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Jarrid Wilson, Pastor and Mental Health Advocate, Dies by Suicide

Jarrid Wilson, Pastor and Mental Health Advocate, Dies by Suicide

Jarrid Wilson, a well-known pastor who became a mental health advocate and co-founded an organization dedicated to suicide prevention, took his own life Monday night.

A Climate of Death: The Collateral Damage of Legal Suicide

A Climate of Death: The Collateral Damage of Legal Suicide
Last week, international news outlets reported that a 17-year-old Dutch girl named Noa Pothoven legally secured a physician’s help in killing herself after years of battling trauma from childhood sexual assault and rape.

A Teenager’s Suicide and the Bravery of D-Day: Finding a Cause Worth Our Lives

A Teenager’s Suicide and the Bravery of D-Day: Finding a Cause Worth Our Lives
The story is not always the story. National and international news outlets are focusing this morning on the way a Dutch teenager’s death was erroneously reported this week. Noa Pothoven’s death was described as the result of legal euthanasia in the Netherlands. Her family then had to clarify that her death was actually caused by starvation.

13 Reasons Why Sparked 29 Percent Increase in Teen Suicides, Gov’t Study Says

<em>13 Reasons Why</em> Sparked 29 Percent Increase in Teen Suicides, Gov’t Study Says
A new government-funded study says the rate of suicides among youth ages 10-17 increased nearly 30 percent during the month following the release of Netflix’s suicide-themed show, 13 Reasons Why.

Deaths from Suicide, Drugs and Alcohol Reach Highest Level Ever

Deaths from Suicide, Drugs and Alcohol Reach Highest Level Ever
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released statistics showing that death from suicide, alcohol, and drugs hit their highest level since the federal government started recording data in 1999.

The So-Called “Deaths of Despair” Why Americans are Dying Younger and Younger

The So-Called “Deaths of Despair” Why Americans are Dying Younger and Younger
Years ago, Chuck Colson asked, “Where is the hope?” Too many Americans today have no answer, and it’s showing. For the third year in a row, according to a November report from the Centers for Disease Control, American life expectancy dropped.