#suicide-prevention

#suicide-prevention

A damning investigation found staff repeatedly missed opportunities to help Rajwinder Singh, 36, who took his own life 11 days after arriving at the south-west London prison in June 2023. The prison falsified records, ignored his call bell and did not check on him when his wife phoned with concerns for his welfare the day he died. A Prisons and Probation Ombudsman report said the prison "made critical and repeated failings in their duty of care to Mr Singh".

"I depart offering my fullest support and encouragement to VA mission, leadership, and teammates," he said.

The fear that suicide risk evokes often leads to a controlling and carceral approach that is not effective. A reliance on such methods hinders the delivery of productive mental health support.

Fifteen nurses have since been fired, and another disciplined, amid questions over how Niyimbona was able to leave her room undetected.

The NSDUH revealed a one-third reduction in serious thoughts of suicide among 12 to 17-year-olds, dropping from 13% to 10%, contributing to a decline in tragic outcomes.

"Anne was a beloved wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, and friend - her smile lit up every room she entered. Anne's light radiated far beyond those she knew, touching millions across the world."

A third of women who died during or after pregnancy were known to children's social care services, with a fifth of these deaths being from suicide.

After hearing the post-mortem findings, coroner Nadia Persaud stated, 'I'm satisfied on those facts this death occurred in circumstances requiring an inquest.'

A 20-year-old man has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of engaging in an online campaign of cybergrooming and virtual sexual abuse of children, including pressuring a 13-year-old American boy to kill himself.

Probation officers are not clinicians and this tool removes this type of decision making from the probation officer.

The jury deliberated for 125 hours and 22 minutes to reach their verdicts. Jurors found NELFT not responsible for Alice Figueiredo’s death but recognized safety failures.