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Caylee was a fierce soccer player and a kind 15-year-old. She died by suicide in March.

Her mom says she was coping with depression and anxiety. It was something she was holding onto after her dad, Donny Mastin, died from cancer when she was 5 years old.

"It's been a really big struggle. It's impacted all of us in different ways. We're trying," Mastin said.

Jennifer Culver's daughter talked to Caylee daily.

"I'm just so thankful that my daughter got to meet here because she was like one of the purest kids. She had my daughter's back no matter what," Culver said.

A teenager's harrowing struggles with her mental health have been revealed in the diary she kept before ending her own life.

Zoe Louise Luffman, 18, was found dead in her dorm room at Lincoln University in the town of Lincoln, New Zealand, on July 18, 2022.

The first-year student, who was from Marlborough, died on the first day back from semester break. She was not found for several days.

Coroner Mary-Anne Borrowdale officially ruled her death a suicide and urged the community to seek help if they are struggling with their mental health.

Ms Luffman had been suffering in silence for years and keeping her battle secret from friends and family.

She had suicidal thoughts during her time in high school, suffered from anxiety and had even self-harmed.

Her mental health seemingly improved after school as she was 'excited' about starting university.

Ms Luffman also had 'supports' in place after visiting a community mental health service. But in March of this year, her condition took a turn for the worse.

She only opened up about her struggles in her diary, where she regularly made entries.

Coroner Borrowdale reflected on how this documented Ms Luffman's actual mental state and heartbreaking decline.

'In late March Zoe diarised having become highly anxious, and that she felt besieged by 'demons',' she revealed, as reported in the New Zealand Herald.

'Zoe's diary records explicit suicidal ideation. She wrote of not wanting to be around anymore, of 'needing' to die, and of being on the precipice of dying.'

Ms Luffman regularly described having 'feelings of unworthiness and numbness'

On the day of her death - July 15 - Ms Luffman wrote about what she did by starting each entry with 'on the morning of the day I died' or 'on the evening of the day I died', according to the coroner.

In her final entry, she said: 'I pray that I will find peace'.

'Zoe's diary, letters and other documents written in anticipation of her death, stand as witness to her episodic despair and her growing determination to end her life,' Coroner Borrowdale added.

Ms Luffman was enrolled in a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in ecology at the university.

She was a passionate conservationist who dedicated her life to environmental causes.

Ms Luffman organised beach clean-ups, met with former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern to speak about marine protection, and was awarded Keep New Zealand Beautiful Tidy Kiwi of the Month award last year.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12460219/NZ-student-suicide-diary.html

The teenager's family says she was bullied from the age of 12, and had moved schools within the Clay County school district, but no teachers took the issues seriously.

On Sept. 16, the Cloud County Sheriff’s Office received a report that Jaylee had run away from home, and the teen was then located by a deputy,
aylee was at an outdoor party in Aurora, Kan., when she was found, police said. As the deputy was bringing her to his vehicle, Jaylee pulled out a gun and shot herself. She was pronounced dead at the scene just after midnight on Sept. 27. The deputy and multiple party-goers witnessed the incident, the department said.

SMITH, Tristin Kate -age 28 of Dayton, Ohio Passed away in her home on Monday, August 07, 2023. She was born Tuesday, February 21, 1995 in Findlay, Ohio to Rhonda Ruth (née Meyer) Smith and Ronald Dean Smith.


She is preceded in death by her mother, as well as both sets of grandparents.


She is survived by her father and step mother, Ron & Lois Smith of Dayton; sisters, Sarah Smith of Canton, Ohio, Daye Smith of Dayton, and Brooke Griffin, also of Dayton; brothers, Bryan Griffin of Wake Forest, North Carolina and Brett Griffin of Jacksonville, North Carolina. She is also survived by a large, loving family, a wonderful group of friends and work colleagues.


Following her death, a letter was found on Smith’s laptop by her parents, who sent the letter to the local paper, The Oakwood Register. Following its publication, the letter quickly spread among healthcare workers on social media.

The letter is a condemnation of the for-profit American healthcare system that exploits nurses, healthcare workers and patients. It is a sincere, tragic and in-depth look into what registered nurses (RNs) are experiencing on a daily basis.

Smith titled her suicide note, “A Letter to My Abuser.” It was written in March of 2023, five months prior to her death.

A 2019 report by Judy Davidson, a University of California-San Diego nursing and psychiatry researcher, found that nurse suicides were 41 percent higher for male nurses and nearly 58 percent higher for female nurses as compared to the general population.

