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¨ Family of Homestead Bridge Jumper: ‘Never Lose Hope’ WTAE-TV recently ran a story on suicide prevention and education following a recent completed suicide. (www.thepittsburghchannel.com/video/22039244/index.html) ¨ Psychiatrist who lost mother to suicide looks to spread healing While Nancy Rappaport lost her mother to suicide over 40 years ago this psychiatrist and author still works to educate on prevention and support survivors of suicide. ¨ Suicide not the answer, survivor says An article describing a suicide attempt survivors story on the experience, outlining her ambivalence between life and death and now her passion for prevention. (www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20091221/NEWS01/912210319) ¨ Risk of suicide and heart attacks goes up when men are told they have prostate cancer A recent study correlates an increased risk of suicide in younger men that are recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. (www.naturalnews.com/027824_prostate_cancer_suicide.html) ¨ Army Record Suicide Rate Continues, and Will Continue for Some Time More information on the Army suicide rate and efforts to curb the increase in completed suicides. (www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-soltz/army-record-suicide-rate_b_391126.html) |
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