Tag Archives: suicide

Parents say first-grader who died by suicide was bullied by racist classmates

Loading the player… San Antonio parents Jermaine and LaKeisha Chaney suspect that relentless bullying led to the death of their son, Jeffery Taylor. In 2019, four days before Christmas Day, Taylor was found dead in his bedroom with a gun that his parents owned lying beside him.  LaKeisha Chaney told KENS 5 that the day… Read More »

Addiction, Masculinity, Suicide, and Recovery: An Interview With ‘Before I Leave You’ Author, Robert Imbeault

Rob Imbeault is an entrepreneur, survivor of childhood sexual assault, recovering addict, survivor of multiple suicide attempts, and the author of his memoir in which he shares the intersection of these experiences. The book is titled Before I Leave You a Memoir on Suicide Addiction and Healing published by Houndstooth Press March 3rd, 2020, available… Read More »

Most US opioid overdose deaths accidental, 4% are suicide

A new analysis shows accidental overdoses contribute to 90% of all U.S. opioid-related deaths By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer December 17, 2019, 6:32 PM 3 min read Accidental overdoses cause 90% of all U.S. opioid-related deaths while suicides account for far fewer of these fatalities than previously thought, a new analysis published Tuesday suggests.… Read More »

Miss England reveals sick Instagram images drove her to contemplate suicide

Miss England Alisha Cowie says sick images on Instagram drove her to self-harming and thoughts of suicide. The beauty queen backs Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s crackdown on graphic social media content as she pours out the story of her hellish childhood today. Relentlessly bullied at school, Alisha, now 19, became anorexic and weighed just six… Read More »