Rob Beckett opens up about past mental health struggles: ‘I thought it would be better if I were dead’

4 days, 17 hours ago

MANAS Shows Growing Need for Mental Healthcare

Hyderabad: Tele-Manas, a national mental health helpline launched by the Centre in November 2022 to provide accessible mental health services across the country, claims to have received over 10 lakh calls as of May 2024, with an average of about 3,500 calls per day. The data also showed that among the callers, 55.8 per cent were men and the remaining …

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6 days, 12 hours ago

Driver of exploding Cybertruck left letters of anguish: ‘I needed to cleanse my mind’

LA Times

Authorites recovered this military identification card belonging to Matthew Livelsberger inside a scorched Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. A former Green Beret who drove an explosives-laden Tesla Cybertruck to Las Vegas and detonated its payload at Trump International Hotel left a suicide note saying the spectacle was intended as a “wake up call” …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

GPs report 75% surge in youth seeking help for suicidal thoughts, attempts

NL Times

General practitioners in the Netherlands report a sharp increase in the number of young people seeking help for suicidal thoughts or attempts. In the third quarter of 2024, consultations for these issues among individuals aged 0 to 24 were 75 percent higher compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to new research by organizations including the National Institute for Public …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

David Walliams opens up about suicide attempt: ‘My mother’s boundless love got me through’

The Independent

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Cyclathon raises awareness of mental health, suicide prevention

The Hindu

A cyclathon was held recently at the Pondy Marina, under the auspices of the Pondicherry Psychology Association, to observe World Suicide Prevention Day. Addressing a gathering on this year’s theme, ‘Change the Narrative, Start the Conversation’, K. Swarnambika, Auroville Deputy Secretary, stressed the importance of fostering community support and dismantling the stigma surrounding mental health issues. Ms. Swarnambika also underscored …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Raskin to introduce first suicide prevention legislation since his son’s death

Raw Story

U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, whose personal life and political career were incalculably upended by his son’s suicide, is introducing his first major mental health and suicide prevention legislation since Tommy Raskin died on Dec. 31, 2020, at the age of 25. But while Raskin has spoken about mental illness and suicide prevention since his son’s illness, and was active in …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

World Suicide Prevention Day: Breaking the silence around mental health can save lives

Hindustan Times

Each year, hundreds of thousands of people around the world are affected by the tragedy of suicide and grief of losing our loved ones to this. On Wolrd Suicide Prevention Day, we break the stigma around mental health issues.) The stigma around mental health breaks when discussions related to the topic happen in everyday life. Promoting awareness and education about …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Four ways to start a conversation with a loved one about suicidal ideation

Salon

Editors’ Note: This article discusses suicide and contains details about mental health crises. Signs to look out for include: An increase in mental illness symptoms Substance abuse issues Increase in impulsive or dangerous behaviors Previous suicide attempts or family history of suicide Withdrawing from social events or groups Giving away important items or large sums of money Increased apathy about …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Teaching mental well-being will reduce suicides: experts

The Hindu

A recent article in the Lancet has once again turned the spotlight on suicide. The aim was to establish effective surveillance mechanisms for suicide within three years and establish psychiatric outpatient departments to provide suicide prevention services through the District Mental Health Programmes in all districts within the next five years. But two years later, nothing has happened,” said Lakshmi …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

How Nick Cannon Got Celebrities to Open Up About Their Mental Health

Slate

We all know about the mental health crisis wreaking havoc throughout the nation and world. On this week’s episode of Well, Now we’re continuing our ongoing discussions of mental health, and this time we’re tackling men’s mental health as a whole. Prime’s new show Counsel Culture, hosted by Nick Cannon and medical professionals across the spectrum, invites men to open …

Mental Health

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hollywood slowdown takes mental health toll as TV, movie jobs scarce. ‘It wears on me’

LA Times

People across the entertainment industry rolled up their sleeves to get back to work after the strikes by writers and actors ended last year. Instead of taking off like a rocket, however, production has been slow to resume, yielding little to no job opportunities and taking a toll on workers’ mental health. He said the reality of his situation — …

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7 months ago

Older men die by suicide at steep rates. Here’s how the VA is trying to change that

LA Times

Ray Emmons, 76, left, plays pingpong with Conrad Amers, 71. The problem is “not new but it is overlooked — regularly overlooked,” said Thomas Joiner, a Florida State University psychologist who studies suicide and has written about the mental health of older men. Despite the troubling pattern, “we don’t screen for suicide risk very well, and we especially don’t do …

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9 months ago

Alan Ritchson reveals he attempted suicide after enduring multiple sexual assaults: ‘I was super depressed’

Hindustan Times

Alan Ritchson has revealed that he attempted suicide after being sexually assaulted multiple times. Alan Ritchson has revealed that he attempted suicide after enduring multiple sexual assaults Ritchson reportedly tried to hang himself with a green extension cord in the attic of his Encino, California home. ‘Times and situations where I was put in horrific environments’ Ritchson said that he …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Patients at risk of suicide and harm over unsafe hospital discharges

