In a heartbreaking memoir, “Sushi Tuesdays,” Charlotte Maya bears witness to her late husband’s life, death and the aftermath with a singular purpose: to humanize the face of suicide and help readers develop a fluency in discussing mental health.
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We all need ‘Sushi Tuesdays’: Lessons in understanding and finding a way forward after suicide
June 4, 2023By
States prepare for summer launch of new 988 suicide prevention number
May 20, 2022By
This summer, every state will be rolling out 988 as the new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number to call for mental health crises — similar to how people can call 911 for medical emergencies.
Covid-19 school closings linked to increase in depression and suicide, study finds
February 2, 2022By
Primary school students in China experienced more depressive symptoms and made more suicide attempts after schools closed for the pandemic, a new study found.
Covid-19 school closings linked to increase in depression and suicide, study finds
February 4, 2021By
Primary school students in China experienced more depressive symptoms and made more suicide attempts after schools closed for the pandemic, a new study found.
Death of Robert Fuller, Black man found hanging in a tree, confirmed as suicide
July 9, 2020By
Robert Fuller’s death was confirmed to be a suicide, officials said.
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Suicide attempts rising among black teens
October 16, 2019By
(Reuters Health) – Suicide attempts are rising among black teens in the U.S. even as they fall among youth from other racial and ethnic groups, a study suggests.
How Caring Text Messages Can Prevent Suicide
September 10, 2019By
For Suicide Awareness Day, Amanda Kerbrat, a research scientist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, is teaching health care providers how to implement a simple but powerful tool to prevent suicide: caring contacts. Caring contacts are messages of support to show someone you care about their well-being. This simple intervention builds on the work of Jerome Motto, a World War II soldier who became a psychiatrist and researcher. He used caring letters to conduct the first successful clinical trial to reduce suicide deaths.
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Parkland suicide deaths highlight long-term psychological impacts of mass shootings
March 26, 2019By
The communities of Parkland and Newtown are mourning the suicides of two students and a parent this week. The ongoing grief in the these cities scarred by gun violence is now mixed with a need to remain vigilant for signs of distress in close relatives and friends.
Historic face transplant gives suicide survivor a ‘second chance’
August 14, 2018By
As Katie Stubblefield brushed her fingers across her face, she could feel the wound.
A widow struggles to make sense of suicide when there were no signs
June 8, 2018By
When her full-of-life husband went to a shooting range last year and took his own life, she was left to make sense of something that made no sense.
