The Austen Riggs Center
Lenox, MA:
Can Suicide Tries Spread Among Soldiers?
Increased risk seen within Army unit if another member had tried to take own life in previous year
Understand the warning signs for teen suicide
Early identification of teens at-risk for suicide opens door for life-saving intervention.
How to talk to your teen about depression, suicide
If parents and teens talk often about feelings, values and ideas then having a conversation about mental health is a natural extension.
SAMHSA's Suicide Prevention App, Suicide Safe, for Health Care Providers
Suicide Safe by SAMHSA helps providers integrate suicide prevention strategies into their practice and address suicide risk among their patients. This free a...
Can one gene predict a soldier's suicide risk?
If a gene can predict a person's risk for suicide, should soldiers be screened before going into combat?
Can Treating Nightmares Prevent Suicides?
These nighttime terrors have been shown to increase the risk of suicidal behavior independently of other risk factors
7 Important Things To Understand About Suicide
Specialists spoke to BuzzFeed about how to spot warning signs and ways to get help.
Heart Problems Tied To Increased Risk Of Suicide
"We should be careful about the management of depression after a heart attack."
6 Myths About Suicide That Every Educator And Parent Should Know
One of the biggest myths? That children don't kill themselves. It's just not true. Children as young as 5 take their own lives every year.
How One Teacher's Personal Notes to Students Are Preventing Suicide
One teacher is on a mission to show her students how much they matter by writing them personal notes.
Drop What You're Doing And Watch This Powerful Video On Suicide
Want to decrease suicide? Raise the minimum wage, researchers suggest
Study finds that boosting workers' pay and offering more federal aid could prevent more than 1,000 suicides a year
Suicide and silence: why depressed men are dying for somebody to talk to
Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50. For that to change, the stigma of mental illness must be challenged
Suicide kills one person worldwide every 40 seconds, WHO report finds
Some of worst-affected countries have suicide rates 40 times higher than those where fewest people kill themselves
How to Fight Suicide
How and when we report on suicides
AP policy on reporting suicides, spelled out in the AP Stylebook, is “to not go into detail on the methods used.” There has been a robust discussion i...
One in eight US teenagers contemplates suicide, study finds
The one in five teenagers who are bullied are at over three times greater risk of considering suicide than others, and girls and LGBTQ students are the most at-risk, an Insurance Quotes study found.
When it comes to suicide prevention
Public needs facts on prison suicides
Changing the way suicide attempts are being reported doesn't change the fact that underlying issues must be addressed.
How Not to Talk About Suicide
Suicide prevention. There’s always a way out
When feelings of hopelessness become overwhelming, it’s time to talk about it. Warning signs, what to say, and how to get help for you or someone you love
