Doubt persists over N.C. teenager’s hanging death

BLADENBORO, N.C. — A young black man is dead. The police are roundly criticized. Angry protesters march through the streets. Continue reading →

Response to a Gun Rights advocate

By Tanya Photo courtesy of http://2.bp.blogspot.com/ I recently wrote a post about a petition written to Target that called on Continue reading →

Recession linked to more than 10,000 suicides in North America, Europe

(HealthDay News) — The Great Recession that began in 2007 appears to have taken more than a financial toll: New Continue reading →

After five banker deaths in January, a sixth: J.P. Morgan exec jumps in Hong Kong

Across the world, bankers are plummeting to their deaths. In the latest of a series of fatal falls,  a 33-year-old Continue reading →

U.S. Military needed a study to learn that less war improves the mental health of soldiers

As the longest war in American history winds to an end—at least officially—a newly released study says US troops in Continue reading →

Suicide Rate Climbs by 30 Percent in Kansas as Government Slashes Mental Health Budgets

(Wichita Eagle) The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recently released a startling report(PDF) showing a 30 percent increase in Continue reading →

How Austerity Kills

EARLY last month, a triple suicide was reported in the seaside town of Civitanova Marche, Italy. A married couple, Anna Continue reading →

Reporting On Surging U.S. Suicide Rate, Press Downplays Gun Deaths

The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans, and especially among the middle-aged men, soared from 2000 to 2010, according recent findings Continue reading →