Bryan Barks News Today

Suicide accounts for between 60-65% of all gun deaths annually in the U.S. Three states have passed legislation allowing people who fear they may become suicidal to place themselves on a "do not sell" list, to block their purchase of a gun.

I have been managing recurring suicidality since I was 18. Over the past 12 years, I’ve learned that my bipolar disorder — and the suicidality that often accompanies it — must be aggressively managed. Suicidality refers to the serious thoughts about taking one’s own life, suicide plans and suicide attempts. When I am suicidal, I become someone I don’t trust, someone my healthy self doesn’t recognize. My thoughts don’t align with my values. I have trouble remem...