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Suicide

  1. science of us
    Teen Suicide Is Now a Public Health CrisisThe suicide rate jumped 56 percent over the past ten years.
    By Katie Heaney
  2. jeffrey epstein
    Everything We Know About Jeffrey Epstein’s DeathThe convicted sex offender was found dead by suicide in his Manhattan jail cell while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
    By Chas Danner and Margaret Hartmann
  3. crime
    Five Suicides Linked to Frat Bro Fascinated With DeathA former Truman State University student is accused of giving “advice on how to commit suicide” to his frat brothers who killed themselves.
    By Marie Lodi
  4. mental health
    Teen Suicide Rate Increased Following the Release of ‘13 Reasons Why’A new study suggests the Netflix show may have contributed to the spike in teen suicide rates.
    By Hannah Gold
  5. obituaries
    Father of Sandy Hook Victim Found Dead by Apparent SuicideThe news comes days after two teenage survivors of the Parkland shooting died by apparent suicide.
    By Amanda Arnold
  6. power
    Another Parkland Student Has Died by an Apparent SuicideHis death comes just days after news broke that another survivor of the school shooting took her own life.
    By Kimberly Truong
  7. obituaries
    Parkland Survivor Sydney Aiello Has Taken Her Own Life“It breaks my heart that we’ve lost yet another student from Stoneman Douglas.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  8. crime
    Teen Who Urged Her Boyfriend to Kill Himself Over Text Is Going to JailMichelle Carter will serve 15 months for involuntary manslaughter.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  9. science of us
    My Life As a Suicide Text Line VolunteerAs told by a 20-something graduate student.
    As told to Katie Heaney
  10. science of us
    Three Identical Strangers Is the Best Documentary I’ve Ever HatedIt’s ultimately infuriating.
    By Melissa Dahl
  13. loss
    A Mother Considers Her Son’s Final ThoughtsAnd a type of suicide we don’t fully understand.
    By Melissa Fay Greene
  14. science of us
    Suicide Is on the Rise — Especially Among WomenThough men and boys have higher rates overall, the rates for women are climbing fast.
    By Katie Heaney
  15. science of us
    If You Think a Friend Might Be Suicidal, AskDon’t let your anxiety or worries about triggering someone hold you back.
    By Katie Heaney
  16. science of us
    New Research Shows Suicide Rates Are on the RiseIn more than half the country, the suicide rate has spiked by more than 30 percent over the last 20 years.
    By Katie Heaney
  17. mental health
    Suicide at Elite Fashion School Casts Doubt on Rigorous CurriculumThe academy is the alma mater of Dries Van Noten and Demna Gvasalia.
    By Sarah Spellings
  18. the harvey weinstein fallout
    Rose McGowan Breaks Her Silence on Former Manager’s Suicide“The bad man did this to us both.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  19. Study Finds More and More Young Girls Are Self-HarmingThe spike correlates with rising teen depression and suicide.
    By Leah Rodriguez
  20. Woman Who Urged Her Boyfriend to Commit Suicide Sentenced to 2.5 Years in PrisonShe’ll serve 15 months now, and the rest of her sentence will be suspended until August 2022.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  21. transgender rights
    LGBTQ Suicide Hotline Reports a ‘Dramatic Spike’ in Calls From Transgender YouthThe contacts increased after Trump’s anti-trans military tweets.
    By Lisa Ryan
  22. The Disturbing Link Between Frequent Nightmares and Suicide RiskMultiple studies have found a connection between chronic bad dreams and suicide or self-harm.
    By Amitha Kalaichandran
  25. mental health
    13 Reasons Why May Have Led to an Uptick in Suicide AttemptsNewly published research examined Google search-term data for clues about the show’s impact, and found some scary stuff.
    By Jesse Singal
  26. mental health
    13 Reasons Why Likely Led to an Uptick in Suicide AttemptsNewly published research examined Google search-term data for clues about the show’s impact, and found some scary stuff.
    By Jesse Singal
  27. Blac Chyna Claims Rob Kardashian Made Repeated Suicide Threats in New Legal Docs“I take his threats seriously because he showed me his gun at his house.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  28. Woman Who Urged Her Boyfriend to Kill Himself Found Guilty of ManslaughterMichelle Carter sent her boyfriend, Conrad Roy, numerous texts urging him to kill himself.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  29. The Percentage of Suicidal Teens and Kids Has Doubled Since 2008Sixty-six percent of those were girls.
