Suicides

It took decades, but San Francisco finally installs nets to stop suicides off Golden Gate Bridge

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kevin Hines regretted jumping off San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge the moment his hands released the rail and he plunged the equivalent of 25 stories into the Pacific Ocean, breaking his back. Hines miraculously survived his suicide attempt at age 19 in September 2000 as he struggled with bipolar disorder, one … Read more

France’s government promises to root out school bullies, reacting to wide anger over child suicides

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PARIS — Block school bullies from social networks. Give all children weekly empathy classes. Put anti-bullying experts in schools and courts. These are among promises the French government made Wednesday in response to growing nationwide concern about bullying, triggered by recent suicides of children whose families say they were bullied online or at school. Many … Read more