A federal grant of $200,000 a year for five years has been granted to Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority to support suicide prevention efforts throughout the county. The funds are part of a grant totaling nearly $4 million to the Michigan Department of Community Health from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services…
On April 15, 2014 a man jumped to his death from the O’Callaghan-Tillman Memorial Bridge – a massive, new concrete arch that soars over the Hoover Dam. He was the eighth known person to do so since the bypass bridge opened in October 2010. Four of the suicides at the new bridge occurred in a single three-month period…
The school shooting in Marysville and its aftermath offer a stark look into how distressed teens use social media to share problems they might previously have discussed with a school counselor. Increasingly, Facebook, Tumblr and similar websites are trying to meet young people where they live. By Claudia Rowe Seattle Times staff reporter Thank you…