Prayers
Prayer for Young Adults Contemplating Suicide
Oh, Lord, one in four young adults in our country have considered suicide in just the last month. Especially in danger are racial and ethnic minorities, essential workers and unpaid adult caregivers.
Oh Lord, the pandemic does not just endanger those who might catch the disease, but increasingly all of us as we strive to cope with the traumas of our changed lives.
Help us Oh Lord to reach out to each other safely and perceive your image in all of our fellow humans. Help us to open our hearts and souls to You that you may enter into us all and bring us peace, love and hope.
Help those of us who are especially vulnerable to ending their fears and sufferings by ending their own lives.
Come to them in your goodness and help them to find your Love in their hearts and souls so that they may live for the sake of us all. by Dr. Eugene Fisher Profiles in Catholicism
A Prayer for Jamel Myles
God of tender mercy,
who like a mother
takes and carries her children
In loving arms,
receive your child Jamel
and all those children suffering
abuse, bullying, and great sadness.
Lift all of them to yourself,
touch them with your life-giving love,
and keep them in your peace. Amen by Father Louis Cameli Profiles in Catholicism
Book Reviews and Commentaries
Man’s Search for Meaning Commentary by David Mikics The Tablet
Altar Boys by Suzanne Smith Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism
Medical Journal Articles
Suicide and Youth: Risk Factors by Johan Bilsen1 Front Psychiatry. 2018; 9: 540.
Reasons and trends in youth's suicide rates during the COVID-19 pandemic by Ryunosuke Goto , Yusuke Okubo, Norbert Skokauskas Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2022 Aug 11;27:10056
A cross-sectional survey of prevalence and correlates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among prisoners in New South Wales, Australiaby Sarah Larney, Libby Topp, Devon Indig, et al BMC Public Health volume 12, Article number: 14 (2012)
General Articles/Commentaries
7 Deadly Sins Parents Commit Against Transgender Kids – In Memory of Leelah Alcorn by Susan Cottrell Patheos
Ministry helps families of suicide victims by John Lavenburg Crux
Mike King breaks down over child suicide rates by CathNews New Zealand
82-year-old grandmother commits suicide after falling for scam by Michael Finney ABC 7
Care Not Killing disappointed by ITV' Emmerdale 'discriminatory and outdated' suicide storyline by Independent Catholic News
Breaking down the stigma of mental illness by CathNews New Zealand
U.S. Suicides Increased in 2021 After 2 Years of Progress by Steven Ross Johnson U.S. News
Colombian mom, 32, who committed suicide at NYC shelter 'was branded a 'bad mother' by staff after she left her kids alone to take on a cleaning job just days before she died by Ruth Bashinsky Daily Mail
Palestinian accused of killing elderly Israeli woman dies in apparent suicide by Bethan McKernan The Guardian
Incarcerated man dies by apparent suicide in Maricopa County jail by Jimmy Jenkins Arizona Republic
Thirteen-year-old boy dies by suicide on North Carolina middle school campus after ‘cruel’ bullying by Andrea Blanco Independent
Suicide Prevention Program Aims for Safe Spaces in the Black Church by Steven Ross Johnson U.S. News
The cry of a priest by CathNews New Zealand
Former N.J. priest indicted for sexual assault dies by suicide after shooting 3, killing 1 in Ecuador by Karin Price Mueller nj.com
Suicide and our Misunderstandings by Father Ronald Rolheiser OMI Angelus
Russia abandons Snake Island in victory for Ukraine by Max Hunder and Tom Balmforth Reuters
Suicide and our Misunderstandings by Father Ronald Rolheiser OMI Angelus
BreakingNews a Catholic Priest and Rector of Seminary in Germany is Found Dead by Suicide after Allegations Arose - RIP Fr. Christof May by Catholic News World
‘From crisis to death’: Probing teen’s last, desperate hours by Heather Hollingswoth The Associated Press
Bishop's suicide helped fight blasphemy law in Pakistan by Kamran Chaudhry UCA News
