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More than half of all U.S. gun deaths are suicides — and suicide by gun is even more frequent among veterans.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Archewell Foundation is launching a new initiative, the Parents' Network, to support parents whose children have been victimized by harmful online content, from social media bullying to suicide ideation.
Data from the Minnesota Department of Health shows that the suicide rate in the state fell from 2022 to 2023.
The family of Grayson Murray said their son was loved and he is resting peacefully now.
rom unpredictable weather to unpredictable farm prices, rural Minnesotans face challenges every day.
Nex Benedict's death prompted rallies and vigils in U.S. cities from New York to Los Angeles.
A Minnesota House Committee is set to vote on a controversial bill Thursday that would give terminally ill adults the choice of assisted suicide if they have six months or less to live.
The annual U.S. firearm suicide rate in 2022 increased to the highest documented level since at least 1968, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
November is Children's Grief Awareness Month and this year, holiday shoppers can give back while picking up presents.
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September is Suicide Prevention Month, and health care professionals are trying to eliminate the stigma associated with asking for help.
Mental health experts say the three-digit number has made help more accessible than before.
Nearly 50,000 Americans died by suicide in 2021. It's also the second-leading cause of death for ages 20 to 34.
Nearly 50,000 Americans died by suicide in 2021. It's also the second-leading cause of death for ages 20 to 34.
The Minnesota Legislature this session signed off on a new telecom fee to fund 988, the shortened suicide prevention lifeline number that launched last summer.
The Minnesota Legislature this session signed off on a new telecom fee to fund 988, the shortened suicide prevention lifeline number that launched last summer.
North Dakota public schools and state agencies would be prohibited from using any pronouns for students and employees that don't reflect their sex at birth, under a bill approved by the legislature.
Minnesota health officials unveiled a new dashboard Wednesday that documents and visualizes data connected to violent deaths.
When analyzed by race and ethnicity, non-Hispanic White people were the only group that saw age-adjusted suicide rates decline in 2021.
The blast, which ripped through a mosque inside a major police facility in Peshawar, was one of the deadliest attacks on Pakistan's security forces in years.
The family of Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old found dead last year in Wyoming, was awarded $3 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against the estate of her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, who died by suicide. A federal judge in California will announce the sentence today of Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos. And the man charged with killing 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket is expected to plead guilty to all 25 state counts next week.
If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs assistance, you can text the national suicide prevention lifeline at 988 anytime, seven days a week, explains Sue Abderholden, from NAMI Minnesota.
A brave Minnesota family is opening up about something very painful and personal because they know talking about their loss could save others.
If you're in a crisis, connecting to someone is now as easy as dialing 988.
"It is better than we expected, absolutely," said Sue Abderholden, the executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Minnesota. "You get worried – if you're gonna have an extra 1,000 calls is our rate going to go down or are we going to be able to meet the need? And I really applaud the call centers because they were really able to ramp up and basically meet that need."
