Tag Archives: suicide

Time to Listen to Trans & Gender Diverse Children

July 6, 2018 · by · in Mental Health, Paediatric, Sexual Health

Julia Temple Newhook explores the current shift in health care for trans and gender diverse children: from the shame of childhood closets to the celebration of self-acceptance.

Moral Injuries for Military Personnel and Veterans

January 12, 2018 · by · in Disability, Mental Health, Public Health

Kaitlin Wynia reasons that the phenomenon of moral injuries promises important insights into the value of interdisciplinary approaches to understanding health issues for military personnel and veterans.

Analytics and the Prevention of Suicide

May 17, 2017 · by · in Indigenous Health, Mental Health, Public Health, Science and Technology

Greg Horne describes how data on social media can be used to identify and concentrate resources on groups who are at risk of suicide.

Robin Williams’ Death by Suicide and Three Ethics-related Reflections

August 26, 2014 · by · in Death & Assisted Dying, Mental Health, Public Health · 1 Comment

Barbara Russell reflects on some ethical issues surrounding the recent death by suicide of actor Robin Williams.

When Living is a Fate Worse Than Death

June 17, 2014 · by · in Death & Assisted Dying · 3 Comments

Letitia Meynell, writing about her terminally ill mother, suggests that opponents of assisted death must turn their gaze away from abstract issues to the real embodied processes and experiences of dying patients.