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☆ We all need 'Sushi Tuesdays': Finding a way forward after suicide
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Jodie Sadowsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —When Sam Maya, a beloved husband, father, friend, stockbroker and coach, died by suicide 16 years ago, he left a note. Maya spent nearly a decade writing "Sushi Tuesdays," which aims to humanize the face of suicide. Post Hill PressShe spent nearly a decade writing “Sushi Tuesdays,” beginning with a blog by the same name, an homage to the weekly ritual she created after her husband’s death. When Sam Maya died, Tasheff was a single mother living on a budget in Brooklyn and couldn’t travel to California to visit. Maya continues to honor her Tuesdays with therapy and yoga, a hike with a friend, and sometimes a sushi lunch.

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☆ No One Knows How Many L.G.B.T.Q. Americans Die by Suicide
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Azeen Ghorayshi | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

She recalled the recent suicide of a young man who died in the house of older adults. “It was heartbreaking to hear,” said Ms. Russo, a lesbian who has lost loved ones to suicide. people show they have high rates of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, factors that greatly increase the risk of suicide. But because most death investigators do not collect data on sexuality or gender identity, no one knows how many gay and transgender people die by suicide each year in the United States. The absence of data is especially unfortunate now, they said, when assumptions about suicide rates among L.G.B.T.Q.

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CNN —A Russian politician died of – as of yet – unknown causes after falling ill on a plane on Saturday, the latest in a string of mysterious deaths among Russian elites. Russia’s Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education, Pyotr Kucherenko, 46, died while returning from a trip to Cuba on Saturday, according to the ministry. “Kucherenko was feeling ill while on a plane with a Russian delegation that was returning from a business trip to Cuba. Russia's Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education Pyotr Kucherenko died while returning from Cuba. Mysterious deaths pile upKucherenko’s demise is not the first unexplained Russian death to spark interest.

☆ Marieke Vervoort: How one Paralympian and triathlete's euthanasia papers extended her life by a decade
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Throughout her storied career, triathlete and Paralympian Marieke Vervoort captured the imagination of her native Belgium and the wider world. … The fact that that had given her so much mental liberation and spiritual liberation, I thought, was a fantastic story,” Rapaport told CNN Sport. “If I didn’t have the papers, I think I would have already committed suicide,” Vervoort told reporters in 2016. And in this case, having control over decision-making about the end of your life,” Rapaport explained. Vervoort died in October 2019.

☆ Biden warns of recession unless Republicans back his debt ceiling plan
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Nandita Bose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

We're going to win this fight," Biden said at a flag-bedecked event at Westchester Community College in Valhalla, New York. Republicans are vowing to support raising the debt ceiling only if Biden agrees to retroactive reductions in government spending. Biden wants the debt ceiling lifted without spending cuts attached, but said he wants to negotiate the next budget. White House aides are meeting with congressional leaders' staff in Washington daily before Biden and the leaders meet again on Friday. Democrats view Republican House members who narrowly won election as possibly vulnerable to being pressured into breaking with their party's leadership and voting for a bill to raise the debt ceiling without conditions.

☆ Biden hits Republican debt ceiling plan in swing New York district
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Nandita Bose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

We're going to win this fight," Biden said at a flag-bedecked event at Westchester Community College in Valhalla, New York. Republicans are vowing to support raising the debt ceiling only if Biden agrees to retroactive reductions in government spending. Biden wants the debt ceiling lifted without spending cuts attached, but said he wants to negotiate the next budget. Biden spoke a day after he met with top Republican and Democratic lawmakers for the first time in three months to try to move forward on the debt ceiling and avoid a historic default. Democrats view Republican House members who narrowly won election as possibly vulnerable to being pressured into breaking with their party's leadership and voting for a bill to raise the debt ceiling without conditions.

