Health & Wellness

The Pursuit of Death on Psychiatric Grounds

Frieda Klotz / Undark Jan 17, 2025 The Netherlands allows medically assisted euthanasia for extreme mental suffering. Some doctors question the guardrails. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

TD Original

‘Unalived’ by a Thousand Cuts

Jim Knipfel / Truthdig Nov 14, 2024 The language is always evolving, but will mainstreaming evermore hypersensitive euphemisms for “death” really keep the Grim Reaper at bay? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Wounds of War

Osama Bin Laden’s Enduring Legacy

Nick Turse / TomDispatch Jul 26, 2024 U.S. troops are still haunted by the lingering demons of the war on terror. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Military

The VA Is Failing Veterans on Mental Health

Kathleen McGrory / ProPublica Jan 10, 2024 A ProPublica analysis of 313 studies conducted by the agency’s inspector general in recent years shows repeated failures in behavioral care. The breakdowns have had fatal consequences. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

The Terrible Consequences of Burnout for Wildland Fire Dispatchers

Kylie Mohr / High Country News Oct 4, 2023 An internal U.S. Forest Service survey shows a critical link in the wildfire fighting apparatus is struggling. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

Suicide Rates of Teenage Boys Skyrocket Due to Firearm Access

Jennifer Gerson / The 19th Sep 26, 2023 Experts on adolescent suicide say too often, guns and stigma around masculinity and mental health lead to deadly outcomes. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

How Economic Despair Drives Workers to Their Deaths

By Tom Conway / Independent Media Institute Jan 16, 2020 More and more often, economic despair kills the have-nots. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Epstein May Have Gamed the System From Beyond the Grave

CURT ANDERSON / The Associated Press Aug 22, 2019 The will signed two days before his suicide puts $577 million in assets into a trust, a roadblock to sex-abuse accusers to recover damages. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Deadly Epidemic Is Hitting Trump Supporters the Hardest

Rajan Menon / TomDispatch Jun 19, 2019 White working class suicide rates are rising to epidemic proportions—with a helping hand from Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Sandy Hook and Parkland Grieve Once Again, Following Three Suicides

Ilana Novick Mar 25, 2019 The pain from mass shootings reverberates years later. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Mental Health Crisis Afflicting America’s Youth Is All Too Real

Jean Twenge / The Conversation Mar 15, 2019 Researchers have remained skeptical, but data indicate that teens face an epidemic of anguish that is nothing short of staggering. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Suicide Hits 50-Year Peak, Pushes Down U.S. Life Expectancy

MIKE STOBBE / The Associated Press Nov 29, 2018 One doctor at George Washington University attributes the spike to economic inequality and pervasive feelings of hopelessness. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )