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Robbing People of Hope

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 3, 2020

Everybody needs hope in their lives. When we rob people of hope, we deny them…

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Some Wounds Never Heal

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on August 21, 2020August 22, 2020

“Alas! there are some wounds that cannot be wholly cured.” Gandalf When people experience intense…

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Alone But Not Alone

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on July 25, 2020

The trauma of personal loss: Life is contradictory. Our thoughts and actions bear witness to…

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Fate or Freedom?

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on June 28, 2020

Thirty-five years ago, Laurence Weschler was a staff writer for The New Yorker, and he…

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Evaluating Suicide Risk in a Pandemic

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on June 16, 2020June 16, 2020

Australia has been one of the most successful countries in containing COVID-19, with fewer than…

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COVID-19 and Suicide

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on April 27, 2020

It is reasonable to expect the current pandemic will lead to increased suicide risk News…

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Deaths of Despair

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 27, 2020

Princeton researchers Anne Case and Angus Deaton have dubbed suicide, drug overdoses and alcohol-related liver…

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Seniors, Social Isolation and Suicide

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on February 13, 2020

The suicides we choose to ignore: The incidence of suicide in older adults is often…

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The Sting of Betrayal

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on January 25, 2020September 7, 2020

“Perhaps no action in life stings more than betrayal.” Gina Scott I recall my first…

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A Town Called Demmin

  • by Bruce Rickard
  • Posted on November 30, 2019January 5, 2021

The mass suicide of ordinary Germans in 1945 The small town of Demmin, located in…

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Bruce Rickard

Bruce Rickard

Reflections on Suicide and Staying Alive: My son's suicide changed everything. I felt an obligation to understand why anyone would want to end their life. My regular blog posts explore the causes and prevalence of suicide and what is needed to sustain a healthy mind and a hope-filled future.

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