022 Perth Silent Auction to benefit men’s mental health in region Members of Perth Rotary Club commended the sterling work being done in the Perth and Kinross community by suicide prevention charity Andy’s Man Club
France 24 · Nov 25, 2022 North Korean abductions in the 1970s: Brothers of missing Japanese girl speak out In 1977, 13-year-old Megumi Yokota vanished from the Japanese coastal city of Niigata on her way home from school. Twenty-five years later, North Korea admitted that its agents had snatched her away, along with 12 other Japanese citizens, in order to train its spies. In a groundbreaking diplomatic move, Pyongyang…
Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2022 Elon Musk says he’s ‘not right wing’ but ‘woke mind virus pushing civilisation toward suicide’ Elon Musk insists he is not right or left wing but continues to use incendiary language associated with the far right
AAP · Nov 25, 2022 Tas cop's welfare paramount, inquest told An inquest into the suicides of four Tasmanian police officers has been told the wellbeing of a sergeant during return-to-work processes was paramount.
Irish Mirror · Nov 24, 2022 Irish influencer Louise Cooney wants to use huge platform for good as she reaches new decade online The social media personality has previously opened up about losing her cousin Nicky to suicide, aged 20, in August 2019 and told that her heartbroken family will never get over it
The Guardian - US · Nov 24, 2022 Family of Katie Meyer sues Stanford over soccer star’s death Suit alleges university caused ‘acute stress reaction’ that led to goalie’s suicide
Sports Illustrated · Nov 24, 2022 Parents of Ex-Stanford Goalie Suing School for Wrongful Death Katie Meyer’s family claims Stanford’s handling of a disciplinary process involving their late daughter led to her death.
The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2022 Family of Stanford soccer star who died by suicide sue university for wrongful death Katie Meyer was disciplined for throwing hot coffee on a football player who had been accused of sexually assaulting one of her teammates
The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2022 Kyle Walker’s tough childhood gives him resolve to prove people wrong England defender, fit again and raring to go, grew up on an estate where he witnessed a fatal arson attack and a suicide
The New Daily · Nov 23, 2022 Alan Kohler: It’s national suicide by politics, it’s death by degrees It’s time to consider removing decisions about climate change from the short-term political cycle.
Wales Online · Nov 23, 2022 Predatory tactics of gambling firms sees surge in suicide attempts The NHS has had to open two more gambling clinics after a 42% increase in demand for services