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Saturday, June 9th, 2018

CDC: U.S. Suicide Rates Have Climbed Dramatically

Author:     NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE
Source:     npr
Publication Date:     June 7, 20181:00 PM ET
 Link: CDC: U.S. Suicide Rates Have Climbed Dramatically
Stephan:   One of my godchildren, a successful author, just tried to kill himself. He sent me a suicide note and I was able to call his sister. They found him in the woods; he had cut his wrists. He is in the hospital now. Anthony Bourdain, whose work I admired a great deal, just hung himself in a hotel room in France. He was successful. Suddenly suicide has intruded into everyone's awareness because it has gone up over 30 per cent. In the U.S.. We are in an existential crisis, and suicide is one of its manifestations. If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact theNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (En Español: 1-888-628-9454; Deaf and Hard of Hearing: 1-800-799-4889) or the Crisis Text Line by texting 741741.

Suicide rates have increased in nearly every state over the past two decades, and half of the states have seen suicide rates go up more than 30 percent. (emphasis added)

Suicide is a major public health issue, accounting for nearly 45,000 deaths in 2016 alone. That is why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta decided to take a comprehensive look at suicides from 1999 to 2016.

“Suicide in this country really is a problem that is impacted by so many factors. It’s not just a mental health concern,” says Deborah Stone, a behavioral scientist at the CDC and the lead author of the new study. “There are many different circumstances and factors that contribute to suicide. And so that’s one of the things that this study really shows us. It points to the need for a comprehensive approach to prevention.”

She and her colleagues collected data on suicides from every state. In addition, to better understand the circumstances surrounding suicide, they turned to more detailed information collected by 27 states on suicides that occurred in 2015.

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1 Comment

  1. david axtell on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 8:33 am

    I think the current USA is a failed society. We are a psychotic society. The suicides are just folks opting out, whether directly or slowly, using drugs. What are we going to do about it? And don’t say “GOD bless the USA”. GOD tried, he gave us Bernie and we blew it.