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NEWS ABOUT: suicide attempt

suicide attempt stories: 12 news summaries

Ex-Ky. Politico Was Losing It, Pals Say

Divorce, dad's death plagued him before attempted suicide

Sep 13, 09 4:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - A divorce, his father’s death, and a domestic violence order sent Steve Nunn spinning out of control, friends tell the Lexington Herald-Leader. The former Kentucky state lawmaker's attempted suicide and arrest on Friday, hours after his ex-fiancée was gunned down, were only the latest lows in a long... More »

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crime • Kentucky • assault • suicide attempt • Steve Nunn • Amanda Ross

Brit Big Brother Contestant Slashes Wrists

Incident renews debate over mental health of reality TV contestants

Jul 31, 09 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A contestant on the British edition of Big Brother slit his wrists after he was voted off the show, reports the Guardian. Sree Dasari, still being treated in the hospital, was an unpopular character; he faced mockery after flirting with another housemate who wasn't attracted to him, and when he... More »

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reality TV • United Kingdom • mental health • Big Brother • wrist • suicide attempt

 15% of Teens Expect 
 to Die Young 

Expectation linked to risky behavior

Jun 29, 09 4:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Teenagers who engage in risky behavior may do so because they believe they’re going to die young anyway, and may create a self-fulfilling prophecy with that belief, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. A study that tracked 20,000 kids in grades 7 through 12 found that 15% thought they... More »

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drug use • pediatrics • death wish • scientific study • teenager • juvenile crime • suicide attempt • women's issues

 Reality TV Claims 11 Lives 

Shows can be detrimental to mental health: experts

Jun 2, 09 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's a very good thing Susan Boyle went straight to the hospital post-reality TV loss, reports the Wrap: Reality shows have taken a fatal toll on at least 11 participants, ranging from a deputy district attorney to a boxer to a former child actor; two more have attempted to end... More »

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television • reality TV • suicide • mental health • mental illness • Paula Goodspeed • suicide attempt • Najai Turpin • Simon Foster

Passer-by Pushes Would-Be Suicide Off Bridge

Five-hour standoff, traffic jam annoyed pusher

May 23, 09 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - China’s Haizhu Bridge has attracted 12 would-be jumpers since April—none jumped, but all caused traffic jams. The latest, Chen Fuchao, was the final straw for Lai Jiansheng: After traffic was stopped for 5 hours by police, Lai broke through a barrier, shook Chen’s hand, and pushed him... More »

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China • bridge • suicide attempt

(Newser) - A Louisiana teenager shot himself in the head today after firing at a middle school teacher who refused to praise Marilyn Manson, Houmatoday.com reports. The 15-year-old Larose-Cut Off Middle School student, identified as Justin Doucet, left a suicide note saying he planned to go on a shooting spree. He... More »

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Louisiana • school shooting • student • middle school • suicide attempt

(Newser) - Accused “Craigslist killer” Philip Markoff has been placed on suicide watch after his Boston jailers found evidence he had tried to hang himself, ABC News reports. “Shoelace marks were found on his neck,” a corrections official said. Markoff has been moved from the general population to a... More »

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crime • Boston • jail • suicide attempt • murder charges • Julissa Brisman • Philip Markoff • Megan McAllister • Craigslist killer • Jim McAllister

Calif. Child Murder Suspect Tried to Kill Herself 

Huckaby swallowed three knife blades before arrest

Apr 15, 09 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Days before she was arrested for the rape and murder of Sandra Cantu, California Sunday-school teacher Melissa Huckaby attempted suicide by swallowing three razor blades, CBS reports. She was hospitalized and remained under suicide watch until yesterday’s hearing, where a sobbing Huckaby learned she could face the death penalty... More »

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California • crime • murder • child rape • suicide attempt • Sandra Cantu • Melissa Huckaby

 Male Suicide Tracked 
 to Childhood 

Female suicides don't reveal problems until after puberty

Apr 7, 09 4:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Suicidal men are more likely to have had troubled childhoods than their female counterparts, Reuters reports. A new study found that 78% of male subjects who tried to kill themselves by age 24 had serious behavioral problems at age 8, whereas suicidal females usually developed emotional problems after puberty. The... More »

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gender • suicide • male • anti social behavior • childhood • suicide attempt

US Teen Saves UK Facebook Pal From Suicide

Maryland girl's call goes to cops, White House, Scotland Yard

Apr 5, 09 3:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - An American girl saved a British teen who sent her a Facebook message threatening to kill himself with a drug overdose, BBC says. The girl told her mother, who alerted local police, setting off a chain response from the White House to the British Embassy in Washington and finally to... More »

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police • Facebook • Britain • suicide attempt

Death Hoax Pilot Captured
After Apparent Suicide Try

Accused swindler found in Florida campground with wrist slit

Jan 13, 09 11:27 PM CST
(Newser) - A businessman believed to have faked his own death by jumping out of a plane has been captured in Florida, the Northwest Florida Daily News reports. Law enforcement sources say Marcus Schrenker was found at a campground, alive but with his wrists slit. The fugitive had emailed a friend Monday... More »

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Florida • fraud • plane crash • fugitive • pilot • faking your own death • suicide attempt

 McCready
 'Recovering
 Nicely' 

Doctors repair tendon in country singer's left rm

Dec 19, 08 10:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Country crooner Mindy McCready is in stable condition after attempting suicide, the New York Daily News reports. Roger Clemens' former mistress underwent surgery in Nashville yesterday to fix a tendon in her left arm. "She is recovering nicely," a source said. A "very intoxicated" McCready slit... More »

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surgery • Roger Clemens • country music • Mindy McCready • suicide attempt

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