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Ayer Talks His “Suicide Squad” Heartbreak
Warner Bros. Pictures Seven years on and filmmaker David Ayer is still somewhat hung up on the way his 2016 DC Comics adaptation “Suicide Squad” was gutted by the studio. In recent times Ayer has been holding onto hope his director’s cut will get a release someday, even recently hinting that DC Studios boss James
Naming Suicide in Obits Was Once Taboo. Changing That Can Help Loved Ones Grieve.
When Deborah and Warren Blum’s 16-year-old died by suicide in November 2021, they went into shock. For two days, the grief-stricken Los Angeles couple didn’t sleep. But when it came time to write a death notice, Deborah Blum was clearheaded: In a heartfelt tribute to her smart, funny, popular child, who had recently come out
Youth Suicide Attempts by Poisoning Jumped During the Pandemic
Pediatrics > General Pediatrics — Findings raise concerns about long-term consequences, researchers say by Jennifer Henderson, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today April 20, 2023 Rates of suspected suicide attempts by poisoning increased among children and adolescents during the COVID pandemic, according to a retrospective study. Compared with 2019, the overall rate of suspected suicide
Suicide is not an option
Abuja, 13 October, 2022 - As of November 2019, Chidinma Ebele, 22 years old (not his real name), was on top of his game, starting a new job as a research assistant at a non-governmental organization in Abuja. He had plans outlined for 2020 until the COVID-19 pandemic struck, and things went downhill for
Man who faked suicide to avoid jail in COVID-19 relief scheme sent to prison
David Staveley was sentenced to prison for seeking pandemic business loans under false claims. Getty Images/iStockphoto; Waylan A Massachusetts man who faked his own suicide to avoid being charged for defrauding the government out of $543,000 in COVID-19 relief loans was sentenced to nearly five behind bars, federal prosecutors said. David Adler Staveley, 54, of…
Minor boy sent to jail in UP, dies by suicide; NHRC seeks report from SSP
The NHRC has sought a report from the Etah district police in Uttar Pradesh into a recent incident of alleged suicide by a minor boy after he was “sent to a jail as an adult” on charges of drug possession, officials said on Thursday. In addition to this, the commission has also directed its investigation…
Multiple causes underlie a disturbing trend. The increase for girls is more than double that for boys Credit: Svetlana Larshina Getty Images Suicide is a devastating problem among Black youth, and researchers and mental health professionals are desperate to understand why and how best to address it. A 2018 study found, for instance, that Black…