Suicides
Air Forces uses virtual reality technology to help curb suicides, sexual assault
The Air Force is implementing virtual reality technology in an attempt to curb sexual assault and suicide, the New York Times reports. Why it matters: The virtual reality program comes after years of the Air Force implementing various forms of prevention training, all of which have been unable to lower the reports of suicide and …
New Zealand border worker tests positive for COVID-19; Woman’s body found in Gold Coast home; Vaccine rollout warning for Scott Morrison; Senator Jacqui Lambie lashes royal commission into veteran suicides
Hidden cameras have been used to expose compensation cheats who had claimed to be injured after car accidents and received significant payouts. One Fremantle man who said he had been injured in two crashes claimed compensation and cycled more than 3000km from Perth to Sydney on a charity bike ride. Paul Chartres went on an …
Royal Commission into veteran suicides; Trans-Tasman travel bubble opens; ADF Afghanistan veterans to keep war medals; Investigations continue into NSW hotel quarantine cases
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has acknowledged there is a “long tail of cost” when Australian Defence Forces personnel return home. “That cost is most significant when we see it in the death by suicide of our veterans,” Mr Morrison said in Sydney today. Mr Morrison said his government wants to deal with the “very serious …
Mental Health Experts Worry The Pandemic And Quarantine Measures Will Lead To A Spike In Suicides
The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, become a member and sign up for our newsletter, Outbreak Today. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump sat in the Rose Garden and told Fox News why he wanted to reopen the country …
South Trail firefighters talk about mental health amid nationwide suicides
LEE COUNTY Firefighters see people on their worst days and manage to keep it together. But, behind closed doors, some firefighters are battling their own mental health. And more firefighters are dying at their own hands than in the line of duty. We spoke to South Trail Fire & Rescue District firefighters Friday …
Grassley Speaks on Rural Mental Health Bill as Farmer Suicides Increase
The rate of farmer suicide has been on the rise across the United States and Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) recently introduced the Seeding Rural Resilience Act to curb it. The senators want to spread awareness about mental health on the farm. “Our bipartisan bill would empower people who are in a position to …
NYPD Officer Says Department’s Effort To Improve Mental Health, Prevent Suicides Is A Publicity Stunt – CBS New York
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – An NYPD officer says he’s exposing the truth. He claims the department’s mission to help officers with mental health problems is a publicity stunt. The police say they’re doing more to help, but could it be too little too late? NYPD officer Jonathan Oliveras (Credit: CBS2) Jonathan Oliveras and his husband …
