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6 Russian oligarchs have died in alleged suicides since start of 2022

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‘The Voice’ star Lauren Duski mourns mother’s death after apparent suicide: ‘My best friend and hero’

“The Voice” star Lauren Duski is mourning the loss of her mother, Janis, after she died by an apparent suicide. She was 59.The Tuscarora Township Police Department tells The Post that they found a car “sitting on the edge of the roadway with a female in the driver’s seat slumped over” on Friday in Indian River, Michigan.Paramedics were unable to find a pulse upon their arrival. The woman, confirmed by police to be Janis, had a “single gunshot wound to the chest” and a handgun was found in the car with “one round spent.” “Said goodbye to my best friend and hero this past Friday,” Lauren penned a lengthy tribute to her mom Monday on Instagram.

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Ted Kaczynski, the ‘Unabomber,’ died by suicide: sources

Ted Kaczynski, known as the “Unabomber,” who carried out a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died by suicide, four people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.Kaczynski, who was 81 and suffering from late-stage cancer, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday.

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OPP warning of potentially lethal substance being mailed across Ontario

Ontario Provincial Police have issued a public safety warning about packages containing a potentially lethal substance being mailed out across the province.Police say the packages contain sodium nitrite, and may have been sent to people at risk of self-harm.Sodium nitrite is a white, crystalline substance used as a food additive and commonly found in processed meats.

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11-year-old dead by suicide, one of 13 who’ve died in Alberta child welfare system so far this year

As a family buried an 11-year-old Cree boy who killed himself while in the care of Alberta Children’s Services, the urgency for one of his family members to get custody of her own daughter back from the system has increased to desperation.

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Study shows COVID had little impact on mental health. The same isn’t true for kids

COVID-19 has taken a minimal toll on most people’s mental health globally, according to a recent study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). But a separate study shows that finding may not hold true for children.In fact, the pandemic increased mental distress for kids, a newly-published study led by the University of Calgary shows, leading to a sharp increase in emergency department visits for attempted suicide and suicide ideation among children and adolescents under the age of 19 years old.Nicole Racine, a clinical psychologist and assistant professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa, said she believes children were forgotten about during the pandemic and they are one of the vulnerable groups that suffered the most from lockdowns.

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‘Dawson’s Creek’ writer Heidi Ferrer’s husband reveals tragic COVID battle

died by suicide on May 26, more than a year after her initial diagnosis.Guthe has revealed for the first intimate details of how hard his “beautiful angel” and “amazing mother” fought to save her own life.“I think she just felt that she was only going to diminish, she was going to lose the ability to walk, end up in a wheelchair, not be able to bathe herself,” he told CNN Wednesday.Guthe also revealed that last summer, at the onset of his wife’s fatal fight, she suffered with “excruciating and unexplained pain in her feet,” rendering her bedridden by June 2020. She soon developed digestive problems, body aches and a racing heart rate.

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‘Dawson’s Creek’ writer Heidi Ferrer dies by suicide after contracting COVID

told Deadline she took her own life on May 26. She had contracted COVID-19 in April 2020 and was still fighting the virus over a year later.

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Eating disorders, substance abuse increasing in youth amid pandemic, says Hamilton hospital

COVID-19 pandemic safety measures in Ontario over the last year.A recent report from Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) which chronicles a four-month period (September to December 2020) during the pandemic, says the shared hypotheses among staff is that isolation, exercise risks, no school, and limited access to physicians are contributors to the negative changes tied to recent youth mental health issues.“We are all coping with multiple stressors brought on by the current pandemic,” says Dr. Paulo Pires from McMaster’s Child & Youth Mental Health Outpatient Services.

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The story of Lexi Daken and a New Brunswick mother’s fight to fix a ‘completely failing’ system

mental health issues. It took eight hours for Lexi to be assessed by a mental health professional.According to her family, after those eight hours a nurse told Lexi that calling a psychiatrist would take another two hours.The family said Lexi felt like a burden after she was asked something along the lines of, “Are you really going to make us call them?”Lexi went home that night, receiving no immediate help.

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New mental health unit in Saskatoon good first step but not enough, advocates say

mental health problems has opened in Saskatoon, providing a place for patients for stay for a short time; but for some advocates, it’s not enough.The new mental health unit at Royal University Hospital has seven beds for adults.Patients arrive through the emergency department and are assessed by a psychiatrist before being diagnosed and admitted to the unit.

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‘Anxiety and depression are increasing’: Alberta doctor sees spike in mental health visits

Kenney pledges $53M in mental health funding as Alberta sees no new COVID-19 deathsZaidi said many people have lost their jobs and most of those who haven’t are working from home.We used to socialize after work, go out and about on the weekend, go out for dinner, workout and catch up with family and friends.“That has all gone. A: we don’t have work, B: we are working from home, C: we don’t go out.” Shortage of last-resort antidepressant creating ‘scary situation’ for patients: pharmacists Additionally, many Albertans live in housing that doesn’t have a dedicated space either for work or for working out and staying active.“A lot of people are working from their basement,” Zaidi said.

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Fight over snow shovelling leaves 3 neighbours dead in Pennsylvania

snow shovelling on Monday, after a winter storm dropped 60 centimetres on a small Pennsylvania town.Authorities say Jeffrey Spaide, 47, shot and killed his neighbours, James and Lisa Goy, before killing himself, in an incident partially captured on surveillance cameras in Plains Township, Pa. Man welcomes ‘new chance’ after historic face, double hand transplant The disastrous argument happened shortly before 9 a.m.

