Suicides Archives

University of Wisconsin-River Falls Faces Mental Health Crisis Amid Tragic Suicides – A Closer Look at the Campus Response

RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN – As students at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls return from winter break, the campus is facing a mental health crisis that has left the community reeling. The tragic deaths of three students in rapid succession last semester have raised concerns and prompted urgent action from university officials. The loss of sophomore Isabella Chavira, junior Sabrina Hagstrom, and freshman Jasmine Petersen to suicide within a short timeframe has left the university community …

Concerns Rise Over Safety at Disneyland Resort Parking Structures After Multiple Guest Suicides

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Three tragic deaths by suicide have occurred at Disneyland Resort in Southern California in less than a year, prompting the park to take action to prevent further incidents. The most recent tragedy took place when 24-year-old Jonah Alexander Edwards died after falling from the Pixar Pals parking structure at Disneyland. This follows the deaths of Marney Schoenfeld in February and Christopher Christensen in December 2022, who also died by suicide after falling …

Police Investigate Chain of Suspected Poison Suicides Linked to Religious Preacher’s Sermons

YAKKALA, SRI LANKA – The bodies of a young man and a woman, believed to have died from consuming poison, were discovered by police on Tuesday in the towns of Yakkala and Maharagama. Both individuals were reportedly followers of a religious preacher who had committed suicide in the Makumbura area of Homagama. According to Police Media Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa, seven deaths suspected to be suicides related to the consumption of a similar type of …