Death by suicide is barred none one of the most difficult ways in which a loved one can die. The aftermath presents an emotionally challenging situation for survivors of suicide loss. This includes facing the prospect of suicide cleanup following a traumatic death of this nature. Survivors of suicide loss, typically family members, face the tremendous task of seeing to the remediation of the scene. The additional emotional toll that suicide cleanup can vest upon survivors underscores the need for compassionate professional assistance.
Bullying, suicide and even being LGBTQ are commonly depicted as being connected in the media. However, one need not be LGBTQ to be bullied into suicide. One need only look up stories of Billy Lucas, Tyler Clementi, Phoebe Prince or Hope Witsell to see how often “outsiders” committed suicide. Prince was an Irish girl who…
Bullying in all its forms, including cyberbullying, is a significant problem among elementary, middle, and high school students: 31.6 percent of students are bullied online and in school 11.5 percent of students are bullied at school only 10.5 percent of students are bullied online only 4.3 percent of students report no experience with bullying The…
Bullying is a significant problem in schools across California and throughout the United States. A grim reality in the 21st century is that student suicides oftentimes are connected to bullying. There are a variety of crucial facts and factors that teachers, administrators, and other school personnel must understand when it comes to bullying and suicide.…
Nine-year-old girls in fourth grade should be enjoying time with their families, playing with friends, going to school. Sadly, the life of McKenzie Adams took a tragically different route during the holiday season in 2018. The Alabama girl took her own life by hanging herself in her grandmother’s home. In the aftermath of her suicide,…
Bullying is when someone intentionally causes another person harm or injury. Bullying behaviors tend to be repetitive. If it seems as though bullying-related suicides are becoming more prevalent, that’s because they are. Children who reported being bullied or were reportedly bullying others are at risk for developing suicidal tendencies. However, the relationship between suicide and…
California residential landlords face a myriad of problems at any given point in time. Some of the more complicated situations for a landlord occur when a tenant dies by suicide. The situation becomes more complex when the tenant that dies by suicide has a surviving relative but that relation is unable or unwilling to deal…
The United States has the highest number of incarcerated individuals in the industrialized world. Suicide is a major issue in jails, prisons, and other correctional institutions in the United States. Suicide is considered a serious health problem in U.S. correctional facilities. Suicide is the second leading cause of deaths in jails and the third leading…
An understandably considerable amount of attention is paid to suicide prevention among young people, including high school age students. The vital necessity for ambitious, comprehensive suicide programs directed towards high school students cannot be overstated. With that important reality recognized, attention also needs to be paid to suicide postvention in a high school setting. Specifically,…
Oddly during the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, a work by a poet from Ancient Rome named Ovid is a highly acclaimed literary masterpiece called Metamorphoses. Metamorphoses is an epic poem in an extraordinary of almost 12,000 lines that chronicle the history of the world from its inception to the exaltation of Julius Caesar as…
With few exceptions, one of the most emotionally traumatic events that can occur during the course of a lifetime is the loss of a loved one by suicide. The challenges faced by a suicide loss survivor fairly can be called overwhelming. With these realities noted, there are five self-help strategies that can be beneficial to…