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November 25, 2009
Data indicate rate of suicides increased in last two years.
The Wall Street Journal (11/23, A6, Murray, McKay) reports that a survey of 19 states, which together account for about two-fifths of the US population, indicates that suicides rose during 2008, as do preliminary estimates from 2007 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Meanwhile, results from a recent survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration suggest that more than eight million adults seriously contemplated suicide last year and that 1.1 million of them actually tried to kill themselves. While the exact reasons for this rise in suicides in 2007 and 2008 are not clear, suicide experts point out that when unemployment is high and economic times are tough, suicide rates historically have gone up.
Related Links:
- .Early Data Suggest Suicides Are Rising," Sara Murray and Betsy McKay, The Wall Street Journal, November 23, 2009.
Posted by admin at November 25, 2009 06:17 PM