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Court Slaps VA With Damages After Finding It Liable In Suicide Of Kansas City Veteran
After finding the Veterans Health Administration liable earlier this year for the suicide of an Iraq war veteran, a federal judge has awarded more than…
Woman Who Provoked Suicidal Boyfriend Via Text Message Begins Prison Sentence
The Massachusetts woman sent her boyfriend a barrage of texts encouraging him to kill himself. He did, and she was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. A state supreme court has upheld the sentence.
Ashley Madison Update: $500K Reward For Arrest, And Reports Of 2 Suicides
Despite the hacking attack that extracted personal information about millions of its users, Ashley Madison seems to have added nearly 2 million more users to its service.
After Husband's Suicide, Kansas City Art Teacher Finds New Voice With Children's Book
Though Lindsey Doolittle is an art teacher, she never imagined she’d have her own exhibition. Nor did she imagine writing a book that’s now on permanent…
Amid India's Drought Crisis, Suicides Increase Among Farmers Deep In Debt
In the parched fields of India's central states, the district of Beed in Maharashtra has been buffeted by a multi-year cycle of drought. One widow tells her story of coping with drought and loss.
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A law lets people at risk of suicide avoid buying guns. Will Kansas or Missouri pass it?
Kansas Rep. Jarrod Ousley and Missouri Rep. Patty Lewis are introducing bills that would let people voluntarily exclude themselves from gun sales. Experts say such laws save lives.
Veteran Teaches Therapists How To Talk About Gun Safety When Suicide's A Risk
The VA is now training counselors in how to better understand and bring up guns and gun safety without alienating clients who are combat veterans.
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Woman Who Urged Boyfriend To Commit Suicide Must Serve 15 Months In Prison
Michelle Carter had been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for texts that encouraged her boyfriend to kill himself. She was sentenced to 2 1/2 years, with all but 15 months suspended.
Parents Hope School Training Helps Other Families Avoid Pain Of Suicide
Allison Doss thought her family was exempt from what she calls the “silent epidemic” of youth suicide.She had lost her father and her stepfather to…
Temporary Gun Confiscation Considered In Kansas For Domestic Abuse, Potential Suicide Cases
Listening to news reports while driving to the Statehouse on the day after the deadly high school shooting in Florida, Kansas Sen. Barbara Bollier decided…
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