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Crisis Text Line
Coverage of Crisis Text Line in the Nexus archive.
- How Do You Grieve for Someone Who Killed Another Person?
The article discusses the emotional and social challenges faced by families of murder-suicide perpetrators, highlighting the lack of support groups addressing both grief and guilt. Tina Chevalier, whose brother killed himself and his girlfriend in 2021, co-founded a virtual support community for survivors of murder-suicides.
- Males who discuss suicide seek help less often than females, report finds
Men are less likely to seek help for suicidal thoughts than women, despite being more likely to die by suicide. The Crisis Text Line report highlights that men's lower likelihood of seeking help contributes to the higher rate of male suicides. Men's easier access to guns and higher impulsivity also play a role in the higher suicide rates.