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After 3 suicides by Chicago police officers, top cop fends off rising criticism for routinely canceling days off

Four members of the City Council are calling for hearings on mental health challenges facing police.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 18, 2022

Dad's heartbreaking message to students after he lost his daughter to suicide just days after Covid lockdown announcement

'Teenagers are particularly hard to reach'

Manchester Evening News · Jul 18, 2022

Humanity faces ‘collective suicide’ over climate crisis, warns UN chief

António Guterres tells governments ‘half of humanity is in danger zone’, as countries battle extreme heat

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2022

Edinburgh man wants to end own life with assisted suicide amid mental health struggle

Kevin Sutherland has struggled with mental health issues and a history of abuse as a child, saying that his life is 'unbearable' and that he has already begun the process to die by euthanasia in Belgium

Edinburgh Live · Jul 17, 2022

UCLA OL Thomas Cole Announces Retirement After Suicide Attempt

The redshirt freshman shared his decision on social media Saturday.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 17, 2022

CPD sergeant has died following apparent suicide attempt: police

The sergeant was off-duty when he suffered a gunshot wound, a police spokesman said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 17, 2022

UCLA lineman Thomas Cole retires from football following suicide attempt

LOS ANGELES — Sharing the intense personal struggles that kept him away from the UCLA football team in recent months, offensive lineman Thomas Cole revealed Saturday that he attempted suicide this year before getting help for his mental health challenges.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 17, 2022

988 suicide hotline launches, despite concerns about staffing

PITTSBURGH — The new national mental health crisis phone line, 988, was launched on Saturday, but many fear states and their lifeline call centers may be understaffed and unready to absorb the influx of new callers.

Tribune News Service · Jul 16, 2022

New 988 hotline is now 911 for mental health emergencies

It’s designed to be as easy to remember and use as 911, but instead of a dispatcher sending police, firefighters or paramedics, 988 will connect callers with trained mental health counselors.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 16, 2022

The National Suicide Hotline has changed its emergency number to 988

The new number will replace the current ten-digit number to reach help

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2022