May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The US Surgeon General calls mental health the defining health crisis of our time. In fact, last year, more than 50 thousand people took their life by suicide. That’s the highest rate of suicide that the nation has ever seen.

Suicide. It is a serious public health problem in the U.S. The suicide rate among people of all ages has increased over the past 20 years.

Suicide deaths reached a record high in the U.S. last year. Data from the CDC shows at least 49,449 lives were lost due to intentional self-harm in 2022.One local woman is working to raise awareness for mental health with murals all across Jacksonville that direct people to get help. The latest mural is in San Marco Square and is one of eleven in the city.

After a brief decline in suicide rates from 2018 to 2020, experts say isolation from pandemic-related lockdowns and economic turmoil is causing the sharpest increase in suicide rates in 20 years.

French President Emmanuel Macron says a new bill to be drafted this year will address end-of-life options.

Starting Tuesday, veterans who are in immediate danger of harming themselves will be able to go to any VA or non-VA health care clinic for emergency care -- and it won't cost them a penny.

Stephen 'tWitch' Boss left a note alluding to challenges he'd faced in the past, according to TMZ.

There are about twice as many suicides in the United States as there are homicides. Ivanhoe has what you can do to help.

A local man who has been jumping rope across the country to raise awareness for those who have taken their own lives jumped his last mile Saturday in Jacksonville Beach.

Are there factors that can increase someone’s risk of attempting suicide?

The Fire Watch is Northeast Florida’s fight to end veteran suicide. They are uniting War Fighters and allies to swiftly activate local assets, stand watch, and build a life-saving network. They call it their ‘Watch Stander’ program. To date, no city, county, or state has systemically reduced its veteran suicide rate. This effort is the first of its kind in the country.