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News Articles: Suicide prevention

Jon Bon Jovi, pictured at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sunday, is credited with helping save a woman's life on a Nashville bridge just days later.

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  • Music News

Jon Bon Jovi helps talk a woman off the ledge of a bridge while filming a music video

Bon Jovi spotted a woman on the ledge of the pedestrian bridge where his crew was filming in Nashville late Tuesday. The singer and a team member helped her over the railing and back to safety.

September 12, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Elaine Mayfield. Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice

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  • Health

Surviving suicide loss: Black veteran’s wife shares journey of adjustment and healing

Elaine Mayfield lost her husband, Marcus Mayfield, a United States Air Force veteran, to suicide one year ago. Elaine is now trying to adjust to life without him and discover her new normal.

September 06, 2024
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By:
  • Lentheus Chaney and
  • The Atlanta Voice
LIV Health's recently opened urgent care clinic is in a high-profile location along one of Wyoming's busiest streets.

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  • National

'We don't want to be first place.' Wyoming tries to address high gun suicide rates

For years, Wyoming has had one of the highest suicide rates and one of the highest gun ownership rates in the United States. But until recently, it was taboo to draw a link between those two things.

January 23, 2024
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By:
  • Kirk Siegler
Participants walk in support and in memory of those lost, during American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Out of the Darkness Chicagoland Walk at Montrose Harbor on October 21, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.

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  • Health

Suicide rates rose in 2022 overall but declined for teens and young adults

Provisional data from 2022 showed a bright spot in the trend of rising suicides in the U.S.

November 29, 2023
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee

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  • Race

Healing the 'Invisible Ache' behind the suicide crisis among Black men and boys

Rates of suicide among Black men and boys in the U.S. are increasing faster than among any other group. Actor Courtney B. Vance and Robin L. Smith (aka "Dr. Robin") address the crisis in a new book.

November 15, 2023
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By:
  • Tonya Mosley
Jess Hegstrom, a public health worker for Lewis and Clark County in Montana, tries to start conversations about suicide risk at gun shows. "I'm not here to waggle my finger at you," she says.

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  • Mental Health

Storing guns away from home could reduce suicides, but there are legal hurdles

New ideas like "safe storage maps" show gun owners where to put their firearms in safekeeping if a mental health crisis happens. The idea has support, but obstacles are in the way in some states.

September 06, 2023
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  • Aaron Bolton

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  • Mental Health

A survivor of multiple suicide attempts explains 'How Not to Kill Yourself'

Clancy Martin lives with two incompatible ideas in his head: "I wish I were dead – and I'm glad my suicides failed." His book shares insights and guidance for people struggling with suicidal thoughts.

April 06, 2023
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  • Terry Gross
A bookmark with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is displayed by Lance Neiberger, a volunteer with the Natrona County Suicide Prevention Task Force, in Casper, Wyoming.

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  • Health

988 Lifeline sees boost in use and funding in first months

The 3-digit suicide and crisis lifeline – 988 – fielded nearly half a million more calls, texts and chats in its first 5 months than the old 10-digit Lifeline did during the same time in 2021.

January 16, 2023
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
A bookmark advertising the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline emergency telephone number displayed by a volunteer with the Natrona County Suicide Prevention Task Force, in Casper, Wyoming on August 14, 2022.

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  • Health

New 988 mental health crisis line sees jump in calls and texts during first month

Mental health advocates say the numbers are encouraging, but there's more work to be done to build up state and local resources.

September 10, 2022
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
Call center specialist Michael Colluccio works on a team that answers 988 calls from people whose phones have area codes for the suburban Philadelphia region. If needed, Colluccio also can answer calls from other parts of the state or country, part of a system that makes sure someone is always available to talk.

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  • Health

At 988 call centers, crisis counselors offer empathy — and juggle limited resources

In a mental health crisis, a conversation with an empathetic listener can be live-saving. But when someone needs in-person help, there's a shortage of resources in many parts of the country.

August 26, 2022
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By:
  • Brett Sholtis
Starting July 16, people in mental health crisis will have a new three-digit number, 988, through which to reach trained counselors.

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  • Health

The new 988 crisis number is about to launch. Here's what to know

Mental health advocates hope the new hotline will make it much easier to get support if you're in crisis or helping someone who is. Here's how it works and what could stand in its way.

July 15, 2022
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
Barbara Wheatley takes phone calls as part of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Network. Wheatley is an alcohol and substance abuse counselor, and the lead clinician for mobile crisis response for Memorial Behavioral Health in Springfield, Ill.

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  • Mental Health

Some states are struggling to prepare for calls to the 988 mental health crisis line

With the new three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline set to launch in days, several states have been beset by staffing crunches, dropped or rerouted calls and lack of planning.

July 11, 2022
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By:
  • Carter Barrett
A 911 dispatcher works at Cobb County's call center.

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  • Health

Georgia is getting ready to roll out 988 crisis line — and respond to needs

The 988 national phone system is designed to help those experiencing a mental health crisis. It will enhance access and encourage continued building of services to help reduce suicide and overdose in Georgia. 

May 27, 2022
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
A group of five Forsyth County high school students gather at the Forsyth Central High School track for an Out of the Darkness walk March 26, 2022.

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  • Mental Health

She lost her brother and a classmate. So this high school senior says we need to talk about suicide

Ali Norris organized a countywide Out of the Darkness walk to raise awareness of and money for suicide prevention after losing her brother and a classmate.

Two months before the walk, a teacher in her school died by suicide.

April 13, 2022
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Georgia State Patrol vehicle

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  • Politics

State lawmakers line up behind bipartisan plan to compensate police suicide survivors

A bipartisan group of Georgia lawmakers is working to get a bill across the Legislature’s finish line that would remove barriers that prevent families of police officers who died by suicide from collecting the same benefits as survivors of officers who die in the line of duty.

March 23, 2022
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
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