Tag: Suicide

Carrie Ann Lucas, center, who opposes the Colorado measure and has a neuromuscular disease that requires her to use a ventilator, said that someone like her would qualify for Colorado's life-ending prescription. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Assisted suicide is a deadly mistake

Washington Examiner · August 20, 2016 4:00 am

A Navy veteran places 1,892 flags representing veteran and service members who have died by suicide to date in 2014. Overall in 2014, at least 7,403 U.S. veterans killed themselves. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

VA: 20 veterans a day commit suicide

Kelly Cohen · July 7, 2016 2:33 pm

According to CNN, U.S. Army spokesman Col. Patrick Seiber said Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning was taken to the hospital yesterday to be monitored. He also said that decision was made after the attempted suicide. (AP Photo)

National Security

Reports: Intel leaker Chelsea Manning hospitalized after suicide attempt

Diana Stancy Correll · July 6, 2016 5:44 pm

The CDC found that people working in farming or fishing had the highest rate of 84 suicides per 100,000 people. (iStock photo)

Farmers and fishermen most likely to commit suicide

Robert King · June 30, 2016 5:53 pm

California's measure signifies new momentum for assisted dying advocates, who have used a widely circulated video by Brittany Maynard to build support for their cause. (AP Photo)

Assisted suicide becomes legal in California

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 9, 2016 4:01 am

Data is old because the figures only represent suicide numbers reported from 21 states from 1999-2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

VA relied on five-year old suicide data

Susan Crabtree · May 12, 2016 4:28 pm

The suicide rate in the U.S. went up a total of 24 percent, according to a new report. (iStock Photo)

U.S. suicide rate on the rise

Kelly Cohen · April 22, 2016 11:57 am

A military spokesperson said the agency will continue to make suicide prevention a top priority. (AP Photo)

Pentagon: Suicide among active-duty military remains high

Anna Giaritelli · April 1, 2016 9:32 pm

The report was done after complaints that VA officials in Los Angeles were shredding mail related to claims. (AP Photo)

Watchdog: Canceled VA appointments drove vet to suicide attempt

Pete Kasperowicz · April 1, 2016 5:36 pm

Sanders supports doctor-assisted suicide

Sanders supports doctor-assisted suicide

Paige Winfield Cunningham · February 18, 2016 5:46 pm

When people aren't informed of what's really going on at campuses, false accusations flourish. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

Beltway Confidential

Letter claims student denied suicide counseling because he was accused of sexual assault

Ashe Schow · January 14, 2016 9:31 pm

"The Department of Defense continues to consider any suicides too many and we're doing everything we can to prevent suicide in our military," a Pentagon spokesman said. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images file)

National Security

Military suicides increase in 2015

Jacqueline Klimas · January 4, 2016 8:07 pm