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Jim RosicaFebruary 7, 2017

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

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, 2016

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?” […]

Associated PressJanuary 29, 2016

As his rivals made their final case to voters ahead of Iowa’s kickoff caucuses, Donald Trump was headlining a show of his own. Just 3 miles from the site of the final GOP presidential debate before voting begins, Republican front-runner Trump held what amounted to a cross between his typical rally and a fundraising telethon […]

Drew WilsonDecember 10, 2015

A pair of Lee County lawmakers announced Thursday that they will file bills requiring school employees to take a course on youth suicide prevention. The Senate version, SB 884, will be sponsored by Republican Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto and would add a two-hour suicide prevention course to continuing education requirements for elementary, middle and high school […]

Guest AuthorAugust 9, 2015

Over the course of the past 2½ years I found myself in a position I never dreamed possible: Three of my immediate family members died. Although not all of their deaths were the same, each one was painful to me and deeply felt in its own way. Nothing about the human condition prepares you for […]

Tag: suicide

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