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Suicide in Sculpture: Public Art Makes Risk Socially Visible

by GLOOM

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A 2026 qualitative analysis treated suicide-themed sculpture as cultural evidence, showing how public artworks can materialize psychological pain, shame, entrapment, social disconnection, and prevention debates without turning artists or viewers into diagnostic case studies.1 Research Highlights 2026 analysis used cultural methods: the researchers used iconographic, semiotic, and contextual analysis rather than clinical diagnosis or outcome …

Youth Psychiatric Euthanasia in the Netherlands (Dutch Suicide Data)

by GLOOM

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The Netherlands has practiced euthanasia for mental suffering since the early 2000s, and the procedure has expanded rapidly among young people. Between 2020 and 2024, euthanasia procedures for individuals under 30 rose sixfold — from 5 to 30 cases per year — now representing over 9% of all premature deaths (suicide + assisted dying) in …

10 Powerful Suicide Prevention Quotes & Sayings

by GLOOM

Many people get depressed at one point or another throughout life. Whether it’s caused by death of a family member, environmental stress, or mental illness, feelings of depression can become difficult for many people. Unfortunately some people get so depressed as a result of their mental illness or life circumstances, that they consider suicide as …