{"id":3170,"date":"2014-08-11T22:49:26","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T02:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/?p=3170"},"modified":"2014-08-11T22:53:29","modified_gmt":"2014-08-12T02:53:29","slug":"robin-williams-dies-in-apparent-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/2014\/08\/11\/robin-williams-dies-in-apparent-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Robin Williams Dies in Apparent Suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='application\/json' class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links'>[{\"id\":2967,\"href\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.latimes.com\\\/local\\\/lanow\\\/la-me-robin-williams-dies-20140811-story.html#page=1\",\"archived_href\":\"http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250620134416\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.latimes.com\\\/local\\\/lanow\\\/la-me-robin-williams-dies-20140811-story.html\",\"redirect_href\":\"\",\"checks\":[{\"date\":\"2025-12-02 20:17:03\",\"http_code\":200},{\"date\":\"2025-12-16 16:43:22\",\"http_code\":200},{\"date\":\"2025-12-27 22:22:25\",\"http_code\":200},{\"date\":\"2026-01-22 07:48:34\",\"http_code\":200},{\"date\":\"2026-04-17 14:27:51\",\"http_code\":200}],\"broken\":false,\"last_checked\":{\"date\":\"2026-04-17 14:27:51\",\"http_code\":200},\"process\":\"done\"},{\"id\":2968,\"href\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org\",\"archived_href\":\"http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250118120315\\\/http:\\\/\\\/suicidepreventionlifeline.org\\\/\",\"redirect_href\":\"\",\"checks\":[{\"date\":\"2025-12-02 20:17:04\",\"http_code\":404},{\"date\":\"2025-12-16 16:43:19\",\"http_code\":404},{\"date\":\"2025-12-27 22:22:26\",\"http_code\":404},{\"date\":\"2026-01-22 07:48:34\",\"http_code\":404},{\"date\":\"2026-04-17 14:27:51\",\"http_code\":404}],\"broken\":true,\"last_checked\":{\"date\":\"2026-04-17 14:27:51\",\"http_code\":404},\"process\":\"done\"}]<\/script>It&#8217;s not official, of course, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/lanow\/la-me-robin-williams-dies-20140811-story.html#page=1\">that his death was a suicide<\/a>, but we do know that he was suffering from depression, addiction, and perhaps some other mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately the death of Robin Williams serves as yet another painful reminder that mental health issues affect everyone, no matter how famous, successful, or funny. 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