Newcastle priest took his own life after learning of ‘historic allegation’ by Patrick Gouldsbrough Northern Echo
Buddhist views on suicide examined after climate activist self-immolated on Earth Day by Ira Rifkin Religion News Service
Filipino boy kills himself over online learning by Joseph Peter Calleja UCA News
Bernie Madoff’s sister and her husband found dead in apparent murder-suicide, Florida police say by Annabelle Timsit The Washington Post
Las Vegas clerk killed self after shooting customer with no mask, police say by The Associated Press/The Guardian
How suicide became the hidden toll of the war in Ukraine by Joel Gunter BBC
Laicized former priest serving life term dead of apparent suicide by Christine Rousselle Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
CoAnti-Trans Bills Are Moving Through State Legislatures With Remarkable Speed by Natasha Lennard The Intercept
What one priest learned from listening to transgender Catholics by James F. Keenan National Catholic Reporter
Japan's suicide catcher has one word for lost souls by Cristian Martini Grimaldi UCA News
Cheslie Kryst, Miss USA 2019 and 'Extra' correspondent, dies at 30 by USA Today
Financial woes drive more Thais to suicide by UCA News
My daughter was a gay Catholic who died by suicide. Here's how the church must protect LGBTQ+ Catholics. by Joyce Calvo National Catholic Reporter
Florida deputies who shared an infant child took their own lives, their sheriff said by David J. Neal Yahoo
Haredi Author Chaim Walder Dies by Suicide After Dozens of Sexual Assault Allegations by Josh Breiner Haaretz
Number of priest suicides causing concern in Brazilian Church by Eduardo Campos Lima Crux
A public suicide in Iran spotlights anguish over economy by Nassar Kari The Associated Press
Australian Church concerned over suicide rate of Aboriginal children by Lisa Zengarini Vatican News
Preventing physician suicide by AMA
Woman whose daughter and husband took their lives starts suicide support charity by BBC
Teenage Afghan who feared UK would deport him killed himself by Diane Taylor The Guardian
Church leaders express regret after falsely accused Irish priest takes his life by Nick Bramhill Irish Central
Abbott speaks out against ‘legitimising suicide’ by CathNews
Teenage Afghan who feared UK would deport him killed himself by Diane Taylor The Guardian
Empathy, Saint Raphael, and Suicidal Thoughts: How To Be An Angel by Mary Pezzulo Patheos
Keeping the Faith After Loss: Catholic Resources for Those Affected by Suicide by Busted Halo
Church leaders express regret after falsely accused Irish priest takes his life by Nick Bramhill Irish Central
Teenage suicides could be sign of mental health toll by CathNews
Concern grows in Kenya after alarming rise in suicide cases by The Guardian
Spanish bishop urges support for those tempted to suicide by Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report
More clergy suicides possible if unfounded allegations continue by CathNews New Zealand
Priest killed himself after being wrongly accused of child abuse by Tristan Kirk Evening Standard
Confronting Suicide and Mental Health during COVID by Stephen G. Adubato Patheos
WHO: 1 in 100 deaths is by suicide, Over 700 000 people lose their life to suicide every year says a new study by the UN’s health agency. by Robin Gomes Vatican News
Confronting Suicide and Mental Health during COVID. by Stephen G. Adubato Patheos
School district agrees to pay $3M in bullied child’s suicide by The Associated Press
Study Deems Treatment Created at Catholic U for Suicidal Risk 'Well Supported' by David Jobes The Catholic University of America
Catholic bishops opposed a suicide prevention hotline. Why? by Marianne Duddy-Burke National Catholic Reporter
Indian nun's body found in convent well Sister left a suicide note saying she could no longer bear the pain of her physical ailments by Saji Thomas UCA News
Tragedy as Irish American NYPD top cop takes his own life in Queens by Irish Central
In this Florida synagogue, 5 people committed suicide during the final months of the pandemic. Here’s how the rabbi is coping. by Stewart Ain The Forward
