Suicide

Fake Suicide Call Prompts Woman To Sue Big Bank

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 02.10.2012 | Business

Read More: Asset Acceptance, Debt Collectors, Video, Debtors, Debt Collection, Ftc, Wells Fargo, Suicide, The Oregonian, ABC News, Federal Trade Commission, Business News

These days, debt collectors are putting some people through so much pain that it's landing them in the hospital. Anne Sessions of Lane County, Oreg...

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Closer Than I'd Like To Admit

Joseph Erbentraut | Posted 02.10.2012 | Chicago

Read More: Ian Parker, Rape, LGBT Youth, Sabrina Rubin Erdely, Suicide, It Gets Better, Tyler Clementi, Chicago News

Suicide and rape are issues that should no longer be kept at a safe distance. As a culture, we have no choice but to face our demons, and victims of prejudice and abuse can no longer carry the burden alone.

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Firefighter Sets Suicide Blaze, Loses Job, Sues City -- And Wins

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 02.09.2012 | Crime

Read More: Video, Tony Pol, Americans With Disabilities Act, Paul Susko, Firefighters, Gerald Villella, Erie Pennsylvania, Erie, Suicide, Pat Brown, Mary Wolski, Erie Fire Department, Crime News

ERIE, Pa. -- A federal jury in Pennsylvania has ruled in favor of Mary Wolski, a former Erie firefighter who was axed for setting a bathtub fire in a ...

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Artillery Editor Tulsa Kinney's Last Interview With Mike Kelley

Jane Chafin | Posted 02.08.2012 | Arts

Read More: Suicide, Tulsa Kinney, Art, Artillery Magazine, Mike Kelley Art, Tulsa Kinney Artillery, Mike Kelley Suicide, Mike Kelley Interview, Arts News

Mike Kelley was an artist who enjoyed success beyond what most dare dream of. He was beloved by an almost cult-like following. Why would he do the unthinkable?

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The Dangerous Mistake We Make About Bullying

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 02.08.2012 | Parents

Read More: Amanda Cummings, Suicides, Bullying, Suicide, Bullies, Tyler Clementi Suicide, Anti-Bullying, Bullying-Suicide, Cyberbullying, Gay Youth Suicide, Teen Suicide, Teen Bullying, Youth Suicide, Suicide Prevention, School Bullying, Tyler Clementi, Parents News

Tyler Clementi killed himself in 2010 after his roommate at Rutgers University filmed him kissing another man. Phoebe Prince, a 15-year-old girl who m...

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A Hope that Don Cornelius' Apparent Suicide Opens Door on Taboo Topic

Melanie Coffee | Posted 02.07.2012 | Black Voices

Read More: Don Cornelius Suicide, Cdc, Soul Train, Blacks, Don Cornelius, Don Cornelius Dead, Suicide Rates, Suicide Prevention, Suicide, Teen Suicide, Alvin Poussaint, Black Voices Life, Black Voices News

In the wake of Don Cornelius' death, many suicide prevention advocates were hoping that his apparent suicide would give people an avenue for talking about something we don't like to discuss.

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Temple Tragedy: Suicide In The Busiest Area Of Campus

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.07.2012 | College

Read More: Pennsylvania, Student Death, Temple University, Temple News, Suicide, Philadelphia, Tobi Lim Sonstroem, College News

Temple University in Pennsylvania is struggling to understand a shocking suicide that took place in the middle of their campus Thursday night, when a ...

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Dead Man Found In Foreclosed Home Four Years Later

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 02.07.2012 | Business

Read More: Mortgages, Video, Nelson Mandela, Foreclosure Crisis, Mistaken Death, Undiscovered Death, Jpmorgan, Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, The Daily Mail, Bank of America, Suicide, Veterans, Business News

Abandoned homes have become an increasingly common sight amidst a national foreclosure crisis. Yet what may lurk forgotten behind closed doors may be ...

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Depression and the Elderly

Dr. Felicia Wade | Posted 02.06.2012 | Black Voices

Read More: Don Cornelius Suicide, Don Cornelius, Bv-Life, Elderly Suicide, Suicide, Mental Health, Don Cornelius Dead, Suicide Prevention, Black Voices News

The recent death of TV pioneer Don Cornelius underscores the growing problem of depression and suicide among our elderly population. Most people don't expect older adults to take their own lives, but this population has the highest suicide rate of any age group.

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When Beauty Is A Curse

James Peron | Posted 02.03.2012 | Gay Voices

Read More: Suicide, Beauty, Relationships, Love, Gay Voices News

David felt damned. He wanted one thing more than anything else: he simply wanted someone to love him. He didn't want someone attracted to his looks. He didn't want someone merely drawn to his "it" factor. He wanted people to see him for who he was.

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U.S. Marine Fights Conviction For Suicide Attempt

AP | By DAVID DISHNEAU | Posted 02.02.2012 | Black Voices

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HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- A discharged Marine private who slit his wrists in a suicide attempt is fighting his military conviction for deliberately injuring ...

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What's The Big Deal About Mike Kelley's Death?

Posted 02.02.2012 | Arts

Read More: Schadenfreude, Suicide, Ellsworth Kelly, Mike Kelley, Max Estenger, Vicious Attack, Los Angeles, Artist Deaths, Arts News

Mike Kelley died of an apparent suicide in his bathtub a few days ago in Southern California. He was perhaps the most influential artist to emerge in ...

