Suicide on college campuses: what every parent should know
Underlying risk factors for suicidal thoughts include depression, anxiety, loneliness, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, drug or alcohol abuse or borderline personality disorder. Suicide on college campuses: what every parent should know BY KATIE NIELSEN, BRANDFORGE WRITER | SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 AT 1:46 PM When you think of college, the first things that likely come to your mind are textbooks, tuition and newfound independence, not suicide. However, for a growing number of students and their families nationwide, suicide comes part and parcel with college life. In fact, it’s the second most common cause of death for young adults, with only accidents exceeding it. Here is what parents, students and educators…
Mom Whose 22-year-Old Daughter Committed Suicide: “I Go Through Hell Every Single Minute of My Day”
Really truly killing yourself is not the answer no matter how much you may convince yourself that it is. Mom Whose 22-year-Old Daughter Committed Suicide: “I Go Through Hell Every Single Minute of My Day” Yesterday, Worcester News reported on a local man who says he will go to Switzerland for assisted suicide. Anthony Hayes, who has Borderline Personality Disorder and says he was abused as a child, told the website that he has contacted notorious euthanasia clinic Dignitas to see if they will accept him. He argues that euthanasia should be legal in the UK, arguing that his alternative is to “throw myself in front of a train, which…would…
Kate Spade’s Family ‘Disgusted’ After Designer’s Sister Claims Suicide ‘Wasn’t Unexpected’: Source
It appears that fame and money don’t protect you from mental illness. Kate Spade’s Family ‘Disgusted’ After Designer’s Sister Claims Suicide ‘Wasn’t Unexpected’: Source Kate Spade‘s family are at odds after the late designer’s death on Tuesday at age 55. Spade’s older sister Reta Brosnahan Saffo, 57, made statements to multiple outlets on Tuesday night saying she believes her sister suffered from a mental illness for a number of years and that Spade’s suicide “was not unexpected by me.” However, a source close to the family claims Brosnahan Saffo has long been estranged from her designer sister, whom the source says was as a “kind, generous, funny, warm and extremely…
Some mental health services are telling patients: ‘If you really wanted to kill yourself, you would have done it’
Like many others, Laura is made to feel like she is “attention seeking” and “manipulative” when she is suicidal or makes attempts on her life. Some mental health services are telling patients: ‘If you really wanted to kill yourself, you would have done it’ When people do get to access crisis care, many feel that the emphasis is on getting rid of them as quickly as possible. Psychiatric inpatients have even been told to phone the Samaritans if they wish to talk Jay Watts 4 days ago People are encouraged to seek help if they are feeling suicidal like never before. Yet a deadly new mix of funding cuts and…
Mental Health Bill: Rick Warren and Wife Kay ‘Grateful’ to Congress for Passing 21st Century Cures Act
Matthew had borderline personality disorder. In 2013, he shot himself to death using an unregistered gun he bought online. Mental Health Bill: Rick Warren and Wife Kay ‘Grateful’ to Congress for Passing 21st Century Cures Act By SUZETTE GUTIERREZ-CACHILA Many rejoiced when the Senate recently passed the controversial 21st Century Cures Act, and pastor Rick Warren and his wife Kay were among them. Rick and Kay, co-founders of California-based Saddleback Church, said they are thankful that the Cures Act was passed because they believe it will help save lives. “We are so grateful that Congress passed the Cures Act, which invests in saving lives by addressing the opioid epidemic, cancer…
“We Didn’t Know How To Help”
We didn’t know how to help. Those six words resonate strongly and seem to be commonplace when discussing mental health, especially in family circles. From personal experience, it’s an emotionally draining and frustrating occurrence. “We Didn’t Know How To Help” Increased awareness critical when supporting a loved one with mental illness BY MIKE STILLON NOVEMBER 10, 2015 Mental illness has historically been a difficult topic for discussion, for such reasons as a lack of knowledge of its effects or the naive belief that it’s a rarity even in today’s society. Unfortunately, due to this rationale, public awareness isn’t as high as it could be. This is especially problematic for families…
