Town Square
Diane Rehm Explores The Right To Die In “When My Time Comes”
Posted on · Why the Peabody Award winner separates the term "medical aid in dying" from "suicide" as she views the final stages of life.
Tag: Suicide
Houston
Calls For Federal Investigations After 2 Men Found Hanged In Houston
Posted on · Many reject the official assessments that the recent hangings of mostly African Americans were suicides.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1767: Lewis and Clark
Posted on · Episode: 1767 Weighing the near and far wake of Lewis and Clark. Today, after Lewis and Clark.
Health & Science
Ethnic Differences Matter When Talking About Suicide Prevention, UH Research Suggests
Posted on · Suicide risk factors vary by ethnic group in the United States.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3209: Net of Life
Posted on · Episode: 3209 Net of Life: Can Technology Protect Us from Ourselves? Today, a net of life.
News
Harris County Jail Inmate Dies in Solitary Confinement
Posted on · The Texas Rangers are investigating the death
News
Suicide Rate Rising Fastest Among Women, CDC Says
Posted on · You can help prevent suicide, researchers say, by knowing the signs and reaching out. More boys and men in the U.S. take their own lives than women and girls, but that difference has narrowed.
News
US Says Immigrant Dies Of ‘Apparent Suicide’ In Texas Jail
Posted on · Authorities have confirmed a Honduran man who entered the U.S. illegally killed himself in a Texas jail
News
Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain found dead in France at 61
Posted on · "It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague," his employer, CNN, said in a statement. The network reported that the cause of death was suicide.
News
CDC: U.S. Suicide Rates Have Climbed Dramatically
Posted on · Guns are the most common method used for suicide, accounting for the deaths of almost half the people who kill themselves, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study finds.
Memorial Day
‘He Had A Very Sad Heart’: This Memorial Day, Remembering The Overlooked Heroes
Posted on · A mother's once "happy-go-lucky" son took his own life in after serving in Iraq. Because of this, she feels he's not seen as a "hero," like his fellow soldiers — which makes her loss more painful.
News
Hospitals See Growing Numbers Of Kids And Teens At Risk For Suicide
Posted on · The number of children and teens who visited the hospital for suicidal thoughts or attempts doubled from 2008 to 2015. Rates were highest during the school year.
News
WATCH: Truckers Aid Police In Stopping Suicide On Michigan Freeway
Posted on · Thirteen tractor-trailers converged underneath a Michigan overpass to help prevent a man from committing suicide
News
How Many Opioid Overdoses Are Suicides?
Posted on · Opioid overdoses and related deaths are still climbing, according to U.S. statistics. Teasing out which overdoses are intentional can be hard, but is important for treatment, doctors say.
News
UH Student Leaders Declare Mental Health Crisis
Posted on · The International Association of Counseling Services recommends college counseling centers maintain one professional staffer for every 1,500 students. No public university in Texas meets that mark.