On January 18, 2022, Michael Odell, a 27-year-old intensive care travel nurse working at Stanford Health Care, walked out of his shift early amid another COVID-19 wave and never returned. After a frantic 48-hour search by colleagues and police, Odell’s body was found at a wildlife refuge in the Bay Area.

On April 27, 2022, a nurse at Kaiser’s Santa Clara Medical Center died by suicide while at work in the emergency room. Sources told NBC Bay Area that the nurse brought a loaded gun to work and shot and killed himself halfway through his shift.

Jayne Marie Moritz, 16, of Bettendorf, passed away September 11, 2023 at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus, Davenport.Jayne was born October 31, 2006 in Dubuque, IA. She worked at Whitey’s Ice Cream, Bettendorf and loved her Whitey’s family.

    Jayne was a Junior at Pleasant Valley High School where she was a cheerleader and on the Honor Roll. She enjoyed writing, designing posters for different sporting events and loved her friends and her kitten, Queenie.

Bettendorf Iowa Jayne Moritz Obituary And Death Cause Linked To Suicide

To allow them to grieve this tragic loss properly, the family will publish information about Jayne Moritz’s memorial service and funeral arrangements later.

On Sunday, September 10, 2023, Jayne Moritz of Bettendorf, Iowa, unexpectedly committed suicide. Jayne was a dazzling beacon of light. Beautiful and brimming with vitality. She still had a lot of life left.

https://geniuscelebs.com/bettendorf-iowa-jayne-moritz-obituary-and-death/

While on earth, Jordan was an advocate for mental health awareness. She was very open on her socials about her own struggles with broken relationships, body image and mental health in general. She even had an account dedicated to this cause on Instagram. 2022 seemed to be a turning point for her at the very young age of 20 years old. We tell her story through my eyes, as her mother, and the evidence she left behind in her own words. In August of 2022, she seemed to drop the baton. Her mental health socials went dark and she went into deep depression. Tragically, she lost her battle with mental health disease on 12/8/22.... So we've picked up the baton and promise to take it to the finish line in her honor.

"She made a couple mistakes. It led to some physical, sexual, emotional abuse," her dad Hunter explained to FOX 13 in Tampa Bay. "She was blackmailed. She was bullied. She was betrayed by her best friend."Her parents say that despite experiencing cyberbullying and abusive friendships throughout her teens, playing hockey had given her purpose and a source of happiness.

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is investigating McKenna's death while her parents grieve.

McKenna Elizabeth Brown of Palm Harbor, a 16 year old Senior at East Lake High School, passed away on August 7th. McKenna loved life, her family, God, hockey, The Chapel, her teammates, and friends

Bernett's death is the most recent of several high profile suicides of female Division I athletes.

Wisconsin runner Sarah Shulze died on April 13. She struggled with balancing "athletics, academics and the demands of every day life" that "overwhelmed her in a single, desperate moment,” according to a family statement.

Stanford soccer goalkeeper Katie Meyer died on March 1, leaving mother Gina Meyer to wonder if the combined pressure of school and sports was too much.

Days after the sports world learned about the passing of James Madison University softball player Lauren Bernett, a cause of death has been revealed.

According to the medical examiner's office in Roanoke, Va., the athlete, 20, died by suicide.

Sarah Shulze was energetic, ambitious, committed.

She served her hometown of Oak Park as a member of the National Charity League and was a dedicated member of the Associated Student Body at Oak Park High for four years. She was the senior class secretary in 2019 and helped plan the senior prom.

In her time at the University of Wisconsin, she earned an internship to the Wisconsin state Legislature and volunteered as a poll worker for the 2020 presidential election.

Shulze was worldly, with her thirst for adventure taking her on trips to Europe, Africa and Alaska.

Oak Park distance runner Sarah Shulze will be ‘remembered forever’
Shulze, 21, a former student-athlete at Oak Park High and current runner at Wisconsin, died by suicide April 13

Shulze died in Wisconsin where she was a student-athlete at University of Wisconsin-Madison. She was 21 years old.

“Sarah took her own life,” the family said. “Balancing athletics, academics and the demands of everyday life overwhelmed her in a single, desperate moment. Like you, we are shocked and grief stricken while holding on tightly to all that Sarah was.

together as a community, we are all mourning the passing of Katie Meyer. On March 1, 2022, our dear friends lost their beautiful daughter. Our thoughts, prayers and love are with Katie's family- there just are no words to describe this loss.

Katie was a senior at Stanford University majoring in International Relations and History, and was a huge presence for the Stanford Women's Soccer Team and women's sports in

Katie Meyer, Stanford soccer star, dies by suicide the coroner's office on Thursday determined that the death of Stanford women's soccer player Katie Meyer was suicide.

