Tag: Suicide

Depressed veterans received inadequate treatment and suicide prevention help from Veterans Affairs clinics, according to a government watchdog. (iStock)

Veterans with depression not monitored properly

Ethan Barton · December 15, 2014 6:47 pm

Army honor guards carry the urn containing the remains of Medal of Honor Soldier, Army Pvt. Miguel A. Vera, from the Korean War, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, during burial services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

How America is failing its older veterans

Kimberly Mitchell · November 23, 2014 10:00 am

In this March 15, 2012 file photo, U.S. Rep. Don Young listens to a reporter's question during a news conference in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Alaska congressman blames ‘government largesse’ for Alaska suicides

Kelly Cohen · October 23, 2014 3:11 pm

Numerous witnesses say Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, acted in a disrespectful and offensive manner when speaking to students at Wasilla High School, according to the Alaska Dispatch News. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Alaska congressman makes controversial remarks about suicide, gay marriage

Kelly Cohen · October 22, 2014 2:38 pm

Immigrant commits suicide in Border Patrol custody

Immigrant commits suicide in Border Patrol custody

Christopher Sherman · September 5, 2014 9:53 pm

Several news organizations reported Tuesday that Rush Limbaugh had attributed Robin Williams' apparent suicide to the fact that the actor held left-leaning political beliefs. (AP Photo/Julie Smith, File)

Beltway Confidential

Rush Limbaugh responds to furor over Robin Williams remarks

Becket Adams · August 13, 2014 11:00 pm

Obama: Robin Williams was ‘one of a kind’

Obama: Robin Williams was ‘one of a kind’

Brian Hughes · August 12, 2014 1:22 am

The Ethics of Food and Drink

Wesley J. Smith · July 28, 2014 4:00 am

VIDEO: House looks to curb alarming number of suicides among veterans

Steve Doty · July 10, 2014 6:01 pm

Death toll from Veterans Affairs delays, incompetence climbing

Death toll from Veterans Affairs delays, incompetence climbing

Mark Tapscott · May 20, 2014 4:00 am

Suicide-prevention training bill passes Assembly

Suicide-prevention training bill passes Assembly

Fenit Nirappil · May 20, 2014 12:51 am

FILE - An Aug. 20, 2012 photo from files showing Swedish Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul. Police in Sweden say the film director behind the Oscar-awarded music documentary "Searching for Sugarman," Malik Bendjelloul died Tuesday, May 13, 2014. He was 36. Police spokeswoman Pia Glenvik said Bendjelloul died in Stockholm late Tuesday, but wouldn't specify the cause of death. She said no crime is suspected in relation to the Swedish film maker's death. (AP Photo/TT, Anders Wiklund, File) SWEDEN OUT

Brother: ‘Sugar Man’ director killed himself

Malin Rising · May 14, 2014 10:58 pm