A Chinese man saved 300 suicides off the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge

July 20, 2016 araho Did you know that Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, suicide, suicides

Chen Si is a Chinese man who has stopped more than 300 people from committing suicide off the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing, China. Since 19 December 2003, Chen Si has spent every weekend on the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, a notorious spot from which to commit suicide. Si patrols the bridge on foot […]

Wednesdays are the most common day of the week for suicides in the US

July 2, 2013August 6, 2013 Anya Did you know that suicide, suicides

A new Suicides study shows that Wednesday is really the darkest day of the week.The study, published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, found that people are far more likely to kill themselves in the middle of the week than in the beginning or the end: almost 25 percent of suicides occur on Wednesdays as […]