A bullied girl who tried to commit suicide two years ago has shared a message of hope for all children. Ava-Lilly Sterland, now aged 10, from Solihull, West Midlands, England, was a victim of playground bullies for two years before she was diagnosed with depression at the age of 7. The primary schoolgirl thought “the world would…
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One in Four Australians Affected by Suicide Amid COVID-19 Lockdowns: Poll
One in four Australians know someone who has committed suicide during the past 12 months amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to figures from Suicide Prevention Australia. The group found that 25 percent of Australians knew someone in their personal life or networks who died, or attempted suicide, while 27 percent said they had directly, or…
America’s Veterans Are Killing Themselves at an Alarming Rate: Report
After an improvised explosive device (IED) left Army Sergeant Dominic McDaniel severely injured and unable to continue fighting in Iraq, the wounded combat veteran found civilian life nearly unbearable. “I felt guilty because my guys got hurt, and I was in charge. It was my fault,” McDaniel said. “They started committing suicide when we got…
Suicide Attack in Iraq’s Sadr City Kills at Least 35, Wounds Dozens
BAGHDAD—A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people and wounded dozens in a crowded market in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad on Monday, the eve of the Eid al-Adha festival, security and hospital sources said. More than 60 people were wounded, a police source said. The ISIS terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack,…
South Dakota Official: Fatal Crash May Have Been Suicide
PIERRE, S.D.—South Dakota’s attorney general is attempting to access any psychiatric or psychological records of the man he struck and killed along a highway, alleging in court documents that the death may have been a suicide. Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg faces three misdemeanor charges related to his driving when he struck and killed Joe Boever…
Woman Once Suicidal Now Posts Notes of Hope on Bridge for Those in Need—Saves 28 Lives in 3 Years
A woman in Sunderland, northern England, who once contemplated suicide is now helping others in that dire situation by attaching notes of hope to the Wearmouth Bridge where she came near to jumping, herself, years ago. Paige Hunter, 21, has attached to the bridge more than 1,000 notes—which she handwrites, laminates, and ties with a…
Heroic Rail Worker Saved 29 People From Committing Suicide in 6 Years by Talking and Listening
A British rail worker, trained to help persons at risk of suicide on the line, has saved 29 lives since 2015, thanks to his aptitude for talking and listening. In 2015, Rizwan Javed, 30—a communications and stakeholder manager for the MTR Elizabeth Line at West London’s Ealing Broadway station—enrolled in Samaritans’ Managing Suicidal Contacts training. The…
Body of Armed Belgian Fugitive Soldier Found, Suicide Suspected
BRUSSELS—Belgian police found the body on Sunday of a fugitive soldier who went missing a month ago with a stash of weapons after threatening a virologist and his family, the Belgian federal prosecutors’ office said. “The cause of death is probably, according to initial findings, attributable to suicide by firearm, but this cause will have…
Therapy Dog Helps Prevent a Distressed Woman From Taking Her Own Life on a Motorway Bridge
A young woman who was contemplating taking her life found the incentive she needed to retreat from the edge of a motorway bridge when she met a therapy dog. The dog has now been hailed as “amazing” for his role in helping save her life. The distressed woman was spotted standing on a footbridge over…
Man Seen Dangling Off UK Motorway Bridge—Then Truck Driver Parks Under Him to Save His Life
A photo posted on Facebook last Thursday in the UK shows a man who climbed over the M62 motorway bridge railing, his legs dangling precariously over the ledge, and it has garnered reactions from social media users. People online praised a long-haul truck driver who parked his vehicle underneath the man to break his fall,…
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