How would I know if someone I care about was contemplating suicide?

Suicide is very much in the news these days. A forensic expert who conducted an autopsy on Trina Etrong, wife of Ted Failon said that the contact wound on her temple indicates suicide. (Edit on April 22- A second autopsy points to suicide)
I ‘d like to point out that the Compassionate Friends refer [...]

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Death of Ted Failon’s Wife: Suicide?

(Update May 21- Trina Etong committed suicide–NBI )
It was just a matter of time yet the news of Ted Failon’s Wife death came as a shock. Trinidad Arteche Etong or Trina , died tonight at 8:50 PM. She died of cranial injury but was it due to homicide or suicide? Her daughter thinks [...]

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How to Help A Suicdal Friend or Family Member

I noticed something strange in my blog referrals. There is an upsurge of suicide image searches in my blog. My blog is number 1 in the image keyword “suicide” which points to the Suicide Prevention page. Thank you Google. That has been the trend for many months now but in the past two [...]

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