Why do Catholic-majority countries like Mexico and Italy have low suicide rates, while Catholic-majority Poland does not? As previously noted, many Muslim-majority countries have low (and even very low) suicide rates.

Why do Catholic-majority countries like Mexico and Italy have low suicide rates, while Catholic-majority Poland does not? #suicideprevention

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Suicide of young woman in Yemen prompts calls for new women’s rights legislation | The Jerusalem Post The young woman died after being ordered by a Sanaa court to return to her husband's home.

Yemeni woman's death by suicide and allegations of forced marriage prompt calls for legislative reforms for women's rights. Warning: article does not follow safe messaging guidelines about suicide. #suicideprevention

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Inside Suicide, a new four-part docuseries produced by the REMINDED project of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, seeks to encourage honest conversation, informed understanding, and compassionate response. #suicideprevention

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Out of the Darkness Walk raises suicide prevention awareness | Liberty News With suicide as one of the leading causes of death among ages 15-24, Liberty University’s Campus Recreation Wellness Program hosted an Out of the Darkness Walk around campus on Saturday to help raise ...

Private evangelical Christian college, Liberty University, hosts an Out of the Darkness suicide prevention walk to raise awareness and money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).

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Caring for the Part of You That Wants to Die When life feels unbearable, understanding your pain, responding with compassion, and addressing belonging and purpose can be the first step toward hope.

What to do if you’re thinking about suicide—evidence-based guidance. #suicideprevention

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CCHR Raises Alarm Over Psychiatric Euthanasia as Assisted-Suicide Laws Expand LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 17, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- As assisted-suicide laws expand worldwide to include individuals diagnosed with mental disorders, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights I...

Concerns expressed about 'psychiatric euthanasia' as assisted suicide laws expand. "When euthanasia deaths are considered alongside suicides, assisted dying now accounts for a growing proportion of premature deaths among young adults, particularly young women.”

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The Spectrum of Suicide Prevention Action Domains

A revised conceptualization of the Spectrum of Suicide Prevention. Looking at five 'Action Domains' for prevention activities. #suicideprevention

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Trainings offer tools for Wyomingites to help support suicide prevention An in-person training in Casper is specifically for people who are part of faith-based communities.

State-sponsored suicide prevention trainings for Wyoming residents include trainings specific for faith communities. #suicideprevention

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Amy Allocco publishes article in International Journal of Hindu Studies Allocco’s article focuses on alcohol abuse, suicide, and gendered protest in Hindu ritual performances that she documented during field research in Tamil-speaking South India.

A new article published in the International Journal of Hindu Studies examines alcohol abuse, suicide, and gendered protest in Hindu ritual performances.

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Indigenous Episcopalians to participate in suicide prevention training at Winter Talk conference [Episcopal News Service] Suicide prevention training will be a focal point for the Indigenous Episcopalians attending this weekend’s Winter Talk Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the church…

Indigenous Episcopalians to participate in suicide prevention training to help reduce one of the leading causes of death in Indigenous communities. #suicideprevention

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A Typology of Suicide Phenomena Sub-types, Elements, and Motives

A simple Typology of Suicide Phenomena: Sub-types, Elements, and Motives

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Faith leaders urge Senedd to reject assisted suicide Faith leaders in Wales have signed a joint statement urging MSs to reject assisted suicide.

Representatives from the Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and Hindu communities called for the Welsh Parliament (Senedd) to reject Assisted Suicide bill.

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Nick Vujicic Details Suicide Attempt at 10, Shares 5 Ways He Fights Depression Globally recognized evangelist Nick Vujicic sat down with ChurchLeaders to discuss the release of his new documentary, “No Limbs, No Limits: The NickV Story.”

Prominent Christian evangelist, who attempted suicide at age 10, shares his five strategies for fighting depression.

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Your life is not yours to take James R. Wood | The moral reasoning behind assisted suicide is terribly wrong

Comparing the theology of Augustine of Hippo to arguments for assisted suicide. "Augustine insists that suffering—however grievous—is not grounds for self-destruction."

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Ipswich's new archdeacon found faith after her parents' deaths The senior cleric says her parents' deaths early on in her life helped to shape her path.

A new archdeacon says her difficult childhood and losing both parents (one to cancer, one to suicide) by the time she had finished university led her to finding her purpose in religion.

