Suicide prevention
Indigenous youth take on mental health, wellness challenge

Jun. 11, 2021 07:00 PM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday told a virtual gathering of Indigenous youth that there are no excuses for government...

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 17, 2021 file photo, morning fog blankets a cemetery in West Virginia. The number of U.S. suicides fell nearly 6% in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic — the largest annual decline in at least four decades, according to preliminary government data. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
US suicides dropped last year, defying pandemic expectations

By Mike Stobbe Apr. 08, 2021 06:05 PM EDT

Montana House advances budget amid cuts to social services

By Iris Samuels Mar. 22, 2021 08:11 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana House voted Monday against increasing funding for a suicide prevention program, even after a Democratic lawmaker testified...

Vegas-area schools post video aimed at student mental health

Mar. 03, 2021 06:57 PM EST
LAS VEGAS (AP) — School and elected officials in Nevada acknowledged the mental and emotional strain the coronavirus pandemic has had on children, releasing a...

This image released by MTV shows documentary film subject Emma in a scene from "Each and Every Day," about young people and suicide. (MTV via AP)
As suicides rise, young survivors make case for hope in film

By Lynn Elber Feb. 13, 2021 10:18 AM EST

Sophie Corroon, a sophomore at the University of Washington, poses for a photo on the school's campus Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, in Seattle. Corroon helped work on proposed legislation in her home state of Utah to allow students to take mental health days to lessen stigma and help reduce youth suicide. Lawmakers in Utah and Arizona have proposed bills that would add "mental or behavioral" health to the list of excused absences for students. Similar legislation has passed in Oregon, Maine, Colorado and Virginia in the last two years. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Lawmakers push mental health days for kids amid pandemic

By Sophia Eppolito Jan. 30, 2021 11:38 AM EST

FILE - IN this Thursday, July 23, 2020 file photo, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gives her weekly update on COVID-19 and the state's effort to contain it during a virtual news conference from the state Capitol in Santa Fe, N.M. Grisham was an early adopter of aggressive pandemic restrictions that included a mask mandate, self-quarantine orders for travelers and a ban on public gatherings -- now capped at five people. And the state previously joined federal pilot project on testing and contact tracing. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
New Mexico governor seeks new spending on health, education

By Morgan Lee Jan. 11, 2021 08:21 PM EST

Report: New Mexico needs plan to address high suicide rate

Dec. 19, 2020 11:26 AM EST
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has a suicide rate 1.5 times that of the national average, and legislative analysts say a new plan is needed to address the...

Amid pandemic, Baltimore neighbors work to keep spirits up

By Lillian Reese, Sara Chernikoff And Laura Franklin Of Capital News Service Dec. 17, 2020 06:31 PM EST
BALTIMORE (AP) — Phone lines are busier for Baltimore mental health hotlines as demands for their services are on the rise. And across Baltimore, neighborhoods...

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

By The Associated Press Nov. 23, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Omaha World Herald. Nov. 21, 2020 At the end of the tunnel, part of the light is from the promise of good sports It’s a...

FILE - This Dec. 11, 2019 file photo shows gravestones at a cemetery in New Jersey. The U.S. suicide death rate fell slightly in 2019, the first annual decline in more than a decade, according to new government data. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
US suicide rate fell last year after decade of steady rise

By Mike Stobbe Oct. 23, 2020 12:59 PM EDT

Staff Sergeant Ryan Graves talks about the death of his fellow solider, Staff Sergeant Jason Lowe, during an interview on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, on Fort Bragg, N.C. Days before taking his own life, Lowe graduated second in his class in the Army's Advanced Leader Course. Graves told The Associated Press Lowe "Wanted to be the best. He probably was one of the best." (AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan)
As suicides rise, Army brass reassessing outreach

Sarah Blake Morgan Sep. 28, 2020 10:04 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 5, 2020, file photo rows of patient beds are shown at a military field hospital at the CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle. Military suicides have increased by as much as 20% this year compared to the same period last year, and some incidents of violent behavior have spiked, as service members struggle with isolation and other impacts of COVID-19 added to the pressures of war-zone deployments and responding to national disasters and civil unrest. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Military suicides up as much as 20% in COVID era

By Lolita C. Baldor And Robert Burns Sep. 27, 2020 09:49 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Georgia

By The Associated Press Sep. 16, 2020 01:27 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ Sept. 15 Dalton Daily Citizen-News on observing...

Editorial Roundup: Georgia

By The Associated Press Sep. 09, 2020 02:47 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ Sept. 9 The Brunswick News on mental health amid the...

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Richard Wilkie, right, next to Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Matthew Donovan, left, wear protective masks against COVID-19, listen during a program to raise awareness on the risks of veterans suicide, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
US government launches campaign to reduce high suicide rates

By Hope Yen Jul. 07, 2020 04:37 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2019 file photo, a man uses a cell phone in New Orleans. Federal regulators will vote in July 2020 on whether to make “988” the number to reach a suicide prevention hotline. The Federal Communications Commission says phone service providers will have until July 2022 to implement the new number, if the measure is approved in July, as expected. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
FCC to vote in July to make '988' the suicide hotline number

By Tali Arbel Jun. 23, 2020 10:57 AM EDT

Second lady Karen Pence speaks about the PREVENTS "President's Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End a National Tragedy of Suicide," task force, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, June 17, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump plan to stem vet suicides focuses on public awareness

By Hope Yen Jun. 17, 2020 01:38 PM EDT

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves speaks about his executive order relaxing restrictions on nightclubs and bars during the daily COVID-19 news update in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, June 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi sees jump in suicide hotline calls during virus

By Leah Willingham Jun. 12, 2020 06:09 PM EDT

Jody Garrison is seen outside her home Wednesday May 13, 2020, in Milwaukee. Two months into the crisis, millions of Americans are struggling to cope with the fallout, whether it's losing loved ones, losing a job or staying at home more than they ever have. Among those grappling with the new dynamics is Garrison, who works from her Milwaukee home, turning old books into journals and selling them online. It's the rare trip to the grocery store — or to the auto mechanic shop later this week to pick up her car after a repair — that brings on the anxiety. “You worry about, ‘Am I going to catch something from touching something?’ so I truly don't go out in public much at all,” she said by telephone. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Karen Pence: 'It's OK to not be OK' during pandemic

By Darlene Superville May. 14, 2020 03:30 PM EDT