December 2025

Alliance of Hope offers a compassionate roadmap for suicide loss survivors, emphasizing emotional processing, community support, and gradual steps toward hope amid profound pain. The guide outlines non-linear stages like denial, anger, and acceptance, urging readers not to rush healing while highlighting practical tools such as journaling, therapy, and peer groups tailored for those bereaved […]

Gambling often lurks as an invisible factor in suicides, particularly in Australia where new research reveals its devastating toll. The article, drawing from a Federation University study with the Coroners Court of Victoria, reports at least 184 suicides directly linked to gambling between 2009 and 2016, plus 17 by affected family members, with experts warning

Korean scholars are raising urgent alarms about proposed laws on assisted suicide and abortion, warning they risk eroding the nation’s ethical foundations. At a seminar hosted by the Sungsan Bioethics Research Institute in Seoul, legal experts like adjunct professor Shin Hyo-sung dissected the “Assisted Dignified Death Act,” highlighting how it muddles concepts such as withdrawing

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a new law strengthening mental health confidentiality for law enforcement officers.This legislation ensures that communications between police and mental health counselors remain private, removing barriers that previously deterred officers from seeking help amid high-stress jobs linked to trauma, PTSD, and tragically, elevated suicide risks. In a state where law

Researchers have launched the PsyRiskMR database, a groundbreaking tool for uncovering causal risk factors in psychiatric disorders. This user-friendly platform, detailed in a 2025 Biological Psychiatry study, integrates massive genome-wide association study data on 10 psychiatric conditions with over 3,900 brain imaging traits and 30+ brain tissue-specific datasets. Using Mendelian randomization—a method that leverages genetic