BOE Reviews Social Emotional Health, Supports newtownbee.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newtownbee.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Collins family liked to spend the last few hours of summer light at Narragansett Town Beach. By 6 p.m., there’d be more seagulls on the sand than How local families, individuals and organizations are making sicide prevention their mission to help others get the mental health care they need before it's too late.
A new book, based on 15 years of clinical work and research, presents a roadmap to reduce suicidal behavior in high-risk patients before it's too late.
Jamie Lehane and Sandra Oxx
Bridge jumping is a relatively rare occurrence, but not in Newport County and not in the past couple of months. Three people lost their lives jumping off Newport County bridges and 27 lost their lives in the past nine years.
When it comes to suicide in the U.S., the most common means is by firearms, which accounts for about 55% of the suicide deaths, followed by suffocation, poisoning and jumping.
It may seem obvious to anyone who lives in Newport County as to why a person would contemplate jumping off a bridge. Bridges are everywhere. They are convenient and link our islands together. The paradox is that people around here don’t enjoy crossing bridges. They prefer to stay put, and yet they may consider jumping off the bridge, if distraught enough.