suicide-crisis-seriesSuicide: A Crisis In The ShadowsThe 2015 series examined suicide prevention efforts and profiled Massachusetts residents whose lives have been affected by suicide.Local CoverageDec 3, 2015Lessons Learned On The Issue Of Suicide: A Reporter's ReflectionsAll this year, WBUR's Lynn Jolicoeur has been reporting on a public health problem that's pervasive yet seldom makes headlines: suicide. ResumeLocal Coverage10:15Dec 3, 2015Tools To Prevent Suicide Include Awareness — And Apps"I think the most effective [tool to prevent suicide] is educating the public that suicide is a public health issue, that it is largely preventable," said Alan Holmlund, of the...ResumeLocal Coverage07:32Dec 2, 2015'Stick Around One More Day': Message Of Hope After Medford Man's SuicideMarlin Collingwood is working to carry on the legacy of his late husband, who died by suicide last year, by teaching people how to be vocal, supportive caregivers for their...ResumeLocal Coverage08:25Oct 26, 2015'Everything Is Grace': Looking To Faith For Answers To SuicideMajor western religions' ideas of suicide as sinful or shameful have evolved, and many religious leaders now stress new approaches to supporting those suffering from depression.ResumeLocal Coverage10:35Oct 26, 2015Advertisement'I Don't See Any Stigma': Father Fights Suicide In Black Community After Son's DeathThe death of Joseph Feaster Jr.'s son, who died by suicide in 2010, caused the Boston father to dedicate his time toward raising awareness of and fighting stigmas around mental...ResumeLocal Coverage08:31Jul 29, 2015'It’s No Longer Dark': Suicide Attempt Survivors Share Messages Of HopeUntil the last year or so, the experiences of suicide attempt survivors were largely excluded from suicide prevention work.ResumeLocal Coverage07:56Jul 29, 2015A Life Filled With Promise Is Overpowered By A Complex Web Of Pain And TraumaJamie Neal, a stand-out student and athlete, was 21 when she took her own life. Suicide had become her desperate attempt to escape not only mental illness, but sexual assault...ResumeLocal Coverage07:39May 12, 2015Colleges Work To Prevent Suicide And Fight Stigma Around Mental Health On CampusWith suicide the second-leading cause of death for people of college age, many schools are trying to determine what additional steps they can take to try prevent suicide among students.ResumeLocal Coverage08:50May 11, 2015After Cluster Of Suicides, MIT Works To Relieve Student Pressure, Raise AwarenessMIT is not the only higher education institution to struggle with suicide clusters. But the school and its students, widely considered among the world's most elite, are taking some very...ResumeLocal Coverage09:16May 11, 2015Federal Mental Health Chief Calls Rising Suicide Rate 'Unacceptable'We speak with Dr. Tom Insel about the state of research into and understanding of suicide.Local CoverageMar 20, 2015The Science Of Suicide: Researchers Work To Determine Who's Most At RiskIn the latest story in our series, we examine what researchers are doing to try to prevent suicide.ResumeLocal Coverage09:01Mar 20, 2015Wishing They Asked Tough Questions: Reflecting On A Father's SuicideTed Washburn, 54, took his own life in 2011. His children Valerie and TJ recall their father and his struggles.ResumeLocal Coverage06:32Mar 19, 2015'She Was Able To Put On A Happy Face': Big Personality Masked Pain That Led To SuicideA performer "who made everybody laugh," Nan Cavanaugh stood out. But maybe that was a way for her to mask her pain. Her family remembers her.ResumeLocal Coverage06:32Feb 5, 2015'The Biggest Barrier' To Preventing Suicide: Not Talking About ItSo often, suicide is hidden. We speak with those who’ve lost a loved one to suicide about their efforts to bring it out of the shadows.ResumeLocal Coverage08:13Feb 5, 2015
Suicide: A Crisis In The ShadowsThe 2015 series examined suicide prevention efforts and profiled Massachusetts residents whose lives have been affected by suicide.Local CoverageDec 3, 2015
Lessons Learned On The Issue Of Suicide: A Reporter's ReflectionsAll this year, WBUR's Lynn Jolicoeur has been reporting on a public health problem that's pervasive yet seldom makes headlines: suicide. ResumeLocal Coverage10:15Dec 3, 2015
Tools To Prevent Suicide Include Awareness — And Apps"I think the most effective [tool to prevent suicide] is educating the public that suicide is a public health issue, that it is largely preventable," said Alan Holmlund, of the...ResumeLocal Coverage07:32Dec 2, 2015
'Stick Around One More Day': Message Of Hope After Medford Man's SuicideMarlin Collingwood is working to carry on the legacy of his late husband, who died by suicide last year, by teaching people how to be vocal, supportive caregivers for their...ResumeLocal Coverage08:25Oct 26, 2015
'Everything Is Grace': Looking To Faith For Answers To SuicideMajor western religions' ideas of suicide as sinful or shameful have evolved, and many religious leaders now stress new approaches to supporting those suffering from depression.ResumeLocal Coverage10:35Oct 26, 2015
'I Don't See Any Stigma': Father Fights Suicide In Black Community After Son's DeathThe death of Joseph Feaster Jr.'s son, who died by suicide in 2010, caused the Boston father to dedicate his time toward raising awareness of and fighting stigmas around mental...ResumeLocal Coverage08:31Jul 29, 2015
'It’s No Longer Dark': Suicide Attempt Survivors Share Messages Of HopeUntil the last year or so, the experiences of suicide attempt survivors were largely excluded from suicide prevention work.ResumeLocal Coverage07:56Jul 29, 2015
A Life Filled With Promise Is Overpowered By A Complex Web Of Pain And TraumaJamie Neal, a stand-out student and athlete, was 21 when she took her own life. Suicide had become her desperate attempt to escape not only mental illness, but sexual assault...ResumeLocal Coverage07:39May 12, 2015
Colleges Work To Prevent Suicide And Fight Stigma Around Mental Health On CampusWith suicide the second-leading cause of death for people of college age, many schools are trying to determine what additional steps they can take to try prevent suicide among students.ResumeLocal Coverage08:50May 11, 2015
After Cluster Of Suicides, MIT Works To Relieve Student Pressure, Raise AwarenessMIT is not the only higher education institution to struggle with suicide clusters. But the school and its students, widely considered among the world's most elite, are taking some very...ResumeLocal Coverage09:16May 11, 2015
Federal Mental Health Chief Calls Rising Suicide Rate 'Unacceptable'We speak with Dr. Tom Insel about the state of research into and understanding of suicide.Local CoverageMar 20, 2015
The Science Of Suicide: Researchers Work To Determine Who's Most At RiskIn the latest story in our series, we examine what researchers are doing to try to prevent suicide.ResumeLocal Coverage09:01Mar 20, 2015
Wishing They Asked Tough Questions: Reflecting On A Father's SuicideTed Washburn, 54, took his own life in 2011. His children Valerie and TJ recall their father and his struggles.ResumeLocal Coverage06:32Mar 19, 2015
'She Was Able To Put On A Happy Face': Big Personality Masked Pain That Led To SuicideA performer "who made everybody laugh," Nan Cavanaugh stood out. But maybe that was a way for her to mask her pain. Her family remembers her.ResumeLocal Coverage06:32Feb 5, 2015
'The Biggest Barrier' To Preventing Suicide: Not Talking About ItSo often, suicide is hidden. We speak with those who’ve lost a loved one to suicide about their efforts to bring it out of the shadows.ResumeLocal Coverage08:13Feb 5, 2015