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Wales, the first and final colony...to Aberystwyth - was very much the glorious exception. He himself was warned that specialising in Welsh history was reputational suicide for a young Welsh historian and, sadly, he never got to teach a course on the history of his own country... In this article: Wales, Psychology, Rees Davies, Imperialism, and Coal |
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scotsman.com - Politics | November 03, 2009
Church leaders meet for talks
...to be discussed included social inclusion and "end of life" issues. The Church of Scotland has voiced concerns about regulations on assisted suicide in England and Wales. The full article contains 74 words and appears in Edinburgh Evening...
In this article: Edinburgh Evening News, Roman Catholic Bishop, Alex Salmond, and England
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Guardian Unlimited | November 05, 2009
John McGrath: National Theatre of Wales: playing to communities
...communities in Europe. Another part of the NTW programme will be a work focusing on Bridgend, the small town in south Wales that became the subject of intense media scrutiny after a spate of suicides by young people. Instead of commissioning...
In this article: National Theatre, Wales, Cardiff, Bridgend, Look Back in Anger, and Snowdonia
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Wales Online | November 14, 2009
Former Wales international footballer Mark Aizlewood's battle with drink
...footballer Mark Aizlewood's battle with drink MARK Aizlewood knows all too well the demons faced by German suicide goalkeeper Robert Enke and admits: "It could easily have been me. " Former Wales international footballer and...
In this article: Mark Aizlewood, Depression, Ian Rush, Rome, Wales, Robert Enke, and Cardiff City
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BBC News | November 04, 2009
Suicide letter couple 'in fear'
...groups also criticised the deaths. SPUC Pro-Life said: "The police should investigate the circumstances of this couple's apparent suicide to establish whether any other person was involved in the deaths. Anyone helping someone kill...
In this article: ProLife Alliance, UK, and Newbury, Berkshire
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New anti-suicide plan is unveiled
...to reduce the 300 suicides in Wales each year Nearly 2,000 people have been trained to identify and help those in mental distress as part of a plan to reduce suicides in Wales, it has emerged. Teachers, police and health staff are among...
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Showbiz: Welsh actress hopes Emmerdale character has macabre death
...death Nov 8 2009 by Rachel Mainwaring, Wales On Sunday EMMERDALE star Sian Reeves has revealed that she wants her character to commit suicide at the end of her current storyline. The Llanelli actress's crazed alter-ego Sally Spode has...
In this article: Sian Reeves, Ashley Thomas, Emmerdale, Hope Springs, ITV, Charlotte Bellamy, and John Middleton
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Anti-suicide action plan launched
...in exercise and giving out less medication over the counter. Dr Tony Jewell, chief medical officer for Wales, said: "Suicide is a tragic event for everyone involved. "300 people a year commit suicide in Wales so it's a significant...
In this article: Wales
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Independent.co.uk - UK | October 31, 2009
Why has Hebden Bridge become suicide central?
...reads the piece. Dr Heys asked for an investigation and at the time, Dr Graham Wardman, Calderdale and Kirklees Health Authority's director of public health, promised to reduce the suicide rate by at least one-fifth by 2010. Nearly 10 years...
In this article: Hebden Bridge and Unemployment
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Medical News Today | November 03, 2009
Updated Action Plan To Reduce Suicide In Wales
...Simon Hatch, Samaritans director for Wales, said: "We welcome the launch of 'Talk to me', which aims to reduce suicide by encouraging people to talk more about their personal difficulties. This focus aligns itself with the very core of...
In this article: Wales, Seasonal affective disorder, Medical advice, and Northern Ireland
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thumb|right|320px|A painting of the English romantic poet [[Thomas Chatterton, believed to have killed himself with arsenic in 1770]]
Suicide (Latin suicidium, from sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the intentional taking of one's own life. Many dictionaries also note the metaphorical sense of "willful destruction of one's self-interest" (e.g., "political suicide"). Suicide may occur for a number of reasons, including depression, shame, guilt, desperation, physical pain, emotional pressure, anxiety, financial difficulties, or other undesirable situations. The World Health Organization noted that over one million people commit suicide every year, and that it is one of the leading causes of death among teenagers and adults under 35. There are an estimated 10 to 20 million non-fatal attempted suicides every year worldwide.
Views on suicide have been influenced by cultural views on existential themes such as religion, honor, and the meaning of life. The Abrahamic religions consider suicide an offense towards God due to religious belief in the sanctity of life. In the West it was often regarded as a serious crime. Japanese views on honor and religion led to seppuku, one of the most painful methods of suicide, to be respected as a means to atone for mistakes or failure, or as a form of protest during the samurai era. In the 20th century, suicide in the form of self-immolation has been used as a form of protest, and in the form of kamikaze and suicide bombing as a military or terrorist tactic. Sati is a Hindu funeral practice in which the widow would immolate herself on her husband's funeral pyre, either willingly, or under pressure from the family and in-laws.
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