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Artist Mike Kelly Found Dead In His Home

AP | By DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 02.02.2012 | Arts

Read More: Artist Mike Kelley, Suicide, Mike Kelley, Artist, Los Angeles, Artist Deaths, Arts News

LOS ANGELES -- Mike Kelley, the daring and influential contemporary installation artist who counted the band Sonic Youth and artist Paul McCarthy amon...

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Man Falls 21 Stories From Chelsea Rooftop In Apparent Suicide

www.dnainfo.com | Posted 01.31.2012 | New York

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CHELSEA -- A 62-year-old man fell to his death from a Chelsea rooftop early Tuesday in an apparent suicide, police said. The unidentified victim pl...

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Russell's Suicide Takes Center Stage At 'Housewives' Reunion

Posted 01.31.2012 | TV

Read More: Reality TV, Canada Tv, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Suicide, Rhbh, Reunion, Taylor Armstrong, TV Canada, Video, Andy Cohen, Russell Armstrong Suicide, Bravo, Tv Replay, TV News

After another turbulent season of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" (Mon., 9 p.m. EST on Bravo), the women gathered around Andy Cohen for the obl...

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Soap-Opera Actor Commits Suicide After Euthanizing Dog

Posted 01.31.2012 | New York

Read More: Soap Opera Actor, Nick Santino, Pitbulls, Ny News, New York Dogs, Suicide, NY Department of Buildings, NY Real Estate, Strict Dog Rules, New York News

A 47-year old actor killed himself on Wednesday after being struck with grief after euthanizing his dog the day prior, friends say. Nick Santino, ...

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Bullying in America: A National Crisis

Bruce Kluger | Posted 01.26.2012 | New York

Although I have lived in New York City for 32 years, I have never been to Staten Island. It has been said, however, that this southernmost of New Yor...

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NRA Wants to "Honor" Soldiers, Unless It Involves Stopping Military Suicides

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 01.25.2012 | Politics

Read More: Gun Violence, Suicide, Life of Duty, National Rifle Association, Nra, Firearms Suicide, Army Suicide, Politics News

Although the NRA likes to wrap itself in the flag of others' valor while professing to look out for the best interests of U.S. military personnel, its concern evaporates when a soldier's health butts up against the chance to sell just one more gun.

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Bilious Cruelty Against Bears in the Name of Medicine

Tim Terhaar | Posted 01.25.2012 | Green

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Modernity, Desire, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suicide, Bears, Medicine, Bile Farm, Death, Green News

Man's fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; man has no advantage over...

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It's Time for the President to Prove He's Brady or Eli for Vets

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 01.24.2012 | Politics

Read More: Michelle Obama, Jobs, Veterans, War, Suicide, Mental Health, Iraq, Afghanistan, Obama, Post-9/11 Gi Bill, State of the Union, Economy, Paul Rieckhoff, Politics News

As all eyes turn to Capitol Hill tonight for the State of the Union address, I'll join 20 fellow Iraq vets on the House floor and millions nationwide and overseas who are looking for crucial promises from the president.

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Gore and Suicide Under the Glitzy, Glamorous and Beckoning Dream

Tom Gregory | Posted 01.21.2012 | Entertainment

Read More: Glamor, 1932, Murder, Entertainment, The Marx Brothers, Suicide, Peg Entwistle, Tom Gregory, Hollywood, The Hollywood Sign, Glitz, Hollywood Sign History, Peg Entwislte Suicide, Entertainment News

A picture might be worth a thousand words, but one word looms over Tinseltown that's worth a thousand pictures -- the iconic Hollywood sign.

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Cop Kills Himself In Queens

Posted 01.20.2012 | New York

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A New York City police officer committed suicide while on duty Thursday night in Queens.The 28-year-old cop was found lying on 211th Street in Holls H...

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Why Army Suicides Are Down: Report

AP | By PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 01.19.2012 | Impact

Read More: Military Suicide, Video, Army, Peter Chiarelli, Army Domestic Abuse, Suicide, Army Sex Crimes, Army Suicide Declines, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Army Suicide, Impact News

WASHINGTON -- The number of suicides among soldiers has been leveling off but there's been a dramatic jump in domestic violence, sex crimes and other ...

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Bullying Claims Another Victim... an Unexpected One

Marlo Thomas | Posted 01.19.2012 | Women

Read More: Suicide, Marlo Thomas, Teen Suicide, Kevin Jacobsen, Kameron Jacobsen, Bullying, Suicide Awareness, Women News

I will not stand by and see other families destroyed. We must defeat bullying. Parents, teachers, grandparents, and -- most of all -- kids, must band together and stop this epidemic in our schools and on our playgrounds.

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Gay California Cheerleader Commits Suicide On New Year's Day

Posted 01.18.2012 | Gay Voices

Read More: Gay Teen Suicides, LGBT Suicide, Gay Teen Suicide, Jeffrey Fehr, Suicide, Teen Suicide, Jeffrey Fehr Suicide, It Gets Better, Gay Teens, Gay Voices News

The disturbing spate of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teen suicides continues with news that another California student has taken his ...

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