suicide

Yesterday was World Mental Health Day and musicians and music organizations had a huge presence in taking part. From legendary rockers like Dave Navarro talking about emotional stress with MusiCares, to Warped Tour rockers like Telle Smith of The Word Alive partnering with HeartSupport, to even organizations like Live Nation posting about the importance of mental health resources for employees, mu

New York has focused on mental health a lot recently, from setting standards for national guidelines for screening teens to designing a license plate for mental health awareness.  Now, a new law is taking effect in New York mandating that education on mental health be provided in New York schools...

Skidmore College is preparing to host hundreds of people this weekend for a fundraiser for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.  According to Saratogian News, Skidmore College is hosting its first 'Out of the Darkness Walk' this Sunday for help raise funds...

For the first time in over a decade, the American Acedemy of Pediatrics- the governing body of medical guidelines for children and adolescents- has updated its guidelines on teen depression screenings.  According to an article posted by WNYT, the American Academy of Pediatrics is now saying that any child above 12 should be screened for depression at their regular check ups...

Recently a challenge had been made in regards to New York's ban on assisted suicide. New York's highest court made an official ruling.Recently a challenge had been made in regards to New York's ban on assisted suicide. New York's highest court made an official ruling.

Not that there is any ideal outcome in cases such as these but this is certainly not how anyone wanted this situation to end.

An Investigation is currently being done by New York State Police regarding what is being reported as an apparent suicide that took place at Crossgates Mall.

We are absolutely heart broken by the news of Chester Bennington's passing today and will be celebrating his life with the music he helped create through the rest of the day.

As Q103's Rock Girl, I spend countless hours listening to amazing music, writing articles on bands that I love, and hanging out with fans at events.  As a psychiatric crisis nurse, in my other day job, I spend countless hours speaking to people immediately after suicide attempts, or in the throws of crisis prior to attempting suicide...

The news of Chris Cornell's passing this morning has been a tough pill to swallow. So to take away from the sadness we thought we'd take a look back at the good times and revisit his final Capital Region Performance.

Unfortunately, bullying is still part of so many teenagers' lives. For one of our listeners, it almost took the ultimate toll.

Model, fashion designer and girlfriend of Mick Jagger L 'Wren Scott was found hanging in her luxurious Manhattan apartment this morning in NYC.