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Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night: Great Art Explained
Vincent van Gogh was a largely self-taught artist who didn’t pick up a paintbrush until he was 30 years old. Just seven years later, he would be dead. It was really his last four years where he developed the style we would come to know...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Christine B. Cha - Suicide and Self-Injury
Christine B. Cha, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Counseling & Clinical Psychology Department, Teachers College, Columbia University. She applies principles from social and cognitive psychology to answer questions about suicide...
Healthcare Triage
Teen Suicide Rates Are Rising, but Prevention is Possible
Rates of teen suicide are rising, and rates for girls are higher than any time in the last 40 years. There are a number of ways to address this problem, but why aren't we using evidence based approaches to the problem?
Barcroft Media
The Service Dogs Helping Veterans With PTSD
A CHARITY is giving Post Traumatic Stress Disorder sufferers a new lease of life by pairing them up with service dogs. 1Pet1Vet, based in Kankakee, Illinois is a non-profit organization that specialises in pairing and training companion...
Step Back History
The Satanic Panic and Dungeons & Dragons
For those unaware, I'm a really big fan of Dungeons and Dragons. More people are today than there ever has been. but back in the 1980s, a moral panic tried to equate pastimes like Dungeons and Dragons with evil satanic rituals and abuse.
Oxford Comma
Specificity and Ambiguity: Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
If you're familiar with John Green's debut novel, looking for Alaska, then you know the reference to Miles' name (Miles to go before I sleep) comes from a Robert Frost poem. But, did you know that diving into this poem revels just how...
Cerebellum
Understanding Macbeth: The Culmination Of Macbeth's Actions
Macbeth tells the story of a good man gone bad, driven to murder by ugly ambition and fueled by a power-hungry wife. Lady Macbeth guilty about the Kings murder commits suicide. Macbeth hears of the English army advancing on his castle....
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South Africa: Five top investigators in France to probe ambassador's death
New ReviewNathi Mthethwa's body was discovered in the Hyatt Regency hotel’s inner courtyard on Tuesday morning after falling from the 22nd floor.
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Student suicides in India reach record high | NCRB data
New ReviewStudent suicides in India have surged to a record 13,892 in 2023, a 64.9% increase over the last decade, according to NCRB data. Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu report the highest numbers. Experts cite academic...
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Badge for Resilience walk in Edison remembers first responders who died by suicide
New ReviewThe event was organized by Edison police and the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office as part of a state and local effort to help officers in need.
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Bronx murder suspect dies by suicide at Rikers; family says system failed him, files lawsuit
New ReviewPolice say 44-year-old Jimmy Avila surrendered hours after the shooting, which happened Aug. 27 at 1412 College Ave.
Press Association
Anti-assisted dying campaigners stage a vigil outside Parliament
New ReviewCampaigners in opposition of the Assisted Dying Bill stage a demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament, London, as the House of Lords is having its second day of the Second Reading debate for the Bill. The campaigners set out shoes...
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Immigrant detainees reported mistreatment at private jail before suicide
New ReviewA Scripps News investigation found reports of suicide attempts and lack of medical care at a Pennsylvania detention center. (Scripps News)
Press Association
'I’m all for free speech, I’m also for protecting children' -Keir Starmer tells media
New ReviewPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told reporters that: “Free speech is one of the founding values of the United Kingdom, and we protect it jealously and fiercely and always will. And we will bear down on any limits of free speech. “I draw...
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Fairfield event aims to prevent suicides, provide mental health resources
New ReviewOrganizers said they hope to save lives by bridging gaps in mental health care.
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'I love my son': Family of Scarborough mall shooting victim speaks out
New ReviewA Scarborough family is grieving the loss of 19-year-old Daniel Amalathas, who was found dead on Aug. 21 at Scarborough Town Centre. CBC's Mercedes Gaztambide has the latest on the case.
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Love Like Casey: Family of Fairfield man aims to prevent suicides and promote mental health
New ReviewThe family has started a nonprofit called Love Like Casey to help build a mental health wellness center, which they say was Casey's dream.
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Bridgeport pays final respects to beloved school security guard who died by suicide
New ReviewMourners were at the Luz de Paz Funeral Home to say their final farewells to Isaiah Vicens, better known as "Iceman" to his family and friends.
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Community groups say safe spaces crucial for suicide prevention in Inuit Nunangat
New ReviewSuicide rates in Inuit Nunangat are estimated to be five to 25 times higher than the rest of Canada. Advocates want to see more safe spaces — and activities — to keep people healthy and well. Samuel Wat reports.
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Nationwide strike in India after farmers' suicides
Millions of workers in India are on strike protesting against government's economic policies.
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Telling the difficult story of suicide on the subway
Award-winning CBC reporter Ioanna Roumeliotis tells the story behind her story looking at suicide on the Toronto subway.
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Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation seeks long-term solutions after suicides
Families of the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation are grieving after a series of recent suicides of young people. Seeking long-term support, residents and community leaders are asking the provincial and federal governments for help.
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Veteran’s family dismayed by delay of inquiry into his suicide and family’s deaths
Lionel Desmond’s family was disappointed today when the inquiry into his suicide was delayed — on the day it was supposed to begin. Desmond was a veteran who killed his family and himself in rural Nova Scotia in 2017.
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University student handcuffed after seeking mental health help
A student at the University of Toronto says she was handcuffed by campus police after seeking mental health support, only days after another student died by suicide on campus.