Since a 22-year-old’s desperate act in Lyon this month, other French students have joined protests against their financial insecurity.
Tag: Suicides and Suicide Attempts
French Police Protest en Masse: ‘It’s About the Lack of Respect’
About 27,000 French police officers demonstrated, according to union officials, driven by frustration over working conditions, public image and a wave of suicides this year.
My Best Friend Died by Suicide. I Wish I Had Seen the Warning Signs.
Neil was the toughest guy I knew in the Air Force. But no one taught us how to cope with PTSD.
A Timeline of Despair in Australia’s Offshore Detention Centers
The New York Times worked with human rights groups and asylum seekers on Manus Island to examine a rash of suicide attempts and acts of self-harm since Australia’s May 18 election.
Crossbows, 5 Bodies, 2 Crime Scenes and a Mystery in Germany
The weapon was used in the death of three people that may have been a joint suicide, the authorities said. But what of two other bodies found hundreds of miles away?
Alan García, Ex-President of Peru, Is Dead After Shooting Himself During Arrest
Mr. García was under investigation on accusations of bribery in connection with the construction company Odebrecht, which is at the center of Latin America’s biggest graft scandal.
U.S. Navy Sailor and Japanese Woman Are Found Dead in Okinawa
The deaths are being investigated as a murder-suicide by the police on the Japanese island, where the presence of United States military forces has long been a source of tension.
Greece, 10 Years Into Economic Crisis, Counts the Cost to Mental Health
Depression and suicide rates rose alarmingly during the debt crisis as the country cut wages and health services and increased taxes.
‘The Taliban Made Me Fight’: What to Do With Child Recruits After They Serve Time?
Afghan children as young as 8 have been imprisoned after being caught preparing suicide attacks. Officials worry about what to do when they grow up.
In Screening for Suicide Risk, Facebook Takes On Tricky Public Health Role
Some doctors warn that Facebook is becoming an arbiter of users’ mental distress without proving that its efforts are accurate, effective or safe.