Netflix edits out ’13 Reasons Why’ suicide scene from first season
Netflix announced Monday that it edited out a controversial suicide scene from the first season finale of “13 Reasons Why,” more than two years after it first was released. “We’ve…
Officer fatally shoots himself, marking 4th NYPD suicide this month
A police officer died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home on Wednesday, marking the fourth New York Police Department (NYPD) suicide this month. Interested in NYPD? Add NYPD…
Sheriff’s Deputy On Leave After Anti-LGBTQ, Pro-Trump Comment On Gay Teen’s Death
An Alabama sheriff’s deputy has been placed on administrative leave after leaving a homophobic comment on a local media outlet’s report about the death of a gay teen. Nigel Shelby…
Higher state minimum wage tied to lower suicide rates
(Reuters Health) – Suicide rates grow more slowly in states that increase their minimum wage, according to a U.S. study that suggests this might be one strategy for curbing deaths…
Sydney Aiello, 19-year-old survivor of Parkland mass shooting, dies from suicide
A former high school student who survived last year’s Parkland, Florida, shooting massacre has died from an apparent suicide, according to officials. Sydney Aiello, 19, died on Sunday at her…
Teens identified in New Year’s Eve accidental fatal shooting, suicide in Georgia
A Georgia teenager who killed himself after shooting his 17-year-old friend to death while showing off a loaded handgun on New Year‘s Eve has been identified by police. Devin Hodges,…
From the youngest US face transplant to altered baby DNA, these are the top health stories of 2018
Health, wellness and medicine affect our lives every day, but sometimes certain stories will rise to the top. That may be because a certain condition affected many lives or because…
Parents Of Alabama 9-Year-Old Say She Killed Herself After Being Bullied
The parents of a 9-year-old Alabama girl say she killed herself after being subjected to bullying. Maddie Whitsett was found unresponsive by her mother in their Birmingham house on Friday.…
The Farmers Fighting Rural America’s Mental Health Crisis (HBO)
One night in 1992, farmer Jeff Ditzenberger walked into an abandoned house near his farm in Monroe, Wisconsin and lit it on fire. He had no intention of walking ……
‘Empire’ Star Jussie Smollett Spearheads New LGBTQ Youth Campaign
Jussie Smollett is the face of a new effort to save young LGBTQ lives across the U.S. The “Empire” actor and singer, 36, has teamed up with the Trevor Project,…