CHARLESTON — A suspect in a Pittsburgh double-murder case died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Kanawha County Monday morning. Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Joe […]
Tag: suicide
Guest essay: A world without suicide starts with our youths
by Megan N. Wilmoth If you thought you could save your teenager or young adult loved one from taking their own life, wouldn’t you do just about […]
Authorities connect blaze in Lewis County to Kanawha suicide
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — A Lewis County man, a suspect in a deadly arson fire that claimed multiple lives, took his own life in eastern Kanawha […]
Why Maine’s mass shooting matters for us
We’ve almost become numb to the horror of mass shootings as their frequency has increased in the last several years. But the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, […]
Advice for the suicidal from a philosopher who tried it 10 times
by Robin Abcarian I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect when I opened philosophy professor Clancy Martin’s new book, “How Not to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of […]
Another day, another mass shooting
Another day, another mass shooting: 208 in 130 days. Likely more by the time you read this. Seven, in fact, on Sunday alone, with 12 total over […]
UPDATE: Friendship Manor victim died from self-inflicted gunshot – father was a resident there
Authorities are still sorting through the circumstances that led to the suicide of a 74-year-old man Sunday evening at Friendship Manor, a facility on Van Voorhis Road […]
Mental health crisis: Kids are not OK
by Stephen J. Lyons EDITOR’S NOTE: If you or a loved one is experiencing mental health difficulties, help is available. Call or text 988 to reach the […]
Everyone has a role in suicide prevention
The crisis counselors who answer West Virginia’s Suicide and Crisis Lifeline want to spread the message that everyone has a role in suicide prevention. On average, one […]
Sept. 4 letters to the editor
Fund 988 hotline to help prevent suicide September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. As a volunteer advocate with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, I am […]