    By Jenni Miller
  30. Sheila Abdus-Salaam, First Black Judge on N.Y.’s Top Court, Found Dead in RiverShe was also the nation’s first female Muslim judge.
    By Theresa Avila
  31. An LGBTQ Suicide-Hotline Volunteer on Talking to Trans Youth in Trump’s America“The biggest thing I’ve learned is that it makes such a difference for them to just have a safe place to talk.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  32. An Unusual Anti-Suicide Partnership Targeting Gun Shops Is Ramping UpIt will be a while before we have any data on its effectiveness, but this looks like a smart harm-reduction program.
    By Jesse Singal
  33. Why It’s So Hard to Predict SuicideA new meta-analysis shows that suicide researchers have a long way to go – and that suicide is a really complicated phenomenon.
    By Jesse Singal
  34. suicide
    Here’s an Encouraging Partnership to Reduce Gun SuicidesFor a complicated public-health problem like gun suicides, it’s important to get everyone — including gun-shop owners — on the same page.
    By Jesse Singal
  37. A Suicide Hotline Volunteer on Talking to LGBTQ Teens After the ElectionHis hotline received more calls than ever after Trump won.
    By Lisa Ryan
  38. A School Threatened to Punish Students Who Discussed Their Suicidal ThoughtsAn investigation from a free-speech group revealed a really counterproductive, potentially dangerous policy at Northern Michigan University.
    By Jesse Singal
  39. awful things
    Italian Woman Whose Sex Tape Went Viral Commits SuicideTiziana Cantone became a meme for all the wrong reasons.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  40. Tom Arnold Wrote a Sad, Important Column About Gun ControlHe grew up in a very gun-friendly part of the country, but a tragedy involving his nephew has turned him into a gun-control activist.
    By Jesse Singal
  41. awful things
    Teen Who Texted Her Boyfriend Encouraging His Suicide Will Go on TrialMichelle Carter has been charged with involuntary manslaughter.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  42. Health Officials’ Unlikely Partner in Preventing Gun Suicides: Gun-Shop OwnersLessons from an intriguing study in New Hampshire.
    By Melissa Dahl
  43. mental health
    The Suicide Statistics Released Today Are TerrifyingAs a country, the U.S. isn’t doing a great job of taking care of its citizens.
    By Jesse Singal
  44. get well soon
    R&B Singer Kehlani Recovering After Apparent Suicide AttemptShe had been the subject of social-media ridicule following rumors of infidelity.
    By Dee Lockett
  45. Please Read This Essay a Woman Wrote for Her Sister, Who Died by Suicide“The lies of depression can exist only in isolation.”
    By Melissa Dahl
  46. cut cover story
    Does Encouraging Suicide Make You a Killer?A teenager sent her depressed boyfriend hundreds of messages prodding him to kill himself. Now she’s been charged with manslaughter.
    By Marin Cogan
  49. Should Severely Depressed People Be Eligible for Physician-Assisted Suicide?A mini-documentary offers a really difficult, hard-to-watch example of what euthanasia laws look like in parts of Europe.
    By Jesse Singal
  50. mental health
    Ronda Rousey Opens Up About Suicidal ThoughtsThe UFC champion tells Ellen she contemplated suicide after losing to Holly Holm.
    By Eve Peyser
  51. international men's day
    In (Partial) Defense of International Men’s DaySome issues really do affect men more.
    By Jesse Singal
  52. The Death Rate for White Middle-Aged Americans Is RisingAn epidemic of drug abuse and despair is driving up the death rate among white middle-aged Americans.
    By Eric Levitz
  53. bullying
    Exercise Might Help Mitigate the Effects of BullyingA new study highlights just how helpful exercise is for mental health.
    By Jesse Singal
  54. Teen Suicide in Japan Rises at School-Year StartThe saddest day of the year.
    By Dayna Evans
  55. book excerpt
    Growing Up Black and Female Meant Depression Was ForbiddenWe were not to be depressed or unduly high-strung; we were not to have nervous collapses. We were too strong for that.
    By Margo Jefferson
  56. hacking
    Police Link Two Suicides to Ashley Madison Hack The fallout from the online adultery data dump continues.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  57. say her name
    5 Black Women Have Died in Jail This MonthRaynetta Taylor was found dead in a Mount Vernon holding cell on Monday.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  58. suicide
    Can ‘Duck Syndrome’ Help Explain College Suicides?“At Stanford, it’s called the Duck Syndrome. A duck appears to glide calmly across the water, while beneath the surface it frantically, relentlessly paddles.”
    By Jesse Singal
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