The Independent

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

My Parents Both Died By Suicide On The Same Day

Huff Post

The author's parents in 1947. After several years of suffering physical and mental anguish, my mother could take no more, and my father, who people later said couldn’t bear the thought of life without his bride of 46 years, went along for the final ride, ending both their lives in their garage. “For that reason, burial in our cemetery is …

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1 year, 1 month ago

‘Got a text from David which was quite personal’: Johnson reveals ‘Candice’ factor that sparked explosive Warner tirade

Hindustan Times

Two days after his freakishly vicious attack on former teammate and present Australia opener David Warner, which created quite a stir in world cricket, Mitchell Johnson has revealed what sparked his staggering column against the Aussie star. Speaking on his Mitchell Johnson Cricket Show podcast with broadcaster Bharat Sundaresan, the West Australian also blasted Australian selector George Bailey for his …

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1 year, 1 month ago

He died training for L.A. teen crisis hotline. His parents want all to know the number

LA Times

A jersey belonging to Donald “Trey” Brown III remains on a dining room chair months after the 16-year-old Harvard-Westlake High School student died by suicide. “I remember him saying after Jordan passed away, and then Jonah, there wasn’t a whole lot that they felt like they could do for each other,” Brown said. Donald “Trey” Brown III’s parents keep his …

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1 year, 1 month ago

As Disneyland reels from its third death in a year, what can be done to prevent suicides?

LA Times

Crews work to install suicide prevention barriers at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge earlier this month. California Former official says Long Beach hospital ‘dismissed’ plea for barrier to prevent deaths A former official at St. Mary Medical Center said she lobbied to prevent deaths by installing barriers on a tall structure there, but was told it would make the Long …

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1 year, 4 months ago

How to get help for someone who might be suicidal

CNN

CNN — Between 2000 and 2021, suicide rates in the US increased approximately 36%. It’s important to recognize the potential warning signs when someone intends to end their life as listed here from the Suicide Lifeline: Talking about wanting to die or to kill themselves Looking for a way to kill themselves, like searching online or buying a gun Talking …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Roman Kemp recalls Kate Middleton’s ‘respectful’ gesture when she visited his parents’ home

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

Canada hospital apologises for mentioning assisted suicide programme to woman experiencing suicidal thoughts

The Independent

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1 year, 9 months ago

We need to put suicide and self-harm awareness on the National Curriculum to protect kids like my son

The Independent

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1 year, 10 months ago

Record levels of NHS staff seek mental health help in crisis ‘worse than pandemic’

The Independent

Record levels of NHS staff are seeking mental health help as clinicians warn the “crisis” facing workers is “worse than the pandemic”. Its chief executive, Karl Demian, said: “We’ve seen everything from dealing with the stresses of the job or the long-term impact of a traumatic call out to anxiety about returning to work after being attacked by someone they …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Romesh Ranganathan opens up about suffering suicidal thoughts during ‘toughest time’ of his life

The Independent

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2 years ago

Douglas Emhoff tours 988 call center for mental health

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Douglas Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, on Friday visited a 988 call center that’s part of the recently launched national hotline intended to help anyone experiencing a mental health emergency. “Instead of calling 911 for emergency, we need to get everyone to know that it’s 988 for any issue that revolve around mental health or …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Jonah Hill’s mental health documentary praised by fans: ‘This movie will save lives’

The Independent

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2 years, 1 month ago

Have you called 988 during a mental health crisis? We want to hear from you

LA Times

Since mid-July, people experiencing a mental health crisis across the country have been able to punch three numbers into their phone — 9-8-8 — and reach counselors trained to help. Anyone with a working phone or internet service can call, text or start an online chat for assistance with crises ranging from suicidal thoughts to drug addiction. The aim is …

Working Phone

2 years, 1 month ago

Couple dies by suicide after DEA shuts down office of their chronic pain doctor in fentanyl panic

The Independent

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2 years, 2 months ago

How to talk to your child about suicide

The Independent

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2 years, 2 months ago

Op-Ed: Anthony Bourdain’s death has us asking the wrong questions about suicide

LA Times

A new unauthorized biography has many people talking again about the suicide of Anthony Bourdain in June 2018. Anna Borges recently wrote about what we call “passive suicidal ideation”: not actively planning to kill herself, but fantasizing about it constantly, sometimes all day long. Others, like me, make multiple attempts, perhaps knowing that with every attempt one’s likelihood of dying …

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2 years, 3 months ago

An L.A. journalist’s death by suicide still confounds years later. “Can we ever understand that?”

