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  1. Woman Who Urged Her Boyfriend to Kill Himself Found Guilty of ManslaughterMichelle Carter sent her boyfriend, Conrad Roy, numerous texts urging him to kill himself.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  2. crime
    Man Who Committed Suicide May Have Taken Cues From 13 Reasons WhyFranco Alonso Lazo Medrano of Peru reportedly left behind prerecorded tapes for a list of people.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  3. How 13 Reasons Why Compares to ’80s Pop Culture About Teen SuicideThis is not the first time TV has tackled the issue so directly.
    By Jen Chaney
  4. 13 reasons why
    Netflix Is Adding More Trigger Warnings to 13 Reasons Why Amid BacklashThere will now be a disclaimer before the first episode and more specific warnings throughout the show.
    By Dee Lockett
  5. 13 reasons why
    13 Reasons Why Writer Pens Essay Defending Its Graphic Depiction of SuicideSome mental-health professionals have argued that showing the act in detail is dangerous.
    By Jackson McHenry
  6. Sheila Abdus-Salaam, First Black Judge on N.Y.’s Top Court, Found Dead in RiverShe was also the nation’s first female Muslim judge.
    By Theresa Avila
  7. An LGBTQ Suicide-Hotline Volunteer on Talking to Trans Youth in Trump’s America“The biggest thing I’ve learned is that it makes such a difference for them to just have a safe place to talk.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  8. An Unusual Anti-Suicide Partnership Targeting Gun Shops Is Ramping UpIt will be a while before we have any data on its effectiveness, but this looks like a smart harm-reduction program.
    By Jesse Singal
  9. charlie sheen
    Charlie Sheen Contemplated Suicide After Receiving HIV-Positive Diagnosis“Like all of us, some days are better than others.”
    By Devon Ivie
  10. Why It’s So Hard to Predict SuicideA new meta-analysis shows that suicide researchers have a long way to go – and that suicide is a really complicated phenomenon.
    By Jesse Singal
  11. suicide
    Here’s an Encouraging Partnership to Reduce Gun SuicidesFor a complicated public-health problem like gun suicides, it’s important to get everyone — including gun-shop owners — on the same page.
    By Jesse Singal
  12. A Suicide Hotline Volunteer on Talking to LGBTQ Teens After the ElectionHis hotline received more calls than ever after Trump won.
    By Lisa Ryan
  13. A School Threatened to Punish Students Who Discussed Their Suicidal ThoughtsAn investigation from a free-speech group revealed a really counterproductive, potentially dangerous policy at Northern Michigan University.
    By Jesse Singal
  14. lawsuits
    Jim Carrey Sued Over Girlfriend’s SuicideWhite’s husband says Carrey obtained prescription drugs under a false name.
    By Nate Jones
  15. awful things
    Italian Woman Whose Sex Tape Went Viral Commits SuicideTiziana Cantone became a meme for all the wrong reasons.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  16. Tom Arnold Wrote a Sad, Important Column About Gun ControlHe grew up in a very gun-friendly part of the country, but a tragedy involving his nephew has turned him into a gun-control activist.
    By Jesse Singal
  17. awful things
    Teen Who Texted Her Boyfriend Encouraging His Suicide Will Go on TrialMichelle Carter has been charged with involuntary manslaughter.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  18. Health Officials’ Unlikely Partner in Preventing Gun Suicides: Gun-Shop OwnersLessons from an intriguing study in New Hampshire.
    By Melissa Dahl
  19. mental health
    The Suicide Statistics Released Today Are TerrifyingAs a country, the U.S. isn’t doing a great job of taking care of its citizens.
    By Jesse Singal
  20. feature
    The Last Days of BMX Superstar Dave MirraLosing the will to die just before choosing death.
    By Lisa Miller
  21. get well soon
    R&B Singer Kehlani Recovering After Apparent Suicide AttemptShe had been the subject of social-media ridicule following rumors of infidelity.
    By Dee Lockett
  22. Please Read This Essay a Woman Wrote for Her Sister, Who Died by Suicide“The lies of depression can exist only in isolation.”
    By Melissa Dahl
  23. cut cover story
    Does Encouraging Suicide Make You a Killer?A teenager sent her depressed boyfriend hundreds of messages prodding him to kill himself. Now she’s been charged with manslaughter.
    By Marin Cogan
  24. Should Severely Depressed People Be Eligible for Physician-Assisted Suicide?A mini-documentary offers a really difficult, hard-to-watch example of what euthanasia laws look like in parts of Europe.
