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The Rate of Veteran Suicide Has Increased 35 Percent since 2001

A Pulitzer Prize winner recently wondered why

One week after the culture shock over two celebrity suicides – designer Kate Spade and bon vivant Anthony Bourdain’s — let’s remind ourselves that both tragedies were single instances out of the average 123 Americans who commit suicide every day. And when … Continue reading

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How Can We Address the Need for Suicide Prevention in Our Society?

An interview with suicide prevention educator and author John Bateson, Part I

Today SevenPonds has the pleasure of speaking with John Bateson, the former executive director of a nationally-certified crisis intervention and suicide prevention center in the San Francisco Bay Area. John is a recognized expert in suicide prevention, and has written several … Continue reading

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