A Year of Progress and Challenges: Assessing the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline’s Success and Roadblocks

July 25, 2023

The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline’s 988 hotline recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, representing a major milestone in providing accessible help for individuals experiencing emotional distress. Mental health experts have applauded the implementation of the three-digit number, as it encourages people to reach out to trained counselors rather than relying on emergency services like the police …

CDC reports show a sharp increase in suicide and homicide rates among young Americans in recent years

June 16, 2023

Homicide and suicide rates among young Americans have experienced a significant increase in recent years, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This data sheds light on the state of mental health and violence in the United States. The study, published by the CDC on Thursday, collected data …

Mandie Reusch Accused of Facilitating Ex-Boyfriend’s Suicide Through Provocative Messages

June 15, 2023

A Pennsylvania woman, Mandie Reusch, 35, has been arrested and charged with aiding her ex-boyfriend’s suicide through a series of disturbing messages that encouraged him to take his own life. District Attorney Nicole Ziccarelli described the messages as “heinous and graphic.” Reusch was released on $150,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court on …

Sources report that the ‘Unabomber,’ Ted Kaczynski, died by suicide.

June 12, 2023

Ted Kaczynski, notorious as the “Unabomber” for his 17-year bombing campaign which resulted in the death of three people and injured 23 others, has died by suicide at the age of 81. Kaczynski was suffering from late-stage cancer and was found unresponsive in his cell at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina; however, …

‘Reports Indicate Investigation into the Death of Ted Kaczynski, Also Known as the Unabomber, as a Suicide’

June 12, 2023

The death of Ted Kaczynski, better known as the “Unabomber,” is being investigated as a suicide, according to authorities. Kaczynski, who carried out a series of bombings between 1978 and 1995 that killed three people and injured nearly two dozen more, was found unresponsive in his prison cell and transported to a local hospital where …