Science & Medicine
Researchers seek to understand how suicide spreads within communities, such as a Palo Alto high school.
Nov. 9, 2009
Tracking the ‘contagion’ in suicide clusters
Opinion
Editor’s note: This article was originally published July 21, 2017.
July 21, 2017
Booster Shots
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links.
July 7, 2010
World & Nation
A 1984 youth suicide “epidemic” was a statistical quirk, not a crisis, that obscured a seven-year decline in suicide rates among young Americans, according to a government study released Tuesday.
Nov. 19, 1986
An analysis of suicide rates throughout the U.S. found that counties with more gun shops saw a steeper increase in suicides between 1999 and 2016.
Sept. 6, 2019
The Army attributes the worst numbers in 26 years largely to strains from ongoing wars.
Aug. 16, 2007
California
Toni Sargent, a Torrance resident whose teen-age son, Jonathan, committed suicide more than three years ago, approached the podium and the room grew silent.
Oct. 13, 1988
People living at higher altitudes may be at greater risk for suicide, says a new study
Jan. 14, 2011
Military veterans who receive healthcare through the U.S.
June 11, 2015