In the early stages of navigating the unimaginable pain and grief that followed the 2005 suicide of her 14-year-old daughter, Amber, Annette Craig was not looking to create a legacy. She just knew she had to do something to help other people avoid the same misery. More than 18 years later, “With Hope, The Amber…
Teen Suicide Victim’s Unintended Legacy Lives on ‘With Hope’
July 12, 2023
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At Comfort Farms, Veterans Find Healing and Connection on an Unlikely New ‘Battleground’
Jonathan Jackson had all the makings of another statistic. In 2013, after being refused deployment by the Army because of physical complications arising from his traumatic brain injury, Jackson found himself at the mercy of the invisible wounds so many combat veterans bring home from the battlefield. And those invisible wounds were preparing to take…
Vermont Senate Could Soon Vote on Gun Control Bill Aimed at Preventing Suicide
April 27, 2023
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A bill to reduce suicides by instituting gun storage laws, setting a 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases, and expanding Vermont’s extreme risk protection order statute is working through the legislature and has picked up some changes. One of the bill’s primary opponents is cautiously optimistic, but with three weeks left in this legislative session,…
SHOT Show Exhibitors Promote Gun Safety, Suicide Prevention
January 19, 2023
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The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is as committed to promoting gun safety as it is to gun rights, Bill Brassard, senior director of communications and director of the Child Safe program for the NSSF, told The Epoch Times. “It’s about much more than firearms,” Brassard said. According to Brassard, the firearms industry is working…
Canada to Implement 988 Suicide Crisis Line Starting in Fall 2023
The CRTC says it will launch a new emergency crisis number for people in need of immediate mental health or suicide prevention support. It says starting at the end of November 2023, Canadians will be able to call 988 to be connected to a mental health crisis or suicide prevention service, free of charge. The…
Army Corps of Engineers Denies Permit for Memorial Run Honoring Jan. 6 Suicide Victim
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will not issue a permit for a planned 5K memorial run honoring the late Jan. 6 defendant Matthew Perna to cross the Shenango Dam near Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, saying it presents “security concerns” and could make it appear the corps endorses a political event in an election year. Perna committed…
Orange County to Launch Veterans Suicide Prevention Program
July 12, 2022
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Orange County will soon launch a new Veterans Suicide Prevention Pilot Program to help local veterans struggling with life changes or depression. County Supervisor Katrina Foley announced July 1 her office had secured $500,000 for the program’s launching cost, and the county Board of Supervisor’s new budget covers $2.5 million dedicated to the program’s early…
‘Unprecedented,’ Over 25 Percent Rise in Suspected Poison Suicides Attempts in Children: Toxicology Doctor
May 31, 2022
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A study on the National Poison Data System (NPDS) has found that suspected suicide attempts via self-poisoning in children have increased by 26.7 percent from 2015 to 2020 with researchers highlighting the nation’s increasing mental health crisis amongst adolescents. “Our study is one of a number that demonstrates that we are experiencing an unprecedented mental…
Anxiety: An Unexpected Driver of Self Destruction
May 27, 2022
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The inevitable suffering of human life takes on a vastly different meaning in a culture that values pleasure and convenience above all else. In some spiritual traditions, the suffering of life is a necessary prerequisite for spiritual elevation; in others, our suffering is necessary to repay our past sins or karma. When the suffering of…
Health Policy’s Elephant in the Room: Male Suicide
May 15, 2022
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Commentary Over 20 years ago, Australian federal Member of Parliament Greg Wilton took his own life. The tragedy culminated in a series of events that highlight how poorly we deal with vulnerable men. Three weeks earlier, Wilton had been found “in a distressed state” with his children in a car in the national park, apparently…
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