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Google reportedly paid $2.7 billion for a deal with Character.AI. Now, it's entangled in a lawsuit over a teen's suicide.
Google acquired some of Character.AI's talent and licensed its technology. Months later, it has bee…
Beatrice Nolan
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This Texas crisis center fields half the state's 988 suicide hotline calls. Their VP describes how they handle it.
The VP of Community Access and Engagement at a Texas center said she hopes the three-digit number w…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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The national mental health crisis hotline, 988, just launched in the US
The new 988 number will make it easier for people to access the National Suicide Prevention Lifelin…
Andrea Michelson
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Authorities continue search for Florida teenager Miya Marcano after a person of interest is found dead
Orange County Sheriff John Mina said that Armando Manuel Caballero, a maintenance worker at Miya Ma…
Azmi Haroun
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Calls to veterans' suicide hotlines are up since the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, report says
The Veterans Crisis Line and Stop Soldiers Suicide have both seen an increase in the demand for the…
Joshua Zitser
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Arden Villas - the place where Miya Marcano lived and worked - updated its security procedures following her disappearance
The statement confirmed person of interest Armando Caballero had a clear background check at the ti…
Rebecca Cohen
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988 is the new number for the suicide and crisis hotline 7 things you should know
You can call 988 if you're in any kind of mental health crisis — from substance abuse to deal…
Ashley Laderer
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Rapper Logic's song '1-800-273-8255,' titled after the phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, saved hundreds of lives, a study found
"To know that my music was actually affecting people's lives, truly, that's what inspired me to mak…
Lauren Frias,Sarah Al-Arshani
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A Texas state agency removed a suicide hotline and resources for LGBT youth from its website after Gov. Greg Abbott's primary opponent accused him of advocating for transgender people
Emails obtained by the Houston Chronicle reveal state employees discussed removing the website just…
Madison Hall,Erin Snodgrass
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Read Virginia Giuffre's unsealed deposition where she accuses Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell of sex-trafficking her
A number of court documents regarding Jeffrey Epstein and accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell …
Jacob Shamsian
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Trump campaign senior advisor Brad Parscale is 'stepping away' from the campaign. He was hospitalized over the weekend after threatening self-harm.
"I am stepping away from ... any role in the campaign...to focus on my family and get help dealing …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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The Catholic church silently lobbied against a suicide prevention hotline in the US because it included LGBT resources
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops opposed the creation of the National Suicide Hotline because …
Canela López
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Trump signs law making 988 the national suicide prevention hotline starting in 2022, as the coronavirus pandemic has caused a mental health crisis
The bill directs health agencies to develop plans to support higher risk communities, such as minor…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Suicide prevention nets at San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge are nearly completed after 2 years of delay
An average of thirty people die every year by suicide at the world-famous Golden Gate Bridge, with …
Bethany Dawson
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The crisis hotline for military veterans has seen a surge in calls since Kabul fell to the Taliban
The Department of Veterans Affairs' crisis hotline said it received 1,681 calls August 15, the day …
Cheryl Teh
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A mental-health hotline saw a 116% increase in texts during coronavirus lockdowns and expects COVID-19 to take a psychological toll for years to come
Ashley Womble, head of communications at Crisis Text Line, said it received an increase in traffic …
Ashley Collman
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How to talk to your teenagers about suicide, and what to do if they're experiencing suicidal thoughts
Asking your teen if they are considering suicide will not increase their chance of suicidal ideatio…
Willa Hart,Jessica Chock-Gold…
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Her son said his stepdad was sexually abusive. A judge gave the stepdad custody anyway. Then she found the photographs.
How the 'junk science' of parental alienation infiltrated American family courts and allowed accuse…
Olivia Gentile
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Demi Lovato is raising money for mental health hotlines to help people struggling while in quarantine
This isn't the first time the former-Disney Channel star has discussed mental health. Lovato has ta…
Canela López
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Mental-health apps have a dark secret — and it raises important questions about the future of online therapy
In today's edition of 10 Things in Tech: Why bosses are freaked out by WFH, the rise and fall of Ki…