National Child Psychiatrists Warn That The Pandemic May Be Driving Up Kids' Suicide Risk A cluster of suicides in Las Vegas, plus a troubling rise in youth suicide attempts observed in ERs nationwide, is raising fears that the pandemic is fueling a children's mental health crisis. Rhitu Chatterjee
Public health agencies watching for rise in suicides during pandemic, but not seeing it It stands to reason that all the stress, anxiety and isolation of the pandemic could lead more people to take their own lives. But newly obtained data... Tom Banse
Health Nasal Spray Is A New Antidepressant Option For People At High Risk of Suicide Doctors have a new option for suicidal patients. It's a fast-acting nasal spray containing a version of the anesthetic ketamine. Jon Hamilton Play AudioListen 4 mins
Health Act Now To Get Ahead Of A Mental Health Crisis, Specialists Advise U.S. Suicide rates typically drop during natural disasters and other crises but then spike in the months or years after. So mental health specialists are looking to build psychological resilience now. Yuki Noguchi
Health Raising The Minimum Wage By $1 May Prevent Thousands Of Suicides, Study Shows Paying minimum wage workers $1 more per hour might save lives, according to new research. The increases appear to have the largest effect when unemployment is high. Graison Dangor
Health How A Proposed 3-Digit Suicide Hotline Could Help Prevention Efforts The current suicide hotline — 1-800-273-TALK or 1-800-273-8255 — has helped many people. But it's long and tough to remember in a crisis. The FCC is proposing a new national, three-digit number. Rhitu Chatterjee
National Veterinarians Are Killing Themselves. An Online Group Is There To Listen And Help Veterinarians have suicide rates of more than double that of the general population. One group is building an online community to give advice and help out when stress adds up. Scott Simon Samantha Balaban James Doubek Play AudioListen 9 mins
Health How The CDC's Reluctance To Use The 'F-Word' — Firearms — Hinders Suicide Prevention Congress has told the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention not to "advocate or promote gun control." That directive complicates the public health agency's efforts to prevent suicide. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Health Mass Shootings Can Be Contagious, Research Shows Unfortunately it may not be a coincidence that several mass shooting incidents took place in one week. Research shows perpetrators are often inspired by media coverage of other shootings. Rhitu Chatterjee
National After Husbands' Suicides, 'Best Widow Friends' Want Police Officers To Reach For Help Nicole Rikard, Kristen Clifford, Erin Gibson and Melissa Swailes were all married to officers who killed themselves. They want to end the stigma of police asking for help when facing mental illness. Samantha Balaban James Doubek Play AudioListen 9 mins