LA Times

Three years after her husband took his life, Sara Scribner wants to talk. “Scott’s suicide has been the background noise every minute of my life,” she said, “but whenever I bring up his name in conversation, people get uncomfortable.” In the age of COVID, however, the language of loss and vulnerability has become familiar, and expressions of grief, worry — …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Suicide is complicated. So is prevention

LA Times

The reasons someone dies by suicide are just as unique as they are — which makes prevention and prediction a model, not a science. The AAS was one of the first organizations to collect the data from survivors and create what we know as “the signs.” The thought, Wood said, was that if AAS could define warning signs like those …

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2 years, 3 months ago

‘Young’ mother seeking US asylum dies in NYC shelter, mayor says

The Independent

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2 years, 3 months ago

World Suicide Prevention Day: Here’s what we can do to save a life

Hindustan Times

World Suicide Prevention Day was observed across the globe on Saturday as welfare organisations made an attempt to raise awareness of the issue and spread the message of hope for all. WHO said, for every suicide, there are likely 20 other people making a suicide attempt and many more have serious thoughts of suicide. As part of the campaign on …

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2 years, 5 months ago

We’re launching a mental health newsletter driven by reader questions

LA Times

Life has become more stressful for pretty much everyone these days. Every week in our new Group Therapy newsletter, we’ll be answering questions sent in by you, our readers, about what’s been weighing on your hearts and minds. We’re safer than an algorithm to ask your most pressing questions, and we promise to provide quality answers from top experts in …

Mental Health

2 years, 5 months ago

You Can Now Dial 988 For Mental Health Help. Here's What To Know.

Huff Post

GeorgePeters via Getty Images For anyone struggling with their mental health, help will now just be a three-digit dial away. “Callers can expect to have someone provide compassionate, nonjudgmental support, assist in identifying ways to lower the intensity of strong emotions, and work to create a safer living environment for the caller during times of crisis.” But you can also …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Constance Wu opens up about attempted suicide after Fresh Off the Boat Twitter backlash

The Independent

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2 years, 5 months ago

988: US to launch mental health and suicide prevention hotline

Al Jazeera

Top US health official says the number, set to go live on Saturday, aims to make mental health care accessible for more Americans. The United States is set to launch its first nationwide three-digit mental health crisis hotline that will connect people experiencing mental health emergencies or suicidal thoughts to trained counselors. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Ex-Studio 54 owner Mark Fleischman dies by assisted suicide in Switzerland

The Independent

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2 years, 6 months ago

Former Studio 54 owner Mark Fleischman announces plan to die by assisted suicide

The Independent

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2 years, 6 months ago

How to buy Flackstock tickets: Prices, dates and lineup

The Independent

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2 years, 7 months ago

Carla Morrison reclaims her mental health in song and on social media

LA Times

Carla Morrison stepped away from the spotlight in 2018, 15 years after the Mexican singer-songwriter started performing with her first band, Babaluca. “I was trying to give this narrative of ‘Yo sí soy fuerte,’ but it was hurting me.” And although she knew many people supported her work, the negative voices grew louder. Carla Morrison on her music “Este Soledad” …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Man whose sisters died of double assisted suicide hits out at clinic

The Independent

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2 years, 9 months ago

How to Navigate Online Mental Health Resources

Wired

These issues also involved patients who were in treatment and suddenly faced the possibility of losing their insurance coverage due to policy changes—as when a new company took over their insurance plan and implemented changes. Even when people leave hospitals and large practices, we will still show up on websites everywhere, even places we’ve never worked.” Gaskill noted that when …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Nick Kyrgios reveals battle with self-harm, suicidal thoughts and alcohol and drug abuse

The Telegraph

Nick Kyrgios has opened up on his mental health struggles, detailing self harm, suicidal thoughts and abuse of alcohol and drugs. In an Instagram post accompanied by a picture of him at the Australian Open in 2019, Kyrgios described the time as "one of my darkest periods". I was having suicidal thoughts and was literally struggling to get out of …

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2 years, 10 months ago

The Subways frontman Billy Lunn issues public apology for ‘s****y behaviour’ and reveals mental health struggles

The Independent

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2 years, 11 months ago

How to help a stranger on the street in a mental health crisis

LA Times

Dr. Coley King, right, director of homeless healthcare at Venice Family Clinic, visits Suzanna, one of his clients. “That person is likely at a point in a mental health crisis where they’re at imminent risk of hurting themselves or someone else,” Brown said. “I don’t want anybody to think everybody with mental illness is dangerous or potentially violent,” she said, …

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3 years ago

Op-Ed: My brother was disappeared by mental illness. Here’s how I found him again

LA Times

When I started writing about my brother’s life, I knew a great deal about grief. When he was mainstreamed back to Denver in 1966, along with thousands of other troubled people as the mental hospitals emptied their wards, Mike’s visits home triggered emotional chaos. But, finally, I spilled the contents of “the Mike file” onto my desk, each page a …

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