BIZARRE: 185 - What They Never Told You

Blaming technology for deaths by suicide is misguided

It takes the focus away from a comprehensive understanding of the issue

The Hindu · Oct 11, 2022

Experts debate Nirav Modi's suicide risk in UK high court

LONDON: The high court in London on Tuesday began hearing evidence from two leading experts in the field of psychiatry to determine the level of suicide risk faced by Nirav Modi if he is extradited to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering, amounting to an estimated $2…

The Times of India · Oct 11, 2022

Mother ‘commits suicide’ with two sons in Chittoor

CHITTOOR

The Hindu · Oct 11, 2022

Starbucks barista claims he was fired for wearing suicide awareness pin in honour of former co-worker

Starbucks spokesperson said barista was fired for ‘refusal to abide by dress-code policy’

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022

Amazon facing lawsuit for allegedly selling ‘suicide bundles’ to teenagers

‘This is different from them selling rope, knives, or other implements that can be used for death because there is no household use for [the chemical],’ lawyers argue

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022

Nearly 6 in 10 LGBTQ youth who came out before age 13 ‘seriously considered suicide’ in past year, researchers say

More than half of LGBTQ youth who came out before they were teenagers “seriously considered suicide” in the past year, new data released Monday shows.

Tribune News Service · Oct 10, 2022

World Mental Health Day observed

Sanjeevani, a voluntary organisation for suicide prevention, organised various programmes

The Hindu · Oct 10, 2022

World Mental Health Day: One in four employees experience suicidal thoughts at work

Businesses have been urged to ramp up mental health provisions for staff as new figures revealed that one in four employees experience suicidal thoughts at work.

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2022

Dutch activists sue government over assisted suicide

Campaigners calling for the decriminalization of assisted suicide in the Netherlands have taken the Dutch government to court arguing that its ban on helping a person end their life breaches human rights norms

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022

‘It is too late to help my own brother’: Sajid Javid calls for improved suicide prevention

Former health secretary opened up about his brother’s suicide and called on government to introduce new 10-year suicide prevention strategy

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022