Suicide prevention

Across the country, suicide rates are nearly twice as high in rural communities as they are in urban ones. Part of Michigan's new proposed gun laws aim to reduce that. We spoke to a suicide prevention activist in the Upper Peninsula.

Today, how Michigan's latest gun safety legislation may be declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. Then, making space for Black culture in Kalamazoo's mostly white bar scene. We also spoke with a western U.P. activist about firearm reforms, and if they'll help prevent suicide in rural Michigan.

According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, suicides decreased in Michigan from 2019 to 2020. The data shows 1,471 deaths by…

Michigan’s Suicide Prevention Commission published its first full report, recommending steps that the authors said would decrease the number of suicide…

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More than 1,000 people sent in tips about suicide threats to a state-run student safety hotline last year. It’s the first time suicide was the most common…

Fewer teens are dying from accidents and disease, but teen deaths from suicide continue to rise.The Michigan chapter of the National Alliance on Mental…