☆ McCarthy's debt-ceiling bill tests unity of U.S. House Republicans
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Richard Cowan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

It was interrupted by an extended recess to allow Republicans to work out last-minute changes to the bill and thus improve chances of passage in the Republican-controlled House. Several House Republicans, particularly from Midwest states, had rebelled against that provision. The full House vote will be a test of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's leadership. He has argued that passing the bill could force Biden to agree to negotiate spending cuts in exchange for lifting the federal government's $31.4 trillion borrowing limit. House Republicans are offering to increase Washington's borrowing authority by $1.5 trillion or until March 31, whichever comes first.

☆ 5 marketing experts on how to pull off a heritage-month campaign that's authentic and builds trust with the community
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Erica Sweeney | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"I want all businesses to make people of all stripes feel warm and welcome," he told Insider. "There are times when something can be well-intentioned but could be wildly off," he told Insider. Michelle Thames, founder of Thames Media Solutions. Courtesy of Michelle ThamesAuthentic marketing resonates with people and is more likely to boost brand awareness, said Michelle Thames, founder of Thames Media Solutions in Chicago. "It's definitely important to have a connection instead of just posting a meme and slapping up a picture, which doesn't really resonate," she told Insider.

☆ Who is trans advocate Dylan Mulvaney?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

She became famous on TikTok, where she pivoted from musical theater to advocacy when she came out as trans. But when she started posting videos sponsored by Bud Light, Olay and Nike, her accounts became flooded with anti-trans hate. After cultivating a sizable following during the pandemic, Mulvaney came out as a trans woman in March 2022. From time to time we produce unique commemorative cans for fans and for brand influencers, like Dylan Mulvaney. Mulvaney says she tries to tune out anti-trans hateDylan Mulvaney presented an award at the PFLAG National 50th Anniversary Gala in March.

☆ This Texas crisis center fields half the state's 988 suicide hotline calls. Their VP describes how they handle it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

After rolling out in July 2022, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Support Line has seen a rise in calls, per federal data. Here's how one Texas crisis center is handling the increase in calls. The Harris Center, based in Houston, is one of the over 200 crisis centers fielding calls all across the country. The center, which has been working in partnership with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline since 2007, has fielded about half the crisis line calls in the state. The center is the largest crisis center in the state and has fielded a majority of the crisis line calls in Texas.

☆ Husband of woman accused of killing three children asks for forgiveness for wife
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

In his statement, Patrick Clancy said the couple's marriage "was wonderful and diametrically grew stronger as her condition rapidly worsened." Plymouth County DA Timothy Cruz had previously said prosecutors would be arraigning Lindsay Clancy on murder charges as soon as they could. In his statement, Patrick Clancy said his children "gave me purpose and I never took it for granted. "I took so much pride in being Lindsay’s husband and a dad to Cora, Dawson, and Callan. Patrick Clancy wrote that he promises to "put all my energy into healing and rediscovering my purpose."

☆ Elderly couple found dead in Death Valley National Park in apparent murder-suicide
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

An elderly Las Vegas couple were found dead in California's Death Valley National Park in what authorities said Wednesday was a murder-suicide. He told the 911 operator where to find the couple, the park service said. The husband left a note in the couple's car explaining that his wife was suffering from chronic health issues, according to the National Park Service. Law enforcement officials from the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office, the Inyo County Coroner’s Office, the National Park Service, California Highway Patrol and the Bureau of Land Management responded to the incident. You can also call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741 or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional resources.

☆ Mass Shootings in the U.S.: A Symptom of Despair - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Jillian Peterson | James Densley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +23 min

Seven killed and 46 injured in Highland Park, Ill., on July 4, 2022He suffered from severe back pain. Eight killed and seven injured in Indianapolis on April 15, 2021He was known for being paranoid with a short temper. Five killed and seven injured in Aurora, Ill., on Feb. 15, 2019He had expressed violent thoughts. Nine killed and seven injured in Red Lake, Minn., on March 21, 2005He had been noticeably depressed and angry at church. Seven killed and seven injured in Fort Worth on Sept. 15, 1999He killed his daughter’s cat because he was upset.

