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September is National Suicide Prevention month, and on Saturday, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention hosted an “out of the darkness” walk at Great River Park in East Hartford.

Ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. Army’s Twitter account asked current and former soldiers how serving in the military has impacted their lives. The tweet was accompanied with a video of Pfc. Nathan Spencer, a scout with the Army’s First Infantry Division, who shared how the Army has allowed him to serve something greater than himself, “to give...

Organizations are teaching parents and students how to spot a person in crisis and what to do to help

Police identify some of the five victims in the shooting at a SunTrust Bank in Sebring, Florida as the suspect, Zephen Xaver, is ordered held without bond.

A Spokane, Washington, woman began a mission a few weeks ago to prevent suicide on the Monroe Street Bridge by posting messages of hope and now her work is paying off in a big way. A man posted to Facebook and explained how he was contemplating suicide on the bridge, but when he saw the woman’s messages, it made him...

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Amid the recent reporting on suicides, including the deaths of fashion designer Kate Spade and TV host Anthony Bourdain, people are wondering how to help a friend who might be in crisis. People who have survived their own suicide attempts say there are things others can do to help a person who might be at risk: ask and listen. And...

The Centers for Disease Control reports a nearly 30-percent rise in suicides since 1999 in a newly released report. Only about half of those people had a diagnosed mental health condition. Many who died by suicide had been struggling with substance abuse, finances, stable housing or personal relationships.

More kids are attempting suicide or thinking about it, according to a new study out Wednesday. The rate of children’s hospitalizations for suicidal thoughts or activity doubled from about 2008 to 2015, researcher Dr. Gregory Plemmons of Vanderbilt University told NBC News. The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, looked at data from 49 children’s hospitals. It found that girls...

New research shows a growing number of young people are thinking about taking their own lives, and the study suggests school stress may play a role. Vanderbilt University researchers say the rates of children and teens hospitalized for suicidal thoughts or attempts have doubled since 2008, and the problem seems to spike in the fall.

A distraught wife underwent weapons training and used a tracking device on her husband before killing his mistress and then taking her own life inside a Main Line home, according to sources close to the investigation.

Only two days before a murder-suicide sparked by an affair shocked a Main Line town, a neighbor spotted a woman spying on the victim but decided not to call police.

The woman identified as the killer in a murder-suicide stemming from a love triangle that occurred in a tony Philadelphia suburb had some unusual items inside her car, police said Wednesday.

A newly-hired Villanova University assistant vice president was gunned down Tuesday night after an affair led to a murder-suicide that shocked a quiet Delaware County neighborhood, police said.

Actress Glenn Close says she wants to live in a world where mental illness is talked about openly and accepted as a fact of life.

Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy gala is so white-hot you can’t purchase tickets, and he said it has been hard letting some longtime attendees know they won’t be invited back.

Washington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski has died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The 21-year-old Hilinski was discovered in his apartment after he didn’t show up for practice Tuesday. A rifle “was recovered next to Hilinski and a suicide note was found,” according to the Pullman Police Department. Hilinski was the presumptive starting quarterback going into next season. He started...

YouTube has removed blogger Logan Paul’s channels from Google Preferred and will not feature him in the new season of “Foursome.” The company said in a statement Thursday that Paul’s new video blogs also are on hold after he shared a video on YouTube that appeared to show a body hanging in a Japanese forest that is said to be...

Bruno Mars and Cardi B, who recently collaborated on the upbeat song “Finesse,” will perform together at the Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy announced Wednesday that “Despacito” hit makers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, SZA and Kesha will also take the stage at the Jan. 28 show at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

American blogger Logan Paul apologized Tuesday after getting slammed for a video he shared on YouTube that appeared to show a body hanging in a Japanese forest known as a suicide spot.