Suicide Prevention

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No, Suicide Isn’t Always Preventable

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September 23, 2024
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It’s a popular message: Suicide is preventable. You can find it on thousands upon thousands of websites. “The good news is that suicide is preventable.” (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) “Suicide is preventable: Here’s how to stop it.” (CNN). “Today,…
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Suicidism and Suicide Prevention

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January 8, 2024
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Editor’s Note: This guest post by Alexandre Baril, PhD, is a departure from Speaking of Suicide’s usual fare, both in style and content. It’s a lightly edited excerpt from Dr. Baril’s book Undoing Suicidism: A Trans, Queer, Crip Approach to Rethinking (Assisted)…

In Defense of Suicide Prevention

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February 28, 2018
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Many of this site’s readers send me angry emails or texts. They post challenging comments. Some are so passionately opposed to suicide prevention that they resort to harassment. I have received threatening missives and phone calls from numerous people. Some urge me…
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