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Destigmatizing suicide could help those in need: mental health advocate

Manitoba splits health portfolio, province has new minister of mental health “If you think somebody is thinking of harming themselves, there is no shame in asking.“We’ve come to be a society that’s scared to ask someone if they’re having suicidal thoughts — that we might be the ones to push them over the edge.“If they are thinking that way… we’ve got a serious problem on our hands.

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‘Luther’ actor Luke Westlake hanged himself during COVID-19 lockdown

The Sun reported Thursday about a hearing.The inquest heard that during the first national lockdown in the UK last year, Westlake was stressed about being out of work and was suffering from a long-distance relationship breakdown.He tried to take his own life in April and again in June, the assistant coroner heard.On June 17, Westlake messaged his ex-girlfriend, Hannah Llewelyn, threatening to kill himself and was found dead the following morning, according to the report.The cause of death was ruled to be hanging and a toxicologist discovered a substantial amount of THC in his body, indicating heavy cannabis use, The Sun reported.The inquest in Beaconsfield also was told that in the months leading up to his suicide, Westlake had sought

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Coronavirus: Toronto hospital nurse who died by suicide remembered as caring, dedicated

Family of Quebec doctor who died by suicide hopes her death serves as wake-up call Two days earlier, 25-year-old Van Nguyen died by suicide. Her death sparked sadness and concern by those who knew her. A frontline health-care worker who had been working steadily through the pandemic, apparently few knew about her depression.Humber River Hospital, where Van Nguyen had worked since August, put out a statement with respect to her unexpected passing.

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Vancouver Island teen’s tragic death renews calls for youth mental health resources

Missing Vancouver Island teenager found dead after week-long search; foul play not suspected Courtmarche had left his family home in Langford on New Year’s Day, following an argument with his parents over video games.The teen, who had struggled with depression for two years, had died by suicide.His parents say they’d faced delays in getting their son help for his mental health.

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Coronavirus: Quebec doctor’s death by suicide sends shockwaves through Canada’s medical community

COVID-19 pandemic that led to her death.“Her family and her husband have gone public with this death to let the public know the immense distress that health workers are experiencing on the front lines of this pandemic,” said Dr. Naheed Dosani, a palliative care physician and a health justice activist.

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Canadians’ mental health further declining during COVID-19 2nd wave: study

coronavirus crisis continues.According to data released by Leger, 24 per cent of Canadians have reported their mental health has declined since the first wave of the pandemic. The company has been conducting weekly surveys with 1,500 participants across the country on how people have been feeling since the start of the pandemic in March.Executive vice-president Dave Scholz says Canadians’ biggest source of stress of anxiety is “when (the pandemic) will end.”Scholz says people have experienced “a loss of control to a certain degree.”However, for 24-year-old Jamie-Lee Jingle, social isolation has been the biggest factor contributing to a decline in her mental health.

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Saskatoon mother shares artwork created after son’s death to mark World Suicide Prevention Day

A call for help from a Saskatoon mother on World Suicide Prevention Day “This is what I painted, and it was 23 days after my son died,” Irwin said as she shows Global News a painting of a man all in black walking away amid a white background.To her, she said, the painting is “extremely powerful”.“It says a lot, that he’s walking off into the distance,” she explained.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Another piece is meant to represent her son’s transforming into a spirit.

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Montreal chef dies by suicide after suffering depression during pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic have destabilized his life to the point of diving him into a deep depression, preventing him from seeing the light at the end of the tunnel,” he wrote.Bernadel was known for his whimsical macaroons, putting customized pictures and famous faces on them. His Instagram account is filled with people, including Brian Mulroney and Pierre-Karl Péladeau, holding the crisp cookies with their faces on them.

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‘RIP Byron’: Pro ‘Warcraft’ gamer Reckful dies at age 31

Twitch streamer and top player in World of Warcraft, has died at the age of 31.Bernstein died at his home in Austin, Texas, on Thursday following of string of posts about his mental health on Twitter. His brother, Gary Bernstein, suggested that he died by suicide.Byron Bernstein was once ranked No.

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Pro wrestler Hana Kimura's death puts spotlight on cyber bullying in Japan

TOKYO — The recent death of Hana Kimura, a bubbly, pink-haired 22-year-old wrestler and reality TV show star, has spotlighted a rise in cyber bullying in Japan and prompted swift official pledges to do more to protect victims.

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Saskatchewan government delays inquest into death of Steven Rigby

Carey Rigby-Wilcox is still haunted by the last time she spoke to her son.

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Coronavirus: Fewer suicides in Saskatchewan during pandemic than year prior

There have been fewer suicides in Saskatchewan during the novel coronavirus pandemic than during the same time period in 2019.

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Family of N.Y.C. doctor who died by suicide says coronavirus ‘altered’ her brain

The sister of Dr. Lorna Breen, who died by suicide on Sunday after treating coronavirus patients, is speaking out about the end of her sibling’s life.

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Top N.Y.C. doctor on coronavirus ‘front lines’ dies by suicide

A top New York City doctor died by suicide on Sunday after weeks of caring for coronavirus patients.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0