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France's Macron to draft bill legalizing end-of-life options

French President Emmanuel Macron says a new bill to be drafted this year will address end-of-life options

The Independent UK

Macron says France will prepare 'end of life' bill this year

President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday France must improve the availability of palliative care and there would be a draft bill by the end of the summer on whether some form of assisted dying should be allowed.

Reuters

Most people thinking about suicide don't tell anyone. Here's why and what we can do about it

Many people at risk of suicide are going undetected and unsupported in our community, our research suggests.

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For Black Boys … review – a moving meditation on Black masculinity

Underneath the pain in Ryan Calais Cameron’s powerful play there is an abundance of light, as six Black men open up about the experiences and beliefs that have shaped them

The Guardian - UK

French citizens group in favour of allowing euthanasia, assisted suicide

For the past three months, 184 French adults have been working to decide if existing legislation concerning the end of human life is adapted to real situations. Voting on Sunday, a majority of those who participated in the debate say they are in favour of euthanasia. They will deliver their…

Radio France Internationale

IIT-Madras PhD student dies by suicide, third case this year

A PhD student of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, died by suicide in his room in Tamil Nadu's Velachery. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Unfit for purpose’: Ofsted could face legal challenge from school leaders

As anger mounts over headteacher’s suicide, group bids for judicial review into inconsistencies of rulings by watchdog

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Kurt Cobain's suicide note and a conflict of interest 'prove the icon was MURDERED'

An award-winning author is calling for the case of Kurt Cobain's death to be reopened after claiming he has proof it was 'scientifically impossible' the singer died by suicide

Daily Mirror

Death of detainee near Heathrow prompts immigration detention crisis fears

Frank Ospina’s death followed by reports of suicide attempts by other detainees at immigration centre

The Guardian - UK

Grief and tangled politics were at the heart of Kentucky's fight over new trans law

This week, GOP lawmakers overruled Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's veto and passed a sweeping law limiting the rights of transgender youth across the state, both at school and in their personal lives.

WEKU

A settled married life was something she truly desired: Preet Kaur Nayak on Pratyusha Banerjee

Pratyusha Banerjee rose to fame as Anandi in Balika Vadhu and was at the peak of her career when she reportedly died by suicide. It’s been seven years since, but her close friend Preet Kaur Nayak still finds it difficult to come to terms with. In an exclusive chat with…

The Times of India

Biden blames ‘MAGA extremists’ for advancing ‘hateful and extreme’ law targeting trans children

President Joe Biden on Friday criticized some extreme right-wing lawmakers for advancing a record number of bills restricting the rights of transgender people — particularly trans youth — in legislatures across the country.

Tribune News Service

Queenslanders are living longer than ever, but vaping, sunburn and diets loom as dangers, chief health officer's report finds

The increase in life expectancy – which does not take in last year's COVID-19 deaths — comes off the back of drops in Queensland tobacco smoking.

ABC News

Former head of Royal Marines died by suicide, inquest concludes

Coroner said Maj Gen Matt Holmes struggled to cope after loss of senior role in military

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

Former head of Royal Marines killed himself after marriage breakdown

Major General Matthew Holmes, 54, was found in a bedroom at his home in Winchester on October 2 2021

The Independent UK

Ex-Royal Marines head died by suicide after experiencing ‘substantial stress’

Major General Matthew Holmes, 54, was found in a bedroom at his home in Winchester on October 2 2021.

Daily Mirror

AI chatbot 'talked young dad-of-two into suicide', devastated wife claims

An artificial intelligence chatbot has been blamed by a widow for her husband's suicide after he took his own life following growing worries of the environment and climate change

ABC News

Wagga Wagga veteran services report rise in demand after royal commission visit

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide's visit to a regional city late last year has prompted a rise in service personnel seeking support.

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The Independent UK

US Navy deploys more chaplains for suicide prevention

Concerned with preventing growing numbers of suicides, the US Navy is planning to make chaplains regular members of the crew on ships with more than 300 sailors, instead of only the largest carriers as in the past

The Independent UK

Kentucky Republicans strike down governor’s veto of sweeping anti-trans law

A state lawmaker whose trans son died by suicide last year pleaded with Republicans to reject the law, derided by LGBT+ advocates as a ‘desperate and cruel effort by extremist politicians’

AAP

Family violence a 'hidden cause' of youth suicide

Experts are pushing for Australia to do more to help young victim-survivors of family violence or else keep risking "fatal consequences".

The Guardian - UK

I lost my son to a gambling addiction. Firms must change, not pay fines that are dwarfed by profits

The greed of gambling companies can be linked to hundreds of suicides in the UK every year, says Liz Ritchie of Gambling with Lives

Dublin Live

Darkness Into Light returns as thousands set to raise money for Pieta House

The annual walking event is set to raise vital funds for Pieta House to help them provide free-of-charge suicide prevention, intervention, and bereavement support

Tribune News Service

When college athletes kill themselves, healing the team becomes the next goal

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing “988,” or the Crisis Text Line by texting “HOME” to 741741.

Tribune News Service

Lisa Jarvis: The teen mental health crisis is no place to cut corners

It’s no secret that kids in the U.S. are struggling with mental health issues in increasing numbers. Now, a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association emphasizes the severity of the situation: Pediatric mental health hospitalizations are rising, and many more kids are being hospitalized for attempting…

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