The County of Santa Clara Medical Examiner-Coroner said there is no foul play related to Meyer's death.

Parents of Stanford soccer team captain Katie Meyer speak out about her death
The parents of Katie Meyer confirmed the 22-year-old soccer star died by suicide and said fear over potential disciplinary action by the school may have contributed to her death.

The parents of Stanford University soccer star Katie Meyer believe their daughter's fear over potential disciplinary action from the school may have contributed to her death earlier this week.

Steve and Gina Meyer are speaking out in the hope of preventing other parents from facing the same tragedy after confirming the statement by an official from the County of Santa Clara on Thursday that their 22-year-old daughter died by suicide.

The promising soccer goalie, who was just months away from graduation, was found dead in her dorm room Tuesday.

"She died by suicide," Gina Meyer told NBC News' Stephanie Gosk on TODAY Friday. "The last couple days are like a parent’s worst nightmare and you don’t wake up from it. So it’s just horrific."
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The parents of Stanford soccer player Katie Meyer say her fear over possible disciplinary action at school may have contributed to her death by suicide.John Todd / Getty Images

"I don’t even think it’s hit us yet," she continued. "We’re still in shock. But we had no red flags."

Whenever Richard Cory went down town,
We people on the pavement looked at him:
He was a gentleman from sole to crown,
Clean favored, and imperially slim.

And he was always quietly arrayed,
And he was always human when he talked;
But still he fluttered pulses when he said,
"Good-morning," and he glittered when he walked.

And he was rich – yes, richer than a king –
And admirably schooled in every grace:
In fine, we thought that he was everything
To make us wish that we were in his place.

So on we worked, and waited for the light,
And went without the meat, and cursed the bread;
And Richard Cory, one calm summer night,
Went home and put a bullet through his head.

The parents of Katie Meyer, a star soccer goalie who died by suicide last spring, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Stanford on Wednesday.

At the time of her death Meyer, 21, was facing disciplinary action for allegedly spilling coffee on a Stanford football player who was accused of sexually assaulting a female soccer player. Meyer's father said his daughter was defending that teammate, who was a minor at the time.

The lawsuit states that on the night of her death, Stanford "negligently and recklessly" sent her the formal disciplinary notice that "contained threatening language regarding sanctions and potential 'removal from the university.'"

On the night of Feb. 28, Meyer FaceTimed her parents and two sisters from her dorm room at Stanford and was in a good mood, according to her mom. They were coordinating her plans for spring break, which included a stop home in Southern California before a few days in Mexico with friends.

However, her parents say that later that evening Meyer received the six-page email from Stanford informing her of a disciplinary hearing.

The next day, Meyer was found dead in her dorm room, where she lived as a resident adviser. An autopsy performed March 3 confirmed the manner of death was from suicide.

"Stanford's after-hours disciplinary charge, and the reckless nature and manner of submission to Katie, caused Katie to suffer an acute stress reaction that impulsively led to her suicide,'' the lawsuit states. "Katie's suicide was completed without planning and solely in response to the shocking and deeply distressing information she received from Stanford while alone in her room without any support or resources.''

In a statement to several media outlets, Stanford spokesperson Dee Mostofi rebutted the lawsuit's claims.

"The Stanford community continues to grieve Katie's tragic death and we sympathize with her family for the unimaginable pain that Katie's passing has caused them," Mostofi wrote.

"However, we strongly disagree with any assertion that the university is responsible for her death. While we have not yet seen the formal complaint brought by the Meyer family, we are aware of some of the allegations made in the filing, which are false and misleading," Mostofi added.

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Marissa Imrie as little girl with her mother, Renee Milligan. On Dec. 17, 2001, at the age of 14, Marissa took her own life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. Milligan then sued the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, in an attempt to force it to install a suicide deterrent barrier. The suit was thrown out

Her daughter, Marissa Imrie, was an honors student and cross-country runner at Santa Rosa High School. On Dec. 17, 2001, Marissa took a $150 cab ride to Vista Point, at the north end of the bridge, then walked out onto the span and jumped. She was 14.

Whether through music, theater or other extracurriculars, many knew Abigail Wilford as a friendly face who greatly cared about others.

"She loved everyone. She really did," her father, Tyson Wilford, said. "She had such a big heart. Anywhere she went, everyone was her friend."

Family, friends and other community members are mourning Abigail, who passed away on Friday.

A Danbury Middle School student, Abigail was 15.

"Abigail died by suicide after years of battling mental health problems," said Tyson, who emphasized how he and other family members always supported her.

She'll be remembered as someone with a big heart who also loved animals and had an uncanny ability to become friends with everyone, according to her father, Tyson, and step-mom, Roseann.