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Color guard retires the colors during a Veterans Day commemoration ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington amid brightly colored trees
Military
‘Everything I am would not be the same without being a veteran,’ says soldier who served in Afghanistan
Before the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, five states had "red flag" statutes called gun violence restraining orders. Recently, Florida became the six state to add the statute.
Culture
Researchers still struggle to get funding to study gun violence
Depression
Lifestyle
The whole world is getting more depressed
Brandon Ladner. Pelham, Alabama. Ladner's Marine Corps boots sit on a small shelf in his bedroom. Ladner was a US Marine Corps vereran who fought in Afghanistan's Helmand Province. He shot himself inside his living room, and thee bullet remains lodged in
Arts
The things they carried: War photographer marks last steps of vets at home
Suicide Forest
Environment
Facebook’s suicide prevention efforts draw mixed review
Global Politics
Saul Alinsky: The man behind Obama and the Tea Party
Health & Medicine
The Army’s new approach to mental health
Global Politics
Inside the mind of a suicide bomber
The Real Story Behind Tyler Clementi’s Tragic Death
Arts, Culture & Media
Looking Back on the Career of Designer Eiko Ishioka
Conflict & Justice
Suicide Poses Challenge to Health of US Armed Forces
Global Politics
The High Number of Suicides Among Active Military Service Members and Veterans
Business, Economics and Jobs
Slump Causes Suicide Spike
White House Lifts Ban on Sending Condolences After Military Suicides
Jack Kevorkian Dead at Age 83
Reflecting on Jack Kevorkian, Dead at Age 83
‘How to Die in Oregon’: New Documentary Explores Assisted Suicide
Emerging Science Note/Seasonal Maladies
Arts, Culture & Media
Suicide Forest
Conflict & Justice
The history and power of self-immolation
Health & Medicine
Aiding suicide … with words?
Health & Medicine
When six year olds attempt suicide
Business, Economics and Jobs
More Unemployment, More Murders and Suicides
Arts, Culture & Media
Documentary sparks euthanasia debate