Legalized pot tied to rise in young men's suicide attempts by Amy Norton Medicalxpress
Catholic Leaders Fought a National Suicide Hotline that Supported LGBTQ+ People by Nico Lane them
10 Ways the Church Can Better Prepare to Fight Today’s Suicide Epidemic by Guest Contributor Patheos
Indonesian seminarian 'commits suicide' during Mass by Ryan Dagurr UCA News
10 Ways the Church Can Better Prepare to Fight Today’s Suicide Epidemic by Guest Contributor Patheos
Ex-USA Gymnastics coach John Geddert kills himself after felony charges, including human trafficking, sexual assault by Dan Murphy and John Barr ESPN
After suicide at Catholic services center, Seattle archbishop emphasizes hope by Catholic News Agency Staff The Catholic News Agency
Why on Earth? A Psychiatrist, Philosopher, Comedian and Theologian Discuss Darkness, Suicide and Hope by Margarita Mooney National Catholic Register
Opening Up About Suicide. Jewish groups start addressing mental wellness—for those who are suffering, and the people who love them by Paula Jacobs Tablet
Portugal’s Catholic bishops express ‘sadness and indignation’ as parliament backs euthanasia bill by Catholic News Agency
Shock: Surge in student suicides during the pandemic by Deacon Greg Kendra The Deacon's Bench
Our divided church has to grapple with being pro-life by Donna Gunn Global Sisters Report
The Cruise Ship Suicides by Austin Carr Bloomberg Businessweek
Sex abuse claims, secret payments, then a suicide. He battled memories of his past – and the priests at the center of it. by Haley BeMiller Green Bay Press-Gazette
Japanese bishops urge solidarity as suicides rise under COVID fallout by Elise Ann Allen Crux
"Apparent suicide note" found after death of father and his two sons in Cork by IrishCentral Staff IrishCentral
Suicide Prevention in the COVID-19 Era: Transforming Threat Into Opportunity by Moutier C JAMA Psychiatry October 16, 2020
What pro-life Catholics are doing to fight suicide, the death penalty, poverty, hunger, gun violence and police killings, the opioid epidemic and wars by Molly Cahill America
Helping to prevent suicide during stressful pandemic by Michelle Martin Chicago Catholic
How one Catholic ministry is helping families deal with the devastating aftermath of suicide by Ashley McKinless America
Suicide and fatal drug overdose in child sexual abuse victims: a historical cohort study by Margaret C Cutajar, Paul E Mullen, James R P Ogloff, and others Med J ust 2010; 192 (4): 184-187.
Indian state reinvestigates Catholic priest's suicide case Fresh probe comes after continued protests from local people who suspect foul play in the priest's death by UCA News reporter UCA News
One in four young adults in the US contemplated suicide during pandemic by Tamar Lapin New York Post
Suspect in shooting of federal judge's son and husband at her New Jersey home has died, sources say by Evan Perez, Brynn Gingras, Amir Vera and Eric LevensonCNN
US government launches campaign to reduce high suicide rates The U.S. government is launching a national campaign aimed at reducing high suicide rates, particularly among veterans by Hope Ven Associated Press/ABC News
Depressed Indians resort to suicide as Covid-19 takes its toll by Nirendra Dev UCA News
Filipino boy kills himself over online learning by Joseph Peter Calleja UCA News
Royal commission findings into suicide death withheld causing anguish for 94-year-old mother by Giselle Wakatam Australian Broadcasting Corporation Newcastle
The Next Covid Crisis Could Be a Wave of Suicides by Cynthia Koons, Riley Griffin, and Emma Court Bloomburg News
Prague revamp reveals Jewish gravestones used to pave streets by Robert Tait The Guardian
Argentine president vows to legalize abortion, despite pandemic shutdown by Inés San Martín Crux
Amid Coronavirus, Catholic Psychologists Provide a Frame for Suicide Prevention by Perry WestCAN/.National Catholic Register
Under New Australian Law, Assisted Suicide Applications Higher Than Expected by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
