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NEWS ABOUT: suicide prevention

suicide prevention stories: 8 news summaries

 24th Suicide 
 Hits France Telecom 

Stressed-out call center worker jumps from bridge, blames company

Sep 29, 09 4:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A call-center worker has become the 24th victim of what France Telecom calls a "spiral of suicides" among its employees over the last 18 months. The 51-year-old father of two jumped from a bridge onto a highway during morning rush hour in a small town in the French Alps,... More »

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suicide • France • stress • France Telecom • suicide prevention

Depression Screening for All Teens Worries Parents

Task force calls for adolescent testing with focus on psychotherapy instead of drugs

May 26, 09 1:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal task force recommendation that all adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 be screened for depression is causing controversy among parents and pediatricians, the Washington Post reports. Critics fear the amount of antidepressant drugs prescribed to teens will rise massively, although the Preventive Services Task Force stressed... More »

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depression • antidepressant • mental health • pediatrics • pediatricians • adolescents • teenager • suicide prevention • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

  Lithium in Water 
  Cuts Suicide Rate 

Japanese study links trace amounts in water supply to less suicides

May 2, 09 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - People in areas where the tap water contains lithium are less likely to kill themselves, according to a new Japanese study. The researchers found that the element—used in high doses to treat mood disorders—appeared to "significantly" reduce the suicide rate even when only tiny amounts of it... More »

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suicide • drinking water • suicide rate • suicide prevention • lithium

Army Introduces New Measures to Stem Suicides

Officials to hire more therapists, boost drug and health screening

Apr 24, 09 6:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The army has begun a new effort to stem the rising toll of soldier suicides, hiring more mental health workers and instituting new rules for drug testing and health screening, reports AP. The number of suicides in the first three months of 2009 reached 56—after a record 140 last... More »

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suicide • US Army • soldier • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • suicide prevention

Site Reaches Out to Those Worried Sick About Money

Addresses economy-related health issues

Mar 31, 09 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal agency has launched an online rescue kit for people whose mental and physical health is being wrecked by economic worries, reports Reuters. The "Getting Through Tough Economic Times" website aims to help people spot the warning signs of emotional distress in themselves and others and point them... More »

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mental health • recession • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • suicide prevention • financial crisis • recession depression

(Newser) - As many as 24 US Army soldiers took their own lives in January, an enormous rise over previous years, the Army Times reports. The deaths of seven soldiers have been confirmed as suicides, while 17 pending cases will likely get the same designation, the AP reports. If that happens, the... More »

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suicide • US military • US Army • soldier • Iraq war • Afghanistan war • suicide prevention

 Suicide Nets 
 Set for 
 Golden Gate 

Board approves barrier to foil jumpers at world's top suicide magnet

Oct 11, 08 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A panel has approved a plan to hang nets along the Golden Gate bridge to catch would-be suicides, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The bridge's board voted 14 to 1 in favor of installing the barrier after hearing testimony from psychiatrists, suicide prevention experts, and family members of  people who... More »

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suicide • San Francisco • Golden Gate Bridge • suicide prevention • San Francisco Suicide Prevention

 Docs Suffer
 Highest Suicide Rate 

One-a-day average tops all professions

Apr 27, 08 5:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Depression among physicians sparks 300 to 400 suicides a year, the highest rate of any profession, Newsweek reports. While male suicides outnumber female 4 to 1 in the general population, the rate among male and female doctors is about the same. "Undiagnosed and untreated depression is the culprit here,... More »

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suicide • doctor • documentary • substance abuse • suicide prevention

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