The Netflix show “13 Reasons Why” was associated with a 28.9% increase in suicide rates among U.S. youth ages 10-17 in the month (April 2017) following the shows release, after accounting for ongoing trends in suicide rates, according to a study published today in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The […]
Investigators with the Anchorage Police Department has released the name and cause of death of a victim in a Twining Drive fire in Anchorage on February 2st. According to police, patrol officers and the Anchorage Fire Department responded to a house fire that was reported in east Anchorage at 4:29 am on February 21 to […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n Anchorage woman has been arrested in connection with the death of an Anchorage man who was shot and killed early Tuesday morning in an apartment on the 1200-block of LaTouche Street in Mountain View, APD reports. APD received a report of a suicide at that address at 12:30 am on Tuesday morning and […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]NCHORAGE-Today, Senator-elect Scott Kawasaki (D-Fairbanks) and Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) have pre-filed legislation in their respective bodies to extend the State Suicide Prevention Council to June 30, 2027. Without legislative action the Council is set to terminate this year. In August 2018, Legislative Audit conducted a review of the State Suicide Prevention Council and […]