AltWeeklies Wire
The People Left Behindnew
When a 13-year-old dies, a whole community is left searching for answers.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
03-08-2012 |
Health
How An Abused Teen's Suicide Played Out On Twitternew
After tweeting about the alleged sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her father — and an investigation that came up empty — Ashley Billasano killed herself.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
03-07-2012 |
Children & Families
Barefoot Crusade Against Veteran Suicidesnew
Ron Zaleski has been barefoot since 1972 — the length of time he's carried a burden of guilt for how he handled the moral difficulties of the Vietnam War.
It Gets Betternew
Orlando's take on the national project to save gay youth
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes, Jeff Gore and Erin Sullivan |
11-11-2010 |
LGBT
Suicidal Tendencies: The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections Is a Bloody Messnew
The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections is supposed to educate and rehabilitate juvenile delinquents. Instead, the agency has become the state's adolescent mental hospital, a job it's clearly not equipped to handle.
Phoenix New Times |
Amy Silverman |
12-22-2009 |
Crime & Justice
In Miami's Jungle of Condo Towers, 16 People Have Jumped to Their Deathsnew
Some cities have fabled bridges where the hopeless go to end it all. Others have eerie cliffs where bodies plunge into rocky canyons. In Miami-Dade, the suicidal have found their own vehicle for death: posh, shining, and often brand-new condo towers.
Miami New Times |
Natalie O'Neill |
09-14-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Soldiers Committing Suicidenew
The US military is experiencing a troubling uptick in suicides -- both with active-duty troops overseas and with returned vets. The culprit is post-traumatic stress disorder, and the Pentagon has neither the money, the know-how, or the will to stop it.
Boston Phoenix |
Jason Notte |
03-12-2009 |
War
Giving Depressed Teens Another Chance at Happiness and Lifenew
When Jeff Lamontagne and other members of his church held a walk to raise money to enable students who were depressed and at risk of suicide to receive psychological treatment five years ago, they had no idea that they'd taken the first steps toward establishing a nonprofit that would become a model for suicide prevention nationwide.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
05-19-2008 |
Science
Suicide and Silence at the D.C. Jailnew
How did the D.C. Jail let two troubled inmates kill themselves in their cells? Don't ask the D.C. Jail.
Washington City Paper |
Brendan Smith |
04-10-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Veterans Are Killing Themselves in Record Numbersnew
But at the VA, not much has changed.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Walton |
03-26-2008 |
War
Families Blame Dallas' VA Hospital for Two Vets' Suicidesnew
They're putting the troubled institution back in the spotlight. In 2005, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs ranked the hospital the worst VA facility in the country. Dallas VA spokesperson Susan Poff says the hospital has cleaned up its act since then, but family members of both men remain unconvinced.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
02-12-2008 |
War
Final Exit Volunteers Call it Assisted Suicidenew
But prosecutors in Arizona may call it manslaughter.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
08-28-2007 |
Crime & Justice
The Semantics of Suicide Aid in Dyingnew
God, PR and the right to die in California.
L.A. Weekly |
Matthew Fleischer |
04-20-2007 |
Science
Vet's War Continued at Homenew
Walter Padilla, who recently killed himself after returning from Iraq, struggled with PTSD.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
04-17-2007 |
War
