Europe

Notes that "figures from the Office for National Statistics show there has been a 7.4% drop in suicides since 1995." Read for details. - [Read more]

Berlin's top World Cup official has died four days after shooting himself in the head just hours after the football tournament ended. - [Read more]

Reports that "a day of mourning was declared in all Polish schools after the suicide in Gdańsk of a 14-year-old girl sexually attacked by her classmates. Schools and the Polish Parliament held a minute of silence in the girl’s memory." - [Read more]

Article reveals "reveal that Desi women are "significantly more likely to self harm between ages 16-24 years than white European women." - [Read more]

Reports that "more than 11,000 people went to A&E departments last year after attempting to self harm, according to figures released by the National Centre for Youth Mental Health. However, it claimed that only 10% of those who self harm seek help." - [Read more]

Reports that "suicide statistics shows that Bulgaria has the highest suicide rates in children under 14, as the number of suicide deaths has climbed to 50-60 per year." - [Read more]

Calls for a ban on websites that promote suicide were renewed yesterday after it emerged that a 13-year-old girl had visited such a site before hanging herself. - [Read more]

Peek at this report from Ireland's Highland Radio published in conjunction with Suicide Prevention Week. - [Read more]

Read this Times Online article that reports Britons suffering from depression could soon be legally helped to die in Switzerland if a test case in the country's Supreme Court is successful in October, 2006. - [Read more]

Reports that Brighter Futures Wrexham, Samaritans, CALL community advice helpline, mental health charity Wrexham Mind, and young people’s suicide prevention body Papyrus, will co-ordinate efforts to reduce the toll in the area. - [Read more]

Reports that "entertainer Michael Barrymore has admitted he considered ending his life after the death of a man in his swimming pool in 2001." - [Read more]

Reports that "the first female British soldier to die in Iraq killed herself the day after she was reprimanded for getting drunk while in uniform." - [Read more]

Reports "Russia's suicide rate is the second worst in the world after Lithuania, the director of a leading Russian social and psychiatric research center said." Read for details. - [Read more]

Report reveals that Gerry Adams has said "a macho culture is driving many young people in the North to take their own lives." Read for details. - [Read more]

Reports the "Beachy Head Chaplaincy Team (BHCT) now has nearly 20 members carrying out evening patrols or working on call-outs and an aftercare service, a dramatic fall in the number of deaths there." - [Read more]

A pensioner killed herself after fearing she would be jailed for claiming too many benefits, an inquest heard. - [Read more]

Read about a 17-year old girl who was told by her uncle "Kill yourself and clean our shame or we will kill you first." - [Read more]

Read about this UK man who, after surviving a suicide attempt, killed himself by later jumping in front of a train. - [Read more]

Read this report of a Welsh A married man who has been jailed after concocting a bizarre suicide pact with his ex-wife. - [Read more]

The former fiancée of a psychiatrist wept yesterday as she described how she was driven to contemplate suicide by a campaign of death threats from a stalker. - [Read more]

Turkish Journalist Eser to be tried at Criminal Court of First Instance for news reports on a driver who committed suicide. He face up to 2 years jail each if found guilty of "insulting the memorable image of a deceased person". - [Read more]

SwissInfo reports "more people kill themselves each year than die from wars and murders combined, but most suicides could be prevented, according to two international suicide experts." - [Read more]

IrelandOn-Line reports that the British government is acting to try to reduce a terrible rise in the number of people committing suicide in Northern Ireland. - [Read more]

Reports that "Germany indicted a man Thursday for illegally vending medications after he allegedly sold 'suicide pills' over the internet to 19 people who wanted to die." - [Read more]

Learn about this UK charity that focuses on supporting and advising victims of mentally disordered offenders and highlighting gaps and failures in service provision. - [Read more]

Report from 24dash.com notes that "the Department of Health has published a new guide on how to deter people from killing themselves at such places as railway bridges or cliffs." - [Read more]

Reports that "a special round the clock helpline is being set up in a new move to try and halt alarming levels of suicide in the North." - [Read more]

Reports that "insurance companies have been accused of using 'callous actions' when it comes to dealing with cases of suicide. Companies are demanding details of the medical background of suicide victims, a move which is adding to the grief of families." - [Read more]

Reports that "some 83% of people polled in the Republic and 86% in the North said their governments were found wanting when it came to raising awareness about the issue." - [Read more]

Reports "Russia’s suicide rate is the second worst in the world after Lithuania, the director of a leading Russian social and psychiatric research center." Read for details. - [Read more]