A Decline Seen In The Rates Of Homicide And Suicide Among Mentally Ill

A Decline Seen In The Rates Of Homicide And Suicide Among Mentally Ill
People with mental health problems are committing fewer homicides while the number of suicides by mental health patients has also fallen, latest figures reveal; a previous rise in homicides by mentally ill people may have been the result of drug misuse, says the report. The study, by the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness at The University of …
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Boston man charged with ramming cruiser
LOWELL — A Boston man was arrested at gunpoint Sunday after he allegedly rammed a Lowell police cruiser and nearly hit a bicycle officer with his car while trying to flee from a minor traffic stop, allegedly because there were drugs in the vehicle.
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Drugs in South Lakeland: special investigation
Following the conviction of a nine drug dealers last week, Westmorland Gazette reporter ANDY EDGEWORTH took to the streets of Kendal to find out more about the town’s drug problems and the work being done to combat them.
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