Tag: "suicide"

When John Pestian, PhD, created an app called SAM, he was focused on one thing: alleviating suffering through technology. SAM is now being tested to determine whether the speech and

An increasingly stressful environment and unfiltered access to information could be dramatically boosting the number of teens and children hospitalized for suicidal thoughts or actions. A recent study found that children’s

John Pestian, a clinical scientist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, is using computer technology to help identify people who are suicidal.  His research involves gleaning information from suicide notes

… a lot more than most of us realize. According to the Centers for Disease Control, each year, 4,600 young lives end too soon as a result of suicide. In a

Using advanced computer technology, researchers at Cincinnati Children’s are analyzing the language used in hundreds of suicide notes in an effort that may one day help prevent suicides. John Pestian,

Students and staff returned to La Salle High School today following the attempted suicide of a boy in a classroom full of students. As they continue to cope with the

Incidents like the one at La Salle High School leave many asking about possible warning signs leading up to such a tragedy – particularly as it relates to social media.

Contrary to popular belief, major holidays are actually associated with a lower number of suicides. But, days in the beginning of the week and in the start of spring were