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Tag Archives: Suicide
Adults Can Help Lessen Suicide Risk in Young LGBTQs
How you can contribute to hopefulness for at-risk teens and young adults
You have the power to save a young life. The largest survey of LGBTQ youth, just released by the Trevor Project, reports that the support of just one adult can save the life of an LGBTQ person between the ages … Continue reading
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Three Suicides Last Month Connected to School Shootings
The burden survivors bear when friends and family die in a mass shooting can lead them to thoughts and acts of suicide
How would you feel if you had to bury a friend or family member who had been killed in a school shooting? What if you had been one of the lucky ones who survived the actual event? The burden of … Continue reading
Ringing in the New Year!
Choosing death over life In the name of love
While on a long sabbatical of sorts, I share with you one of my favorite articles I wrote in the past to ring in this New Year. Many of us are familiar with Ida Straus, wife of Isidor Straus, the co-owner … Continue reading
Non-Depressed People Outlive People with Depression
Why do depressed people die earlier?
A 60-year study that ended in 2011 found that men and women with depression lived an average of seven to 18 years less that people who did not have depression. When the study started, it appeared that only men with … Continue reading
“The Education Of A Coroner” by John Bateson
Part biography, part true-crime thriller, the new book details Ken Holmes' 36-year career with the Marin County Coroner's Office
“The Education Of A Coroner: Lessons In Investigating Death” by John Bateson tells the fascinating story of Ken Holmes’ career with the Marin County Coroner’s Office, where he worked for 36 years. He began his career there as a death … Continue reading
“What Dreams May Come” by Vincent Ward
The movie explores how to cope with loss, offering fantasies of the afterlife
Few films are as imaginative and surreal as “What Dreams May Come.” From the very beginning, the film takes viewers through scene after scene of fantastic backdrops and warped, yet beautiful, landscapes. But beyond this stunning facade, the film has … Continue reading
