PBS
What can be done to prevent gun suicides as U.S. rate hits all-time high
Firearms are involved in more than half of suicides in the U.S. The gun suicide rate has reached an all-time high, and for the first time, the rate is higher among Black kids and teens than white ones, according to a recent analysis by...
TED Talks
TED: How targeted ads might just save your life | Sandersan Onie
Could the tech industry's complex algorithms support people during their darkest times, rather than just deliver targeted ads? Drawing from his own experience with depression, global mental health researcher Sandersan Onie shows how...
TED Talks
TED: Is someone you love suffering in silence? Here's what to do | Gus Worland
Lots of people talk about the need to be physically fit, but mentally fit? Not as much. In a powerful talk, mental health advocate Gus Worland shares how an experience of deep grief from his own life sparked his mission to advocate for...
Curated Video
Reax from lawmakers to blast which killed at least 28 inc 5 parliamentarians
FILE - May, 10, 2007
1. Various shots of Afghan lawmakers in the Afghanistan lower house of parliament
2. Close of Afghan member of parliament, Sayed Mustafa Kazimi, who is believed to have been killed during the blast, speaking in the...
Crash Course
Ophelia, Gertrude, and Regicide - Hamlet II: Crash Course Literature 204
In which John Green teaches you MORE about Bill Shakespeare's Hamlet. John talks about gender roles in Hamlet, and what kind of power and agency Ophelia and Gertrude had, if they had any at all (spoiler alert: we think they did). You'll...
SciShow
The Surprising Link Between Allergies and Suicide
Our mood is influenced in many ways by our environment, and researchers have discovered a possible connection between the pollen in our air and a rise in suicide.
TED Talks
TED: The bridge between suicide and life | Kevin Briggs
For many years Sergeant Kevin Briggs had a dark, unusual, at times strangely rewarding job: He patrolled the southern end of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, a popular site for suicide attempts. In a sobering, deeply personal talk...
SciShow
Science and Gun Violence
Hank looks for some things science can add to the conversation about guns and gun violence in the wake of the tragedy last week in Newtown, Connecticut. Our deepest sympathies are with the community of Sandy Hook, and with anyone whose...
TED Talks
JD Schramm: Break the silence for suicide attempt survivors
Even when our lives appear fine from the outside, locked within can be a world of quiet suffering, leading some to the decision to end their life. At TEDYou, JD Schramm asks us to break the silence surrounding suicide and suicide...
SciShow
Alan Turing: Great Minds
Hank introduces us to that great mathematical mind, Alan Turing, who, as an openly gay man in the early 20th century faced brutal prejudice that eventually led to his suicide, despite being a genius war hero who helped the Allies defeat...
TED Talks
TED: The price of shame | Monica Lewinsky
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. "Public shaming as a blood sport has to stop," says Monica Lewinsky. In 1998, she says, “I was Patient Zero of...
TED Talks
Jake Wood: A new mission for veterans -- disaster relief
After fighting overseas, 92 percent of American veterans say they want to continue their service. Meanwhile, one after another, natural disasters continue to wreak havoc worldwide. What do these two challenges have in common? In telling...
TED Talks
TED: Why I train grandmothers to treat depression | Dixon Chibanda
Dixon Chibanda is one of 12 psychiatrists in Zimbabwe -- for a population of more than 16 million. Realizing that his country would never be able to scale traditional methods of treating those with mental health issues, Chibanda helped...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What is depression? - Helen M. Farrell
Depression is the leading cause of disability in the world; in the United States, close to ten percent of adults struggle with the disease. But because it's a mental illness, it can be a lot harder to understand than, say, high...
TED Talks
TED: Our lonely society makes it hard to come home from war | Sebastian Junger
Sebastian Junger has seen war up close, and he knows the impact that battlefield trauma has on soldiers. But he suggests there's another major cause of pain for veterans when they come home: the experience of leaving the tribal closeness...
Crash Course
The Poetry of Sylvia Plath: Crash Course Literature 216
In which John Green teaches you about the poetry of Sylvia Plath. When a lot of people think about Sylvia Plath, they think about her struggles with mental illness and her eventual suicide. Her actual work can get lost in the shuffle a...
The Guardian
Death and Legacy of LGBTQ+ Activist, Sarah Hegazi
On June 14th, 2020, Sarah Hegazi, a LGBTQ+ rights activist from Egypt died by suicide. Hear from those who knew her and others inspired by her. Two months later, on August 4th, 2020, Beirut was rocked by one of the largest, non-nuclear...
Curated Video
Laurie Halse Anderson
For author Laurie Halse Anderson, a survivor of trauma, putting pen to paper allowed her to make sense of the world. Discover how the acclaimed Young Adult author has connected with readers across the globe.
Curated Video
Hamlet 3.1 Why It's Cool (89) - Meditation on Two Themes
This video provides an in-depth analysis of one of Hamlet's key soliloquies, exploring themes such as the fear of the unknown in death and the philosophical conflict between thought and action. It reflects on how Hamlet's profound...
Curated Video
Hamlet 5.1 Interview with Hamlet and the Gravediggers
This video examines Act 5, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's Hamlet, focusing on the interaction between Hamlet and the gravediggers. The discussion highlights the comical elements within a somber setting and explores themes of death and burial...
Curated Video
Hamlet 4.7 Why It's Cool
This video delves into the symbolic and poetic elements of Act 4, Scene 7 of Shakespeare's Hamlet. It examines how Gertrude's announcement of Ophelia's death ties together various themes in the play. The discussion also explores...
Curated Video
Hamlet 3.1 Discussion: To Be or Not to Be
This video explores Hamlet's iconic soliloquy, "To be or not to be," highlighting his contemplation of life and death. It analyzes how Hamlet weighs the nobility of enduring life's hardships against the action of opposing them,...
Curated Video
Julius Caesar 5.3 Scene Summary
This video delves into the intense and tragic turn of events involving Cassius and Titanius during a crucial battle. It highlights the dire consequences of misinformation and the emotional turmoil resulting in Cassius's suicide, followed...
Curated Video
Hamlet 1.2 Dig Deeper: Religion and Suicide
Hamlet refrains from suicide due to the religious belief that suicide, like murder, is a mortal sin prohibited by God's law, specifically referencing the sixth commandment from Exodus, "Thou shalt not kill." In early modern Europe,...