Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway: All had a culture of gun ownership, and all tightened restrictions anyway. Their violence statistics now diverge sharply from those of the U.S.
Tag: Suicides and Suicide Attempts
Hundreds of Suicidal Teens Sleep in Emergency Rooms. Every Night.
With inpatient psychiatric services in short supply, adolescents are spending days, even weeks, in hospital emergency departments awaiting the help they desperately need.
Family’s Balcony Death in Switzerland Appears to Be Suicide
The investigation suggests that the victims jumped from the seventh-floor balcony “one after the other,” the police said.
A #MeToo Moment Shakes Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox
An acclaimed religious children’s author was accused of abusing women and children. Then he killed himself, sending shock waves through the conservative community.
Lawmakers Urge Big Tech to ‘Mitigate Harm’ of Suicide Site and Seek Justice Inquiry
A House committee sought briefings from search engines whose services might have been leveraged by the site, which has been linked to numerous deaths. Seven House members asked the Justice Department about avenues for investigation.
Lawmakers Urge Tech Companies to ‘Mitigate Harm’ of Suicide Website
A House committee is seeking briefings from search engines and web-hosting companies whose services might have been leveraged by the site, which has been linked to numerous deaths.
Surgeon General Warns of Youth Mental Health Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic intensified a rise in adolescent depression, anxiety and mental health distress that was underway before the spring of 2020.
South Korean Military Struggles to Root Out Sexual Assaults
The death of a woman in South Korea’s air force has rekindled outrage over the country’s armed forces, long criticized for abusing and discriminating against women.
Shashi Tharoor Is Cleared in India in Death of Sunanda Pushkar
Shashi Tharoor had been accused of driving Sunanda Pushkar to suicide in a case that the main opposition party had long criticized as politically motivated.
C.D.C. Finds Spike in E.R. Trips Linked to Suspected Suicide Among Teen Girls
“The findings from this study suggest more severe distress among young females than has been identified in previous reports,” the C.D.C. said.