95.7 KEZJ - Southern Idaho's Best Country » suicide http://kezj.com Southern Idaho's Best Country Sat, 25 May 2013 01:00:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 A Personal Tale of Depression, Suicide – A Preventative Health Problem http://kezj.com/suicide-a-very-real-but-preventable-health-problem/ http://kezj.com/suicide-a-very-real-but-preventable-health-problem/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:17:52 +0000 Terry Morgan http://kezj.com/?p=13470 Kurt Cobain, Ernest Hemingway, Sylvia Plath, and Vincent Van Gogh--They lost their battle with depression and suicide. And while we know their names, thousands more have struggled with depression and suicide alone. In 2007, suicide was the tenth leading cause for death in the United States and claimed 34,598 lives. But while the risk factors for suicide can vary by ethnicity, age, and gender, suicide is a very real, but preventable health problem.

]]> http://kezj.com/suicide-a-very-real-but-preventable-health-problem/feed/ 0 flickr.com/Dor Shemer Families of Military Suicide Victims Will Now Receive Presidential Condolences http://kezj.com/families-of-military-suicide-victims-will-now-receive-presidential-condolences/ http://kezj.com/families-of-military-suicide-victims-will-now-receive-presidential-condolences/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:37:34 +0000 95.7 KEZJ http://kezj.com/?p=12173 Overturning a policy that has been in place for many years, the Obama administration announced Wednesday it will now send condolence letters to the families of service members who commit suicide.

"This issue is emotional, painful, and complicated," President Barack Obama said in a statement. "But these Americans served our nation bravely ... They didn't die because they were weak. And the fact that they didn't get the help they needed must change."

]]> http://kezj.com/families-of-military-suicide-victims-will-now-receive-presidential-condolences/feed/ 0 Teen Commits Suicide on Stage, Audience Unknowingly Applauds http://kezj.com/teen-commits-suicide-on-stage-audience-unknowingly-applauds/ http://kezj.com/teen-commits-suicide-on-stage-audience-unknowingly-applauds/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:31:25 +0000 95.7 KEZJ http://kezj.com/?p=6754 The scene was straight out of a horror movie last weekend: Troubled 19-year-old Kipp Rusty Walker walked on stage at an open mic night, played a weary and foretelling song called, 'Sorry For All the Mess,' and then repeatedly stabbed himself to death with a 6-inch blade.

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