Suicide

Despite lockdowns, historic job losses and COVID-19, new figures from the CDC show that death by suicide dropped for a second straight year in 2020.

U.S. Army officials unveiled a new resource and training center at Fort Hood on Thursday that aims to create a more supportive culture following reports of murder, suicide and sexual assault at the embattled Texas military installation.

Nearly 8% of Muslims in a recent survey reported a suicide attempt in their lifetime compared with 6% of Catholics, 5% of Protestants and 3.6% of Jewish respondents.

During the pandemic, Cook Children's Hospital has seen a record number of suicide-related deaths. So, the Fort Worth hospital has launched the JOY campaign, which aims to combat bullying and mental health issues for young people in North Texas.

KERA's Justin Martin spoke with Dr. Kia Carter, the co-medical director of psychiatry at Cook Children's Medical Center, about the global rise in suicide and self-harm with teenagers and children.

Months of remote learning were hard on the Frisco ISD student. Like other schoolchildren across the state, he experienced mental health issues, in large part due to social isolation during the pandemic.

In recent years, Texas has been home to several high-profile mass shootings and increased gun violence. But for some reason, no one's talking about guns on the campaign trail. We take a look at the issue through the lens of the 2020 Senate Race in Texas.

The study shows the impact of uneven access to mental health care and the relationship between access to firearms and suicide rates.

More Americans are reporting thoughts of self-harm as social distancing measures continue. In Fort Worth, the Jordan Elizabeth Harris Foundation is virtually training people to intervene when someone is in crisis.

Owning a handgun significantly increases one's risk of suicide, according to a study published Thursday that tracked new gun owners in California for more…

More Americans picked mass shootings than suicides. Experts say this misperception is handcuffing suicide prevention efforts.

The current suicide hotline — 1-800-273-TALK or 1-800-273-8255 — has helped many people. But it's long and tough to remember in a crisis. The FCC is proposing a new national, three-digit number.