http://www.suicidepreventionhelp.com/directory/News/North_America/Browse categories or use the search tool to find quality suicide prevention and related resources from around the world. Find news about suicide and suicide prevention in North America. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/15032166.htmA 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.Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:05:03 GMT http://ledger.southofboston.com/articles/2006/07/31/news/news04.txtItem reports that the body of Paul McCarthy, a 24-year State Police veteran assigned to the South Boston barracks, was found at the Massachusetts Highway Construction Depot at Route 128 in Canton.Wed, 02 Aug 2006 16:24:51 GMT http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060731/NEWS18/607310336/-1/NEWSReveals Stephanie Casciotta is the first-place winner in the recent logo contest sponsored by the Monroe County Suicide Prevention Task Force.Wed, 02 Aug 2006 16:21:01 GMT http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-2091418.phpArmyTimes.com reports that a former Army officer who lost her soldier-husband to suicide will be speaking in Washington, D.C.Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:27:58 GMT http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2006-09-08T192734Z_01_N08442732_RTRIDST_0_HEALTH-SUICIDE-UN-DC.XMLReports that "some 20 million to 60 million try to kill themselves each year, but only about a million of them succeed."Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:55:59 GMT http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=5361318Reports 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.Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:37:00 GMT http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2006/10/13/suicie-inuit.htmlReports that "an Iqaluit researcher is looking to the circumpolar world for answers to the high rate of suicide among Nunavut's Inuit."Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:40:14 GMT http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2006-11-01T152353Z_01_COL155215_RTRUKOC_0_US-SUICIDE-RISK.xml&WTmodLoc=HealthNewsHome_C1_%5BFeed%5D-7Reports that "in a 3-year study of 188 high school students, researchers found that those with poor reading abilities were nearly four times more likely than average readers to think about or attempt suicide."Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:20:26 GMT http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20061203/lead/lead5.htmlReports "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."Mon, 04 Dec 2006 15:07:00 GMT http://www.policeone.com/news/1211656/Reports "The International Association of Chiefs of Police is circulating a proposal, to make suicide-prevention tools available to all of the nation's nearly 18,000 state and local police agencies."Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:57:36 GMT http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local_enterprise&id=4363180New York City Police say new evidence in that townhouse explosion on the Upper East Side confirms a suicide attempt by the doctor who owned the owned the building.Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:32:46 GMT http://www.recordcourier.com/article/20060714/News/107140021As a Douglas County deputy sheriff, Bret Hicks, 37, of Ruhenstroth, has seen his share of suicides. But his feelings deepened four years ago when the subject came closer to home when Tim Livingston, a cousin of Bret's wife, Stephanie, 34, committed suicidFri, 14 Jul 2006 14:35:23 GMT http://www.ebpublishing.com/*ws4d-db-query-Show.ws4d?*ws4d-db-query-Show***IFN-BFF-203203210208208206-1422***-Database***-***sltimes(directory)***.ws4d?sltimes/health_record(W).htmlThe 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.Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:39:32 GMT http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2006/10/25/suicide-meet.htmlReports that "the problem of suicide needs to garner more media attention to stop the 'out-of-sight and out-of-mind epidemic' that is decimating many aboriginal communities, particularly northern ones, Ontario's lieutenant-governor has warned."Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:46:09 GMT http://www.halifaxlive.com/content/view/842/2/Browse to become familiar with this HalifaxLive.com news item release in conjunction with the World Suicide Prevention Day.Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:01:53 GMT http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060911/NEWS/609110309Learn about this Stroudsburg, PA, event that was held as a part of World Suicide Prevention Day in 2006.Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:04:05 GMT http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2006/09/05/news/casper/b929ebe3b689fcaf872571dd0020ffed.txtStar-Tribune reports that "Wyoming has the highest per capita suicide rate in the country, and members of the Natrona County Task Force for Suicide Prevention want to bring attention to this serious problem this month.Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:35:23 GMT http://www.sptimes.com/2006/09/10/Pasco/Teacher_s_suicide_att.shtmlSt. Petersburg Times reports that a superintendent wanted a teacher fired for trying to kill herself at school, but others show sympathy. Read for details.Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:06:15 GMT http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2504425&page=1Reports "a study published in the American Journal of Public Health reports a decline in suicide rates from 1970 to 2002." Read for details.Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:47:42 GMT http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/howard/bal-ho.suicide01oct01,0,7602441.story?coll=bal-local-howardReports that "less than a year after Howard County proposed measures to prevent suicides in its jail, the county is investigating the third inmate hanging and fourth death in 18 months."Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:08:10 GMT http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2006/11/01/depression-drugs.htmlReports that "suicide rates among youth are lowest in areas of the U.S. where prescriptions for a certain class of antidepressants are highest, researchers found after regulators warned of suicidal thoughts in young people on SSRIs."Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:16:41 GMT http://www.upi.com/ConsumerHealthDaily/view.php?StoryID=20061101-101215-4756rReports that "the attempted suicide rate of blacks living in the United States is higher than expected at 4 percent, according to a new study." Read for details.Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:05:08 GMT http://www.sbsun.com/entertainment/ci_4816309Reports "nearly 1,100 students kill themselves each academic year on U.S. college campuses." See why December is a hard month for students.Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:40:30 GMT http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/12/21/two_inmates_commit_suicide_officials_say/Reports "Two inmates in the the state prison system committed suicide during a two-hour period ending just after midnight."Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:55:17 GMT http://www.pr-inside.com/a-new-robust-suicide-prevention-help-r43763.htmReports " a new robust Suicide Prevention Help Web resource is being launched by Montreal-based Interdisciplinary artist Kenneth Hemmerick so that people can have easy access to suicide prevention information, and know that people care."Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:32:20 GMT http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/GeneralPediatrics/tb/5005Reports "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."Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:37:38 GMT http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/Read this blog created to encourage discussion among crisis centers within the Lifeline network and other members of the suicide prevention community.Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:23:03 GMT http://www.givemeaning.com/donate/n-ggprofile.aspx?gg=144&user_id=3304Learn about this drive to fund the printing and distribution of 5000 brochures about suicide prevention.Sun, 11 Feb 2007 15:25:00 GMT http://compass.lssu.edu/content/view/472/29/Bev Cobain, a registered nurse with experience in psychiatric and mental health nursing and a nationally known educator, gave a presentation at Lake Superior State University to students and members of the community on teen depression and suicide.Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:00:56 GMT http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16918104&BRD=1091&PAG=461&dept_id=425716&rfi=6Starting next year, high school freshmen will take a unit on depression and suicide prevention called SOS, and fourth-graders will have a course on cybersafety in their health curriculum in response to increasing concern of the dangers of Internet use.Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:08:32 GMT