suicide

“Isolated,” “lonely,” “disconnected” — these are words older adults in Richland County used in suicide letters to describe how they felt before taking their lives.

"DJJ is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all youth entrusted to our care, and we will continue to fully investigate this tragic incident," DJJ Executive Director Eden Hendrick said in a statement.

2021 data from the Kaiser Foundation shows about 3 out of every 25 suicides in South Carolina were of black people. A church workshop wants to change that.

Suicide is on the rise in nearly every state (Nevada is the exception), the 10th leading cause of death both in South Carolina and nationally, and for…

On average, about two people die by suicide each day in South Carolina, which is more than twice the state’s homicide rate. With its “Out of the Darkness”…

South Carolina ranks 26th among the states in the number of suicides. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention works to lower the rate of suicide.…