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How an outwardly-respectable father-of-four felt forced to throw himself off a bridge over the M4 ...

The Daily Mail 29 Mar 2025
For on February 21, the 48-year old walked to the M4 motorway and threw himself off a motorway bridge before he was hit by several passing vehicles ... We didn't know it was him initially but then word spread that it was him who fell off the bridge.
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‘Selfless courage’: San Bernardino County deputies honored for heroism at award ceremony

Daily Press Victorville 27 Mar 2025
GRAPHIC IMAGES ... Sgt ... The incident took place on Dec ... Other honorees included deputies who had dragged injured patients from burning cars, pulled suicidal subjects from bridges and provided life-saving medical aid to injured and wounded patients ...
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Where are Utah’s Reps—hiding under their desks?

Salt Lake City Weekly 26 Mar 2025
suicides are down in San Francisco since nets were installed to catch bridge jumpers. This, even with Trump as president! Since the the installation of the nets 12 months ago, suicides at the bridge are down 73%.
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Black joy: Changing the narrative

MinnPost 26 Mar 2025
This initiative, a collaboration between the Minnesota Department of Health and the Brooklyn Bridge Alliance for Youth, was prompted by data indicating a rise in suicides among Black youth, ...
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Kent man identified as body found in Cuyahoga River on Monday night, medical examiner says

Record-Courier 25 Mar 2025
Body recovered Monday night under High Level bridge near Akron-Cuyahoga Falls border ... This article contains mention of suicide ... His death was ruled a suicide ... Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 for help.
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Local nonprofits are in jeopardy

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 25 Mar 2025
poverty, hunger, homelessness, inequities, injustice, suicide, and even climate change. We are the bridge between what the government provides and what is available from the for-profit sector. And that is a huge bridge to gap ... Talk to your legislators ... .
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Better South Dakota (formerly Long Live MC) expands mental health support with new programs and scholarships

The Daily Republic 25 Mar 2025
— A South Dakota nonprofit that focuses on mental health awareness and suicide prevention has made a significant stride in its mission with the award of its first-ever $10,000 counseling grant.
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New Golden Gate safety nets are reducing suicide deaths, study finds

Yahoo Daily News 23 Mar 2025
The study looks at recent suicide deaths along the iconic bridge.
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First coastal rd suicide: Newly wed man jumps off arch bridge

The Times of India 19 Mar 2025
A newly married 30-year-old Malad resident, Darshit Seth, died by suicide by jumping off the bow-string arch bridge connecting Mumbai Coastal Road and Bandra-Worli sea link on Tuesday evening ... Suicide prevention helplines.
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Signs in Winona parks focus on suicide prevention

Post Bulletin 18 Mar 2025
That group placed similar signs around La Crosse and one of the city's bridges ... In January, the Winona Post reported police stopped a suicidal 17-year-old who had threatened to jump from the Highway 43 bridge.
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RI's bridges must include suicide prevention barriers | Opinion

The Providence Journal 15 Mar 2025
We applaud the mandate that future bridge designs in our state include suicide prevention barriers ‒ this is a critical step forward ... Suicide prevention from our iconic bridges must become an immediate and unwavering priority.
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Thanasis Nicolaou’s family considers private prosecutions following homicide probe

Philenews 15 Mar 2025
... memory, which they tarnished with the stigma of suicide,” she added ... Thanasis’ body was found under a bridge in Alassa in 2005 and his death was deemed by the army and police as a suicide.
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‘Seven people held responsible’ for Thanasis Nicolaou’s death

CyprusMail 15 Mar 2025
Stavrianos had ruled in 2005 that Nicolaou, who was found dead under a bridge near the Limassol district village of Alassa, had committed suicide, while his mother Andriana Nicolaou had for nearly two ...
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RI's bridges need suicide prevention barriers. Until then, use temporary measures: Guest View

The Newport Daily News 14 Mar 2025
We applaud the mandate that future bridge designs in our state include suicide prevention barriers – this is a critical step forward ... Suicide prevention from our iconic bridges must become an immediate and unwavering priority.
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Thanasis Nicolaou’s mother calls for justice following investigation findings

CyprusMail 13 Mar 2025
In 2005, 26-year-old national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou was found dead under a bridge in Cyprus. Authorities ruled it a suicide, but his mother, Andriana Nicolaou, fought for years to prove it was murder.
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