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Marine Who Campaigned for Veterans Takes His Own Life

Like the Marine he was, Clay Hunt launched a front-line assault against the demons he brought home from Iraq and Afghanistan. The 28-year-old Texan, who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, appeared in a suicide prevention campaign encouraging returning veterans to reach out for help. He went to Washington, D.C.,...

Teen's Anti-Bullying Video Brings Community Together to Help Parents

Bullying often takes place in the schools, but one expert says it's vital that parents help eradicate name calling, vicious gossip and violence by taking action at home. "Our mission as caring adults should be to help children navigate the often very treacherous waters of childhood and to help them get to the other side,...

Taliban Suicide Bombers Kill 23, Wound Dozens in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan -- A team of suicide bombers shot their way into the compound of a road construction company in eastern Afghanistan and detonated a truck loaded with explosives, killing 23 people and wounding about 60, the Afghan government said Monday. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which the...

Ex-Nurse Guilty of Aiding Suicides Online

FARIBAULT, Minn. - A former nurse accused of seeking out depressed people online and encouraging two to kill themselves was found guilty Tuesday of aiding the suicides of an English man and Canadian woman. William Melchert-Dinkel, 48, was charged in April with two counts of aiding suicide for allegedly advising and...

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05/31/12 Girl Attempts Suicide after Failing Matriculation Source: Patna Daily Girl attempts suicide by jumping from Golghar after failing matriculation exam.
05/31/12 Suicide rate in Valley continuing at dangerous pace Source: The Kashmir Times As suicide rate in Kashmir continues to go up dangerously, 20 people have committed suicide here in a month's time.
05/31/12 Chief Alphonse says help is on the way Source: Oak Bay NEWS - Victoria - BC - Canada And he has proof that light can be found in darkness.
05/31/12 Filthy Frogzz to Host Suicide Prevention Fundraiser Source: Sachem Patch - Sachem NY The orange ribbons tied throughout the "S" Section in Stony Brook lingered for weeks, but the memory of 13-year-old Andrew Murphy and the life he lived before his death in April will no doubt linger for a lifetime.
05/31/12 Ariz. holds suicide prevention training for Source: Wildland Firefighter About 900 firefighters from departments across the West Valley are going through a suicide-intervention program intended to reduce the number of firefighters taking their own lives.