Ryan NicolDecember 5, 2019
4min416
Caruso is asking for $500,000 to promote the 211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast community helpline.
Tag: suicide
Ryan NicolDecember 5, 2019
Jacob OglesSeptember 16, 2019
3min388
Self-poisoning by children has jumped at an alarming rate.
Ryan NicolMay 9, 2019
5min538
"This public health crisis is preventable."
Guest AuthorApril 12, 2019
6min791
We should make mental health prevention programming available in every school, for every student, every year.
Ana CeballosMarch 28, 2019
7min369
“I think one or two deaths or suicides is one too many, but we are throwing a lot of resources (into mental health)."
Janelle Irwin TaylorOctober 1, 2018
6min331
The domestic abuse relief group Community Action Stops Abuse (CASA) is giving its logo a bold new update to reflect a recent update in deadly incidents throughout the Tampa Bay area. The group is shedding its serene Bird of Paradise logo that featured a soft color palette with a purple and gray hand signaling a […]
Scott PowersNovember 14, 2017
2min270
State Rep. Kamia Brown of Ocoee called Tuesday for the state to redouble efforts to provide mental health services for students after the apparent suicide of a student at Minneola High School in Lake County Tuesday morning. The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that a 17-year-old student named Seth Sutherland shot and killed himself in the […]
Jim RosicaFebruary 7, 2017
4min270
The head of the state’s child welfare agency told a legislative panel his department has now handed over “5,000 pages of documents” to a judge looking into why a foster child hung herself while broadcasting it on social media. Mike Carroll, secretary of the Department of Children and Families (DCF), spoke to the Senate Children, Families and Elder Affairs Committee this week. […]
Jim RosicaAugust 25, 2016
3min244
The Florida Supreme Court Thursday ruled the husband of a Venice woman who committed suicide can sue her doctor for medical malpractice. The court sent the case back “with instructions to proceed to trial.” Robert Granicz had sued Dr. Joseph S. Chirillo Jr. after his wife, Jacqueline Granicz, hung herself in the couple’s garage in October 2008, according to […]
Guest AuthorMarch 31, 20168min190
If you’re in trouble and considering suicide, click here for a list of resources. “Angela* killed herself yesterday.” When someone calls, late on a Saturday night, with terrible news about a friend and colleague, it’s hard to know how to react. I sat down in a quiet space and took a deep breath. “What happened?” […]
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