☆ Two children dead, infant hospitalized in Massachusetts after mother's suicide attempt
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Two children are dead and their mother and an infant are hospitalized following the mother's alleged attempted suicide at the family's Massachusetts home, officials said. A five-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy were pronounced dead after being transported to a hospital, according to Cruz. An eight-month-old infant was transported to a Boston hospital by helicopter, and he and the children's mother remain hospitalized, according to Cruz. Two children are dead and their mother and an infant are hospitalized following the mother's attempted suicide at the family's home in Duxbury, Mass., on Tuesday. Two children are dead and their mother and an infant are hospitalized following the mother's attempted suicide at the family's home in Duxbury, Mass., on Tuesday.

SAN GABRIEL, Calif. — The elderly gunman responsible for the dance hall massacre in Monterey Park was out of step with other Asian immigrants who found joy and companionship in venues like the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, former friends said. “His ex-wife also likes to dance, so, many times, they would bump into each other in the party or at events. I don’t think his ex-wife was the cause of his massacre.”Nevertheless, Tran often blamed his ex-wife for the demise of his trucking business. Records show that Tran registered a business called Tran’s Trucking in Monterey Park in 2002 and that it was dissolved two years later. He also recalled seeing a white van parked on the modest property, not unlike the one in which Tran died.

☆ Hormone therapy improves mental health for transgender youths, a new study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Jo Yurcaba | Jo Yurcaba Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Transgender youths reported more life satisfaction and fewer symptoms of depression and anxiety after receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy for two years, according to a new study. However, medical associations such as the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, among others, oppose efforts to restrict gender-affirming care for minors. In addition to the New England Journal of Medicine study, about half a dozen others have shown that access to puberty blockers and hormone therapy can improve mental health outcomes, including reducing suicidal ideation, among transgender youths. Three studies — two published in 2020 and another published in 2021 — found that earlier access to gender-affirming medical care is associated with better mental health. They also noted that improvement in mental health varied widely, and that some participants continued to report high levels of depression and anxiety and lower levels of positive emotions and life satisfaction.

"The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star Jen Shah has been ordered to participate in a mental health treatment program, as part of her probation, following her prison release. Jen Shah on "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. Shah has said she suffered from depression and was on antidepressant medication during episodes of "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City." It noted her work with a mental health organization that works within the Polynesian community. "Given her own background, Jen feels deeply empathetic toward anyone marginalized, fearing rejection, and struggling with mental health issues," the memorandum said.

☆ ChatGPT used by mental health tech app in AI experiment with users
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Covers Tech For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

But for a few thousand people, the mental health support they received wasn’t entirely human. About 4,000 people got responses from Koko at least partly written by AI, Koko co-founder Robert Morris said. Academics, journalists and fellow technologists accused him of acting unethically and tricking people into becoming test subjects without their knowledge or consent when they were in the vulnerable spot of needing mental health support. “There are millions of people online who are struggling for help.”There’s a nationwide shortage of professionals trained to provide mental health support, even as symptoms of anxiety and depression have surged during the coronavirus pandemic. In June, the World Health Organization included informed consent in one of its six “guiding principles” for AI design and use.

☆ Lisa Marie Presley will be buried at Graceland next to son Benjamin Keough
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Gina Vivinetto | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Lisa Marie Presley’s final resting place will be at Graceland, the Memphis, Tennessee, estate that her late father, Elvis Presley, called home. A rep for Lisa Marie Presley’s daughter, actor Riley Keough, confirmed to NBC News on Friday, that Presley will be buried next to her late son, Benjamin Keough, who died by apparent suicide in 2020. Lisa Marie Presley, who was the only child of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, died Thursday at 54, after being hospitalized for a medical emergency. A singer-songwriter, Lisa Marie Presley was the mother of four children, from two of her four marriages: daughter Riley Keough and son Benjamin Keough, with ex-husband Danny Keough, and twin daughters Harper and Finley Lockwood with ex-husband Michael Lockwood. Following Keough’s death in 2020, Presley posted multiple tributes to her only son on social media.

