On AlterNet: suicide

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "suicide"

Wells Fargo Has Blood on Its Hands: Desperate Man Commits Suicide After Shocking Foreclosure Mistreatment

Dave Johnson, AlterNet. May 15, 2012.

This is the story of what happens when an average couple is up against a giant, wealthy, powerful bank.

The New Depression: Waves of Suicide in the Age of Austerity

Michelle Chen, In These Times. April 29, 2012.

Suicide starts to seem a strangely rational measure of life’s cheapness in a monetized society--people’s logical response to a loss of control over their destinies.

Crisis to Suicide: How Many Have to Die Before We Kill the False Religion of Austerity?

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet. April 16, 2012.

The rate of people taking their own lives is soaring in Europe at such a clip that the trend has given birth to a new media term: "Suicide by economic crisis."

How 3 Days in The Psych Ward Saved My Life

Amy Dresner, The Fix. April 7, 2012.

A suicide attempt in sobriety landed me in a psych ward, surrounded by people who talked about porn, corn and hearing voices. They just may have saved my life.

The Horrific Toll of Depression: Suicides Linked to Recession, As Budget Cuts Force Out Mental Health Professionals

Rob Waters, Salon. January 12, 2012.

Depression, PTSD -- even suicide -- mount nationwide while budgets for treatment and care are shrinking.

9 Kids in 2 Years Killed Themselves In Michele Bachmann's District -- Did Bachmann's Anti-Gay Allies Contribute to a Mental Health Crisis?

Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones. July 26, 2011.

Some of the victims were gay, or perceived to be by their classmates, and many were bullied. And anti-gay activists stand accused of blocking an effective response to the crisis.

Parents of Two Soldiers Who Took Their Own Lives Still Waiting for a Letter from Obama

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. August 9, 2010.

A new US Army report finds the rate of suicide by soldiers in the Army has risen above the civilian rate for the first time since Vietnam.

Economic Crisis Is Getting Bloody -- Violent Deaths Are Now Following Evictions, Foreclosures and Job Losses

Nick Turse, AlterNet. November 20, 2009.

Despite ever rosier economic predictions and a surging stock market, the body count from the economic crisis is destined only to grow in the weeks and months ahead.

This Job Is Killing Me: Authoritarian Corporate Model Spurring Suicides in Europe

Julio Godoy, IPS News. October 21, 2009.

The new European labor paradigm, which is marked by cruelty to the individual, may be responsible for a growing number of self-inflicted deaths.

Economic Fallout Has Spurred an Epidemic of Murder and Suicide That Has Gone Largely Unnoticed

Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com. June 5, 2009.

A silent, nationwide epidemic of drastic measures may be underway, so why aren't we talking about it?

Right-to-Die Doctor Goes on Tour with Suicide Workshops

Chris Green, Independent UK. May 7, 2009.

The doctor promoted his DIY suicide kit, which included an "exit bag" to use as a suffocation device and a selection of powerful drugs from Mexico.

Why Did the Government Wait Five Years to Release a Study on Suicides by Youth in Prison?

A.C. Thompson, ProPublica. February 19, 2009.

The author of the first national study on prisoner suicides by juveniles is outraged at the DOJ. "There are youth dying"

Army Suicides in January Outnumbered Combat Deaths

Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. February 11, 2009.

The NIMH is spending $50 million on research to figure out why. Doesn't common sense tell us enough?

Time to Act: More Soldiers Lost to Suicide than to Al Qaeda in January

Paul Rieckhoff, Huffington Post. February 10, 2009.

It is time for bold and immediate action.

Suicides Surge as Financial Crisis Worsens

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. February 6, 2009.

Our readers respond to a recent story about the increase in suicides as more Americans face economic desperation.

U.S. Still Losing a Brigade's Worth of Vets Every Year to Suicide

Penny Coleman, AlterNet. November 11, 2008.

Obviously, the most immediate and reliable way to prevent soldier suicides is to get troops out of harm's way -- bring them home.

Arson, Suicide, and Murder Mark the Economic Crisis, and We're Not Hearing About it

Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com. October 20, 2008.

Violent reactions are bubbling up across the country to new economic realities.

Suicide Attempts for Vets Jump 500% in Five Years, and Government Ignores It

Penny Coleman, AlterNet. September 11, 2008.

Vets are killing themselves in growing numbers, but the government sees suicides as a way to lower the official average processing time of claims.

Suicide Note from a Guantanamo Bay Detainee

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. August 13, 2008.

From "My Guantanamo Diary: The Detainees and the Stories They Told Me"

Suicide Spreads as One Solution to the Debt Crisis

Barbara Ehrenreich, Barbaraehrenreich.com. July 29, 2008.

In a culture where credit rating is the key measure of self-worth, the increasing response to huge debts is "Just shoot me!"

Lavena Johnson Was Raped and Murdered: Then the Army Covered It Up

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. July 28, 2008.

Lavena Johnson died a horrific death at the hands of her fellow soldiers -- and then the Army called it a suicide.

Veteran Suicides Continue to Rise

Greg Mitchell, Huffington Post. May 13, 2008.

As a national crisis grows and Congress starts to pay attention, small town newspapers remain the only sources for information on veteran suicides

The Suicide Drug

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. April 28, 2008.

Drug company spin does not change the fact that Cymbalta has been linked to suicide -- even in otherwise mentally healthy people.

One in Three Returning Vets Suffer from Brain Injuries, Mental Health Problems

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. April 18, 2008.

And many are not getting care -- it's a betrayal on an epic scale.

Activist Tells Congress About Suicide Epidemic Among Vets

Penny Coleman, AlterNet. January 2, 2008.

A testimony at congressional hearings in response to increasingly ominous reports of soldier and veteran suicides.