Ricardo Cruciani’s death, just weeks after his conviction, was a suspected suicide. He was the 12th person to die this year in custody or shortly after release.
Tag: Suicides and Suicide Attempts
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A Top Mental Health Expert on Where America Went Wrong
The psychiatrist and public-health expert Thomas Insel discusses how mental illness is a medical problem that requires social solutions.
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How to Help a Loved One Having Suicidal Thoughts
An adult can’t be forced into treatment, but experts say there are many ways to be there for someone contemplating self-harm.
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How a New York County Used the State’s ‘Red Flag’ Law to Seize 160 Guns
Suffolk County on Long Island aggressively uses the law to take guns from people in crisis in an effort to prevent shootings and suicides. Its experience could inform the national debate.