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The news section of our website contains summaries of national, state, international, funding, and research news items about suicide, suicide prevention, and mental health issues. The news is updated each week and a link is included to the original news item. The news is then filed by Weekly Spark dates in our News Archives.

Click on the headlines below for news item descriptions and links to the original article, notice, or abstract.

National News

Pentagon plans national mental health campaign
Associated Press, May. 2, 2008

State News

California:
Emotional lifeline available for families of suicide victims
Daily News, May. 3, 2008

Ohio:
Children need better coping skills
Salem News, May. 4, 2008

International News

New Zealand:
Taking action on suicide
Eastern Courier, May. 3, 2008

Research News

The impact of two universal randomized first- and second-grade classroom interventions on young adult suicide ideation and attempt.
Wilcox HC et al. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 1 June 2008, 95(1),S60-S73.

ABOUT THE SPRC NEWS

The news selections are of national, state, or international scope. In general, opinion pieces and local events are not included. If you would like to submit a news item for consideration, please email a link to the article to library@sprc.org.

Another news service SPRC offers is our e-newsletter, the Weekly Spark. The weekly email contains announcements, the news headlines and summaries, along with links to additional resources. To sign up for the Weekly Spark, click here.