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Tragic Ending For Paige Aiello [POLL/AUDIO]

David Matthau — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:51:20 +0000

The body of a missing College of New Jersey student, who dropped out of sight a month ago, has been positively identified.

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Paige Aiello's Death Spurs Mental Health Discussion [POLL/AUDIO]

Dino Flammia — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:33:43 +0000

Drowning by suicide was the cause of death for Paige Aiello, the College of New Jersey student whose body was found under the George Washington Bridge about one month after she disappeared.

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Suicide Prevention: An Unending Need [AUDIO]

Dino Flammia — Thu, 09 May 2013 09:36:44 +0000

New Jersey's suicide rate among adults has ranked near the bottom nationwide, but according to experts, it's still not low enough.

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NJ Launches First Suicide Hotline Call Center

Dino Flammia — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:17:00 +0000

In its first week of operation, New Jersey's first suicide hotline call center handled approximately 300 calls.

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More Adolescents at Risk for Suicide Have Gun Access, Report Says [AUDIO]

Ilya Hemlin — Tue, 07 May 2013 09:34:40 +0000

One in five children or teens at risk of committing suicide are able to access a handgun, according to a report presented to the Pediatric American Societies.

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NJ Suicide Rate Rises

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:28:51 +0000

New Jersey's suicide rate among adults 35 to 64 years old spiked after the Great Recession but still remained among the lowest in the nation.

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Working To Prevent Military Suicides [AUDIO]

David Matthau — Wed, 01 May 2013 09:35:38 +0000

Two New Jersey Congressmen, from different sides of the isle, have teamed up to fight for more funding to secure $40 million for suicide prevention programs for veterans and active duty soldiers.

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4 Percent of Teens Attempt Suicide [AUDIO]

David Matthau — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:36:59 +0000

A new report finds 4 percent of teenagers have attempted suicide, and 1 in 8 has thought about it.

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New Jersey Youngsters Have New Tool For Suicide Prevention [AUDIO]

Kelly Waldron — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:00:38 +0000

In an effort to promote suicide prevention and encourage youth and young adults to communicate creatively about the difficult times they're experiencing, the University of Medicine and Dentistry's Traumatic Loss Coalitions for Youth and Young Adults Program (TLC) and the New Jersey Division of Child Behavioral Services have launched a peer-to-peer website, Jersey Voice.

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Suicide Rates Continue To Rise [AUDIO]

David Matthau — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:34:30 +0000

For decades, families in Jersey and across the country have been reluctant to talk about suicide, but that's now beginning to change.

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