Teen suicide rates hit 30 year high
Suicide rates are at a 30-year high among all ages, the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, and currently the second leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds. Educators, families...
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Suicide rates in Gaza climb as humanitarian situation in the territory remains dire
Researchers say suicide rates in Gaza are soaring to unprecedented highs as the humanitarian situation on the ground in the impoverished and blockaded coastal territory deteriorates over time. Abeer Ayyoub reports from Gaza City....
Dalit grad student’s suicide sparks protests against caste system across India
In India, six hunger strikers have been hospitalized and protests are growing across the country after an expelled Dalit graduate student committed suicide in the southern city of Hyderabad. FSRN’s Jasvinder Sehgal reports. Download...
Jailhouse suicides on the rise; reform advocates call for training and oversight
Los Angeles County has settled a lawsuit for $1.6 million with the family of a mentally-ill young man who killed himself while in custody. The settlement follows a legally binding agreement between the county...
FSRN Weekly Edition – May 22, 2015
Fighting continues in Yemen as U.S. expedites arms to Saudi Arabia Food safety concerns are out front as TPA “fast track” moves through Congress Texas lawmakers bar fracking bans, take up other controversial measures...
Farmers in India crippled by debt kill themselves at an alarming rate
The plights of farmers in India is drawing global attention after a recent spate of suicides. More than a quarter-of-a-million farmers have killed themselves in the past two decades, their deaths often linked to...
