Articles About suicide

• Reaching out to save a life

  By Megan BachmanJuly 5, 2018

  

  In the depths of depression, a young Abraham Lincoln wrote a letter to his law partner in 1841 that hinted at possible suicidal intentions.

• The role of police in preventing suicide

  By Megan BachmanJune 28, 2018

  

  Local police have responded ten times to a possibly suicidal person in the village this year. While each case is unique, in all of them police assess the safety of the situation and then choose a course of action.

• BLOG—Surviving Suicide

  By Aaron Maurice SaariSeptember 14, 2017

  

  Part of the awareness we must focus on in September is an awareness of those who are left behind by suicide, who often find themselves alone after the casseroles have been eaten and the well-wishes have ceased. The years may pass, but that does not mean we have adequately addressed our myriad emotions. Sometimes we have to give ourselves permission to heal. 

• Subject of police search taken to hospital

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 11, 2013

  

  At 12:40 p.m. Thursday, July 11, the Yellow Springs police apprehended Stefan Ritchie, 24, and transported him to Greene County Memorial Hospital.