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A close-up of a handgun resting on a wooden surface, featuring polished wooden grips with a gold emblem and a glossy black metal finish.

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.

Jay Zimmerman (left) and his father, Buddy, in July 2016. Buddy, who was also a veteran, passed away last September.

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.

Followed by her parents, Michelle Carter arrives for her sentencing at a courtroom in Taunton, Mass., on Thursday. Carter had been convicted of involuntary manslaughter over the suicide of her boyfriend.

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…

Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul spent four years and all his money making the documentary <em>Searching for Sugar Man, </em>about an American singer who was famous in South Africa for decades but didn't know it. The film won an Oscar last year. Bendjelloul, 36, was found dead in Sweden on Tuesday.

In Tragic Twist To Poignant Tale, Oscar-Winning Director Commits Suicide

Swedish director Malik Bendjelloul won an Oscar with his first documentary, a poignant story about an American singer who was famous in South Africa for decades and didn't know it.

After His Brother's Suicide, Writer Seeks Comfort In 'All The Wrong Places'

In his new memoir, Philip Connors writes about "living in the shadow of a suicide." Wracked by guilt and haunted by what-ifs, Connors investigated his brother's death and learned a terrible secret.

When a fellow officer dies, Chicago police wear black bands around their badges as a sign of mourning. At least five Chicago officers have taken their own lives since July.

5 Chicago Police Officers Died By Suicide Since July. Is The Department Doing Enough?

Some officials and mental health experts say the suicides are a sign of deeper problems with the mental health and well-being of Chicago police officers.

Dr. Antoinette "Bonnie" Candia-Bailey joined Lincoln University as vice president for student affairs in April 2023.

Lincoln University, a Missouri HBCU, faces reckoning after suicide of senior leader

The president of the historically Black university in Jefferson City is now on administrative leave amid accusations of bullying from the former vice president for student affairs.

Kansas City's All Souls Church uses ‘music as an ally’ in the fight against youth suicide

After the death of her son, Tyler Clementi, Jane Clementi founded an organization dedicated to addressing teen bullying and suicide. Through that work, a song cycle was created in Tyler's honor. Hear Christy L'Esperance's conversation with Anthony Edwards, Music Director at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, about this choral tribute.

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