    By Jesse Singal
  25. mental health
    Ronda Rousey Opens Up About Suicidal ThoughtsThe UFC champion tells Ellen she contemplated suicide after losing to Holly Holm.
    By Eve Peyser
  26. sundance 2016
    Rebecca Hall on Sundance Suicide Movie Christine“I talked to the guy who cleaned the blood off of the counter. He remembered scrubbing the blood and crying.”
    By Jada Yuan
  27. Man Jumps From Building, Busts Open an Oxygen Line at a Nearby HospitalTwo emergencies in one.
    By Samuel Lieberman
  28. get well soon
    Sinead O’Connor’s Facebook Page Disabled After Apparent Second Suicide NoteShe reportedly wrote, “I want my right to die and I will claim it.”
    By Dee Lockett
  29. Sister of Woman Who Jumped From Rooftop Bar Reportedly Kills HerselfSara, the older sister of 30-year-old Faigy Mayer, died in her parents’ Brooklyn home in an apparent suicide. 
    By Jen Kirby
  30. international men’s day
    In (Partial) Defense of International Men’s DaySome issues really do affect men more.
    By Jesse Singal
  31. ‘Slain’ Illinois Cop Tried to Order HitThe cop allegedly asked a gang member to kill an administrator who knew he’d been stealing from a local youth program.
    By Eric Levitz
  32. The Death Rate for White Middle-Aged Americans Is RisingAn epidemic of drug abuse and despair is driving up the death rate among white middle-aged Americans.
    By Eric Levitz
  33. the news in 9 headlines
    Group Sex Led to a Yale Stabbing, SuicideThe two students were prominent campus conservatives, both members of Yale’s Party of the Right.
    By Nathan Pemberton
  34. bullying
    Exercise Might Help Mitigate the Effects of BullyingA new study highlights just how helpful exercise is for mental health.
    By Jesse Singal
  35. Teen Suicide in Japan Rises at School-Year StartThe saddest day of the year.
    By Dayna Evans
  36. book excerpt
    Growing Up Black and Female Meant Depression Was ForbiddenWe were not to be depressed or unduly high-strung; we were not to have nervous collapses. We were too strong for that.
    By Margo Jefferson
  37. hacking
    Police Link Two Suicides to Ashley Madison Hack The fallout from the online adultery data dump continues.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  38. say her name
    5 Black Women Have Died in Jail This MonthRaynetta Taylor was found dead in a Mount Vernon holding cell on Monday.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  39. suicide
    Can ‘Duck Syndrome’ Help Explain College Suicides?“At Stanford, it’s called the Duck Syndrome. A duck appears to glide calmly across the water, while beneath the surface it frantically, relentlessly paddles.”
    By Jesse Singal
  40. suicide
    Why Jails Pose Such a High Suicide RiskMix preexisting risk factors with a scary, traumatic situation, and the results can be tragic.
    By Jesse Singal
  41. crimes and misdemeanors
    Death of Georgia Man Found Hanging From Tree Ruled a SuicideBut his family doesn’t accept that conclusion.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. stock photos
    These Stock Images of Suicidal People Are RidiculousMaybe go with a generic “sad person” next time.
    By Jesse Singal
  43. mental health
    The Wrong Way to Explain Fredric Brandt’s SuicideWhen someone kills himself, there’s usually a lot more going on than whatever may have sent him over the edge.
    By Jesse Singal
  44. oscars 2015
    Graham Moore’s Oscars Speech Will Make You Cry“Stay weird, stay different.”
    By Dee Lockett
  45. depression
    A Fascinating New Documentary About Sex and Suicide HotlinesSometimes you just need someone to talk to.
    By Jesse Singal
  46. Brittany Maynard and the Cult of the Ideal DeathWhen did we begin treating suicides in the face of terminal illness as heroic acts while viewing other suicides as cowardly?
    By Lisa Miller
  47. suicide
    Brittany Maynard, ‘Death With Dignity’ Advocate, Ends Her LifeThe 29-year-old had terminal brain cancer.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  48. mental illness
    Robin Williams, Substance Abuse, and SuicideThe comedian’s death highlights an aspect of suicide research that doesn’t get the attention it deserves.
    By Jesse Singal
  49. crimes and misdemeanors
    GWB Suicide Couple Murdered RelativeThe sad story gets more complicated.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  50. very sad things
    Couple Dies After Jump From George Washington BridgeIt seems to have been a joint suicide.
    By Caroline Bankoff
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