☆ Starting Tuesday, all U.S. military veterans in suicidal crisis will be eligible for free care at any VA or private facility
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Courtney-Kube-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Courtney Kube | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Beginning Tuesday, U.S. military veterans who find themselves in suicidal crisis will be eligible for free emergency medical care at any Department of Veterans Affairs facility or any private facility. Unlike for most other medical benefits, veterans do not have to be enrolled in the VA system to be eligible. The VA already provides emergency suicide care, but with the new benefit, veterans will not have to pay any copays or fees for their care. If the veterans receive care at a private facility rather than at a VA facility, the government will cover the costs. “Veterans in suicidal crisis can now receive the free, world-class emergency health care they deserve — no matter where they need it, when they need it, or whether they’re enrolled in VA care,” VA Secretary Denis McDonough said in a statement.

A man with a history of mental illness opened fire inside his North Carolina home, killing his wife and three children before and then himself, police said Monday. "In my 27, pushing 28, years in this police department, we've never had anything like this happen before," High Point police chief Travis Stroud said. One of those adults was a “direct relation, and the other was an acquaintance,” High Point police Lt. Patrick Welsh said. Police respond to a crime scene in High Point, N.C., on Jan. 7, 2023. High Point police officers had responded to the address of Saturday's shooting five other times since 2014, officials said.

It’s a plot twist the romance writers did not see coming. “I saw the auction that was going on to help raise funds for her funeral,” romance writer T.E. “To find out that it was a hoax, two-and-a-half years later, was just a slap in the face to everybody,” fellow romance writer Samantha A. Cole told NBC News. Cole said she met Meachen around 2017 in one of several online romance writer and reader groups that proliferate on Facebook and elsewhere on the web. Some angry romance writers confronted Meachen online and demanded an explanation, screenshots of the exchanges revealed.

A Utah man fatally shot his family of seven in a home Wednesday and then himself, authorities said. A home where eight people were found dead in Enoch, Utah, on Jan. 4, 2023. Enoch City Mayor Geoffrey Chestnut said the incident has shaken the tight-knit community of about 7,500 residents. Enoch City Police Chief Jackson Ames said police had been involved with some investigations with the family a couple of years prior, but declined to elaborate. A law enforcement official stands near the front door of the Enoch, Utah, home where eight family members were found dead from gunshot wounds, on Jan. 4, 2023.

☆ Dave & Buster's co-founder, James 'Buster' Corley, dies at 72
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

James “Buster” Corley, the co-founder of popular arcade restaurant chain Dave & Buster’s, has died, the company said. Dave & Buster’s remembered Corley as “an innovative and creative force.”“His pioneering spirit and steadfast belief that ‘everybody is somebody’ set the foundation for bringing food and games to millions of Dave & Buster’s guests over the past 40 years. The Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed Corley died Monday, but a cause and manner of death was not available Wednesday afternoon. His family told ABC affiliate WFAA of Dallas that the man described in the Monday police incident was Corley. “Buster Corley had a stroke four months ago that caused severe damage to the communication and personality part of his brain,” Kate Corley, Corley's daughter, told the news station.

☆ Dave & Buster's founder James 'Buster' Corley dies in apparent suicide
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —James “Buster” Corley, co-founder of the popular restaurant and entertainment chain Dave & Buster’s, has died. Dave & Busters said that Corley was an “innovative and creative force” in a statement confirming his death. Nearby, David Corriveau operated an “outrageous place for entertainment and games,” according to the company’s website. After noticing that customers would frequent both places, the entrepreneurs teamed up to create the first Dave & Buster’s in Dallas, combining arcade games and food. Dave & Buster’s became a publicly traded company in 2014 and has 150 locations in the United States.

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