suicide
There’s a New Crisis Call Line Run By Native Youth, for Native Youth
Native youth have one of the highest rates of suicide of any demographic in the country.
By Lillian Mongeau Hughes, The Hechinger Report
Suicide Rates Among Girls Are Decreasing
After increases over the pandemic, this is a great sign.
By Fortesa Latifi
Madison Beer Said She Contemplated Suicide After Nudes Leaked Without Her Consent
She opened up about it in her new memoir, The Half of It.
By Fortesa Latifi
How College Journalists Cope With Reporting on Traumatic Events on Campus
“I could barely make it through class without breaking down crying.”
By Mary Retta
Do You Know About the New Suicide Prevention Lifeline?
Learn more about 988 and other suicide prevention resources.
By Brittney McNamara
Student Athletes Open Up About Pressure and Asking For Help Amid Recent Suicide Deaths
“We’re told, if you’re not dying, you’re fine. But then one of us dies and it’s no longer fine."
By Fortesa Latifi
What Instagram Is Actually Doing to Your Mental Health
It doesn't have to work this way.
By Sofia Ongele, Sam Schmir, and Zach Praiss
New Animated Series Focuses on Teen Suicide Prevention
From the former animation exec of “Rugrats” and “The Wild Thornberrys.”
By Kaitlyn McNab
K-Pop Stars Are Dying, and We Need to Talk About It
How we talk about it is crucial.
By Aamina Inayat Khan
The FCC Approved a 3-Digit Suicide Prevention Hotline Number
“We need to make it easier for people to get help during a mental health emergency.”
By De Elizabeth
Channing Smith's Family and Friends Want Justice
The 16-year-old died by suicide after family says he was outed online.
By Lucy Diavolo
Pete Buttigieg Is Going All In On The Youth Mental Health Crisis
"We can’t pretend there’s no health consequences to what’s going on in the White House."
By Allegra Kirkland
These 7 Young Activists Are Taking Elected Officials to Task Ahead of 2020
A new generation of activists is holding elected officials accountable for crises that they’ve helped create.
By Rachel Janfaza
13 Reasons Why Season 1 No Longer Shows Hannah Baker's Graphic Death
Netflix announced the decision ahead of the show's third season.
By P. Claire Dodson
A Group of Middle Schoolers Apparently Saved a Woman's Life By Telling Her She Matters
The boys sprang to action when they saw someone in trouble.
By Brittney McNamara
Paris Jackson Denied Reports That She Attempted Suicide
"Lies, lies, lies, omg and more lies."
By De Elizabeth
A Prison Guard Is Being Rehired After a Scandal Involving a Teen's Suicide Attempt
The guard will also receive $29,000 in back pay.
By Sarah Mearhoff
Queer Eye Star Karamo Brown Has an Important Message For Anyone Contemplating Suicide
"If you get help and you do the work daily, your life can change. I'm living proof of that."
By Emily Wang
Suicide Can Happen Without Mental Illness
“People who die by suicide don’t necessarily want to die."
By Lily Puckett