Weekly News Roundup Nov. 23 – 29, 2020

Every day we scan news headlines and social media for items of interest to the field of suicide prevention. Here’s what we found last week: In Japan, more people died from suicide last month than from Covid in all of 2020 – CNNNovember 29, 2020Japan has released suicide data to indicate that there have been […]

Weekly News Roundup August 11 – 18, 2019

Every day we scan news headlines and social media for items of interest to the field of suicide prevention. Here’s what we found last week: Featured: Living at an elevated risk – Rocky Mountain OutlookAugust 15, 2019The University of Utah released a study in 2011 that examined the correlation between altitude and suicide rates, suggesting that areas […]

Weekly News Roundup – December 5-11, 2016

Every day we scan news headlines and social media for items of interest to the field of suicide prevention. Here’s what we found last week: Featured: Editorial: Does Canada need a national suicide prevention strategy?– Centre for Suicide Prevention Dec. 5, 2016 This editorial outlines the importance of a national strategy for suicide prevention, how it […]