WGAL: Budd Dwyer's public suicide; Reporter who was in the room recounts shocking moments
Budd Dwyer's public suicide; Reporter who was in the room recounts shocking moments
Yahoo: Budd Dwyer delivered chilling final words before public suicide in 1987
MSN: Reporter who was in the room recounts Budd Dwyer's public suicide
Yahoo: Budd Dwyer's public suicide; Reporter who was in the room recounts shocking moments
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the last paragraph of his speech to reporters before he killed himself in 1987, Pennsylvania State Treasurer Budd Dwyer said ...
Jan. 22 marks a dark anniversary in Pennsylvania history. At a live news conference on that date in 1987, Pa. State Treasurer Budd Dwyer pulled a .357-caliber revolver out of an envelope, said his ...
The reasons for suicide are multi-faceted, influenced by social, cultural, biological, psychological, and environmental factors present across the life-course. For every suicide there are many more people who attempt suicide. A prior suicide attempt is an important risk factor for suicide in the general population.
Suicide prevention efforts require coordination and collaboration among multiple sectors of society, including the health sector and other sectors such as education, labour, agriculture, business, justice, law, defence, politics, and the media. These efforts must be comprehensive and integrated as no single approach alone can make an impact on an issue as complex as suicide.
Suicide is a major public health issue across a wide range of settings from highly developed to small Pacific island countries and areas. Suicide rates in some countries in the Western Pacific are among the highest in the world.