Poverty, loneliness behind high rates of suicide among elderly men by Cate Broughton Cath News New Zealand
Belfast boxer Michael Conlan calls for action over suicide epidemic byConor Donnan IrishCentral
A young woman's suicide puts focus on church's counseling for LGBT Catholics by Carina Julig Religion News Service
The silent suicides of Pakistan by Kamran Chaudhry UCANews,com
Catholic suicide surge a wakeup call for Indonesian Church by Ryan Dagur UCANews.com
Cardinal Tagle: ‘Shock and Sadness’ Over Suicide Rates in the Philippines by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register
A gay 12-year-old died by suicide after relentless bullying. His mom says the school did nothing. by Alex Bollinger LGBTQ Nation
My Son, Eric Patterson, Killed Himself Because a Catholic Priest Sexually Abused Him by Janet Patterson CNS News
Fr. Chris Alar on Finding Hope After a Loved One’s Suicide by Busted Halo
Philippines: Archbishop Calls on Church to Confront Suicide by Roy Lagarde Zenit
New reports show suicide rates continue on worrying upward trend by John Burger Aleteia
13 Reasons Why: And a significant spike in male teen suicide by CathNews
Pope calls euthanasia ‘defeat for all’ after suicide of 17-year-old Dutch girl by Claire GiangravèJ Crux
Care Not Killing disappointed at latest legal challenge to Suicide Act by Independent Catholic News
Me Before You Reviewed by Sr. Helena Burns, FSP Teen Life Blog
Assisted suicide now law in N.J.; cardinal calls it ‘morally unacceptable’ by Catholic News Service/Crux
Popular Perth priest Father Joseph Tran takes own life after being confronted over child by Gabrielle Knowles, Nick Butterly and Rourke Walsh The West Australian
NY’s progressive politicians prepare the battlefield for assisted suicide by Anne Hendershott The Catholic World Report
Suicide chic? by Angelus Staff
Student suicide season leaves India scratching for answers, Nearly 10,000 killed themselves in 2016, or one every hour, with the number rising each year by Umar Manzoor Shah La Croix International
For those thinking about suicide, prayers help—but are not enough by Anne-Marie Drew America
The importance of spiritual accompaniment for priests. A priest-psychotherapist who specializes in dealing with sexual abuse talks about how to deal with the risk of suicide by priests accused of inappropriate behavior by Mélinée Le Priol La Croix International
Shock: Brooklyn priest kills himself days before Christmas by Deacon Greg Kandra Patheos
Parents angry after priest criticizes son’s suicide by La Croix International staff
Child suicides on the rise in Bangladesh| by Stephan Uttom and Rock Rozario UCANews.com
Suicide, drug overdose rates bring US life expectancy down by CNA Staff
How one Catholic ministry is helping families deal with the devastating aftermath of suicide by Ashley McKinless America
My daughter died by suicide 14 years ago. This is what I’ve learned. by Tom Smith America
A priest’s suicide: A sign of hopelessness?” ‘ by Céline Hoyeau La Croix International
Suicide: An understanding and compassionate approach by Dr Adrian Treloar
The Heart of the Suicide Epidemic by Lucy Sammons Mind and Spirit
Rise in priest suicides prompts call for helpline in Ireland by CNAEWTN News
Catholic priest’s suicide rocks Orléans A second French priest in a month kills himself after facing sex abuse allegations by Mélinée Le Priol,La Croix International
The view on hunger strikes A hunger strike that does not have a time limit amounts to a form of suicide by Claire Lesegretain La Croix International
Suicide’s copycat contagion by Grazie Pozo Christie Angelus
My daughter died by suicide 14 years ago. This is what I’ve learned. by Tom Smith America
Boy, 9, kills himself after being bullied just days after coming out by ABC News
Suicide: Powerful Letter from Renown Psychiatrist Dr. Aaron Kheriaty MD to California Legislators Apostolate of Death by Aaron Kheriaty
Videos
Suicide Prevention Training Video 1
Suicide Prevention Training Video #2: Holistic Health
Suicide Prevention Training Video 3 of 3: Intervention