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Reports that "while the rate of suicide among adolescents is declining in developed countries, it remains static in Canada, according to research presented in a poster here at the 56th Annual Conference of the Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA)." - [Read more]

Read this report published by the The Mercury News. - [Read more]

Reports "suicides among U.S. Army soldiers in Iraq doubled last year over the previous year, U.S. Army medical experts have now announced. " - [Read more]

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) brings its national Out of the Darkness Overnight Walk to San Francisco for the first time on July 22 and 23. The 18-mile fundraising walk benefits AFSP. - [Read more]

Un estudio municipal en el 2005 indicó que entre las jóvenes, las adolescentes hispanas tienen el mayor nivel de lo que se denomina tristeza persistente. Esta persistencia se ha convertido en uno de los más altos niveles de intentos de suicidio. - [Read more]

Reports "a city survey in 2005 showed that among girls, Hispanics teenagers have the highest prevalence of what is called persistent sadness. That prevalence has translated into high rates of suicide attempts." Read for details. - [Read more]

Reports "in recognition of National Suicide Prevention Week, Sept. 10-16 and World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10, several events are being planned to enhance public awareness in Maine about suicide risk factors and prevention." - [Read more]

Reports that "in a 2005 survey conducted by the American College Health Association, more than half of the nation's 17.6 million college students reported being so depressed that they could not function; and 1 in 10 students- 1,760,000 - reported they had - [Read more]

Report a former youth prison counselor fatally hacked his mother and 2-year-old nephew with an ax before apparently committing suicide by stepping into traffic on Interstate 5. - [Read more]

Reports "suicide is the primary cause of death among Quebec men under age 40 and accounts for a third of deaths among 15- to 19-year-olds." - [Read more]

Learn about this drive to fund the printing and distribution of 5000 brochures about suicide prevention. - [Read more]

Reports "the state would launch a major, coordinated effort to prevent suicides — such as those occurring with greater frequency as people leap off the Golden Gate Bridge — under a bill introduced Wednesday by a Bay Area lawmaker." - [Read more]

Reports that "according to a survey of more than 5 100 blacks completed three years ago, 4,1 percent of African-Americans, or roughly 1,5-million blacks, would attempt suicide in their lifetimes, a rate comparable to that found in the general population." - [Read more]

Reports "Dr. George Leverage, psychiatrist in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) medical unit, has suggested that suicide prevention should be included in the curriculum taught at the police training school." - [Read more]

Reports that each year, thirty thousand people commit suicide. For one Acadiana woman, enough is enough. She's planning a suicide prevention week for the state of Louisiana. Browse for details. - [Read more]

Reports "a link between suicide and domestic violence is emerging in Utah. The Dept. of Health has begun collecting data on suicides in which the surrounding circumstances involved violence or a threat of violence between intimate partners or in the home. - [Read more]

Reports "Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin introduced a bill that would force changes in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Those changes include training employees to notice risk factors for suicide, and developing a support program for veterans." - [Read more]

Reports "North Dakota teens and young adults historically have higher rates of suicide. Another population dealing with elevated rates of suicide are American Indians." - [Read more]

Reports "suicide among baby boomers has run ahead of the national rate at every stage of their lives, and experts are worried that suicide among the elderly, already high, may double in the next 20 years." - [Read more]

Reports " that there appears to be a growing consensus among mental health experts that as long as it is done responsibly, media reporting of suicides will probably not spur more and might even prevent some - although there remains a significant and stron - [Read more]

Suicide prevention hotline finds that "days and weeks after the holidays that the hotline gets more calls, perhaps because of the variety of stresses created by the holidays." - [Read more]

Reports "teen and childhood suicides rose sharply in 2004, for the first time in more than 10 years, and some are linking this to a reduced use of antidepressants that year because of black box label warnings mandated by the FDA." - [Read more]

Mary F. Pols offers a review of Eric Steel's documentary "The Bridge." See her comments about this controversial film. - [Read more]

A 20-year veteran of the California Highway Patrol was found dead in a South San Francisco field on Wednesday morning, the victim of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Lt. Mike Brosnan with the South San Francisco Police Department. - [Read more]

Reprts "the Muskegon County Suicide Prevention Coalition (in Michigan) recently completed a plan the group hopes will reduce the number of suicides in the county." - [Read more]

Reports "the Navy is focusing its efforts to educate its Sailors about programs available to them during Suicide Prevention Month. " - [Read more]

Reports that "suicide is ranked as the 11th leading cause of death nationwide. For the past 10 years, it has also been the second or third leading cause of death among active duty Sailors." Learn about a new Navy suicide prevention program. - [Read more]

Reports "rain damage caused on the football field ultimately led to the suicide of former NFL defensive back Andre Waters, according to a forensic pathologist who studied Waters' brain tissue." - [Read more]

Tony Pennington of The Norman Transcript reports that "suicide is the second leading cause of death among 10- to 24-year-olds in Oklahoma. There are many factors that push the state’s youth to the brink where they feel there are no other options." - [Read more]

Reports "relationships with friends play a significant role in whether teenage girls think about suicide, but have little impact on suicidal thoughts among boys, according to a new nationwide study." - [Read more]