Tag: suicide
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Nature vs Nurture
I recently watched Three Identical Strangers, an award-winning documentary from director Tim Wardle, on CNN. The film explores questions of nature vs. nurture and medical ethics, as told through the incredible story of three men separated at birth: Edward Galland, David Kellman and Robert Shafran. The film is fascinating: Triplets separated at birth and adopted […]
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Are We Less Happy?
Anderson Cooper hosted a CNN Special Town Hall last night: Finding Hope, Battling America’s Suicide Crisis. Much of the hour was spent talking to survivors of suicide (Anderson’s brother, Carter, took his own life 30 years ago) as well as survivors of suicide attempts. However, the standout of the evening for me was CNN’s Dr. […]
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Life Saving Books
Books have meant a great deal to me as well. I don’t always plan it, but somehow the right book always seems to end up in my hands.
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Suicide, God, and Stigma
After the heavy social media coverage of the suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain last week, I wondered what more I could possibly add to the conversation. Then I read a terrible blog post on The Federalist website by Caroline D’Agati claiming that suicide is a reaction to meaninglessness in life that only God can fill. Interpretation: Less God, more suicides.
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Suicide on the Rise, Why?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a report today showing a 30% increase in U.S. suicide rates since 1999. The deaths this week of designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain put an exclamation point on the issue. What exactly is going on?
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Remember All of the Fallen
As we remember our fallen soldiers on Memorial Day, I also want to take time to remember the service men and women, both active duty and veterans, who die by suicide every year – estimated at 22 a day.
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Book Review: Imagine Me Gone
Adam Haslett’s “Imagine Me Gone” explores the devastating toll of mental illness on both the sufferers and the loved ones who care for them.
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World Suicide Prevention Day
September 10th is World Suicide Awareness Day. SPAN-GA raises money for Camp SOS.
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On motherhood, mental illness, and the importance of memory
Of course I would want my child to know his grandmother. Not only was mental illness a part of who my mother was, it was – and still is – an important part of our family’s medical history.
Jill Prouty 