Suicide

Israeli combat veterans with PTSD and families not receiving enough support from the state - survey

Survey reveals major gaps in PTSD support for Israeli combat veterans and their families: most receive no treatment, many unaware of their rights, and children are also affected.

 Among the symptoms: uncontrollable tremors, sleep disturbances and tantrums. IDF soldiers in action in Khan Yunis
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana during the taping of MTV Unplugged at Sony Studios in New York City, 11/18/93. (Photo by )

New claims allege Kurt Cobain’s death may have been homicide, police reaffirm stance - report

 ‘INADEQUATE SLEEP raises the risk for numerous health conditions, including heart attacks, diabetes, obesity, and cancer, and too little sleep is also linked with an increased likelihood of developing mental disorders, such as anxiety, depression, and even suicidal tendencies.’

Three hundred Israelis took own life in 2025, some 7,000 attempted suicide, Health Ministry reveals

Joshua Boone.

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Grapevine: Smile power

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Illustrative photo of a smile.

Twitter restores suicide prevention feature after Reuters report

Its elimination led some consumer safety groups and Twitter users to express concerns about the well-being of vulnerable users of the platform.

  Twitter logo and a photo of Elon Musk are displayed through magnifier in this illustration taken October 27, 2022.

Shooting at Pennsylvania medical clinic leaves two wounded, suspect dead

The gunman, who the police said they had 'contact' with in the past, killed himself.

 View shows the scene of a shooting at a medical facility in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 15, 2022.

Psychiatric institutions must do more to stop patient suicides - study

Such events can be prevented by creating a “physically safe environment that includes appropriate design of walls, ceilings, doors, toilets and showers.”

Calls to a mental health hotline in Israel doubled during the recent crisis, with many callers expressing anxiety about conditions within Israel.

Suicide prevention: Most participants in Rambam's program didn't try again

After five years of the suicide program, all but one were dissuaded from attempting it again.

 Professional meeting of mental health teams at Rambam.

Air pollution increases suicide rate, new large-scale study finds

A one microgram per cubic meter increase in PM2.5 on each day over a year would likely lead to 153.8 additional suicides in that year.

 The unrecognized villages around Ramat Hovav which suffer from a high level of air pollution from nearby evaporation ponds of the chemicals and the IEC power plant. December 28, 2017

Voices from the Arab press: 700 Iraqi suicides in one year

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 IN BASRA, Iraq.

Man attacks UK border force center, kills himself

After the attack, the man tied an improvised noose around his neck attached to a metal pole and drove off, killing himself, the photographer said.

 Migrants arrive into Dover Harbour after being rescued while crossing the English Channel

Kabul blast a setback for Afghan women seeking education against the odds

A suicide attacker detonated his explosives during a practice exam in the girls' section of a packed room at Kaaj Education Institute.

 Female primary school students leave school after a class in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 25, 2021

Long COVID’s link to suicide: Scientists warn of hidden crisis

Long COVID is a complex medical condition that can be hard to diagnose as it has a range of more than 200 symptoms from exhaustion and cognitive impairment to pain, fever and heart palpitations.

 LAUREN NICHOLS, who has long COVID, rests with her feet in the air to get more blood to her head after feeling light-headed in her home in Andover, Massachusetts, last month.