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Regularly attending religious services associated with lower risk of deaths of despair | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health People who attended religious services at least once a week were significantly less likely to die from “deaths of despair.”

2020 Harvard Study: Regularly attending religious services associated with lower risk of deaths of despair. #suicideprevention

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The Suicidality Prevalence Pyramid Visualizing the annual burden of suicidality in America.

Introducing the 'Suicidality Prevalence Pyramid.' #suicideprevention

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Idaho House committee approves addition of suicidal crisis assistance to Good Samaritan law • Idaho Capital Sun An Idaho committee approved a bill that would add assisting someone in a mental health or suicidal crisis to Idaho’s Good Samaritan laws.

Idaho House committee approves addition of suicidal crisis assistance to Good Samaritan law. #suicideprevention

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Alongside motives such as 'escape' and 'revenge,' 'religious' motives exist for suicide. Many of the notable mass suicides in the 20th and 21st centuries have strong religious elements, although they at times cross over into the murder-suicide sub-type.

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Shinzo Abe’s assassin faces verdict One of the key points in the trial is how the judges will weigh on Tetsuya Yamagami’s troubled upbringing and motivations for fatally shooting the former prime minister.

Tetsuya Yamagami, assassin of Shinzo Abe, who's father and brother both died by suicide, connects his own previous suicide attempt to his mother's alleged financial exploitation by the Unification Church and subsequent neglect of her children. #suicideprevention

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How I Changed My Mind on Assisted Suicide I recently published an autobiographical book, Taking Religion Seriously, about my decades-long evolution from agnosticism to eccentric Christianity.

"One of the many beliefs that I acquired during [my decades-long evolution from agnosticism to eccentric Christianity]—to my surprise—is that I should not decide when to end my life." #suicideprevention

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We are deeply alarmed by the Administration’s decision to terminate federal grants that fund critical suicide prevention and behavioral health services and call for the immediate reversal of this decision.

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Indian Church takes up mental health ministry as ‘major concern’ The Catholic Church in India has launched a systematic campaign to address growing mental illness in groups including families and religious communities.

The Catholic Church in India launches campaign to address mental health challenges: “We decided to take up mental health as a major concern and set up the structure in response to increased family conflicts, death by suicide among young adults, and even among [the] religious."

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Why are suicide rates so low in many Muslim-majority countries? And can we trust the data?

Why are suicide rates so low in many Muslim-majority countries? And can we trust the data? #suicideprevention

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B.C. Supreme Court to hear challenge on forcing faith-based hospitals to provide MAiD In a case with implications for religious freedom, institutional autonomy, and health-care access across Canada, a B.C. Supreme Court trial starting Monday will consider whether faith-based hospitals ...

A landmark Supreme Court case in British Columbia, Canada begins today over whether publicly funded, faith-based hospitals can be legally compelled to provide assisted suicide / "medical assistance in dying" / euthanasia.

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Communities that work against suicide “We’re not doing this once a year at a Blue Christmas service,” says Michelle Snyder of Soul Shop. “We’re doing this every day.”

“Suicide happens because of loss of hope [and] social connection,” says Michelle Snyder of Soul Shop, an organization that equips faith leaders and congregations to minister to people impacted by suicide. “What if we became a church where no one loses hope and no one is alone?”

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Across decades of studies, religious involvement is often associated with lower suicidal behavior, particularly when measuring weekly+ attendance of religious services. Connectedness, meaning / purpose, moral objections to suicide, and lower drinking / substance misuse are cited. #suicideprevention

Unseen epidemic of male suicide in Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday LET’S FACE it, the suicide epidemic in TT is alarming, especially when you look at the numbers.

Religious groups encouraged to be part of the solution in the male suicide epidemic in Trinidad and Tobago. "Where are the churches, temples, and mosques in this battle against despair? ... Religious leaders need to take a hard look at their communities."

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The 3D Model of Suicidality Distress, Despair, and Disinhibition

The 3D Model of Suicidality: Distress, Despair, and Disinhibition. #suicideprevention

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Gov't enlists religious leaders in new bid to combat Korea's suicide crisis - The Korea Times Seeking to address Korea’s persistently high suicide rate, the government and several major religious organizations on Monday signed an agreement r...

In November, the South Korean government and religious representatives (United Christian Churches of Korea, the Korean Catholic Bishops’ Conference, the Central Headquarters of Won-Buddhism, the Jogye Order) signed a historic agreement on suicide prevention.

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