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Secluded deep in west central Texas, Tom Green County has an average suicide rate of around 19.3 per 100,000 people, according to data from the past 23 years provided by San Angelo-based West ...
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Counties in the Big Countries have seen an increase in distress calls, sharing resources available to those struggling with suicidal thoughts and mental health crises.
Suicide is a major national public health issue in the United States. The country has one of the highest suicide rates among wealthy nations. [1] In 2020, there were 45,799 recorded suicides, [2] up from 42,773 in 2014, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
It turns out the economic downturn, or the Great Recession, might have hit more than the world's pocketbooks. A new study claims the recession also caused more than 10,000 suicides in North ...
In 2020, people in the US had a suicide rate of 13.5 per 100,000. [6] Suicide was a leading cause of death in the United States accounting for 48,183 deaths in 2021. [7] Suicide rates increased by 30 per cent from 2000-2018 and declined in 2019 and 2020. [7] Suicide remains a significant public health issue worldwide, despite prevention efforts ...
According to surveys conducted across the United States in June 2020, 10.7 percent of adults aged 18 and up said they had seriously considered suicide in the previous 30 days. They ranged in age from 18 to 24 and were classified as members of minority racial/ethnic groups, unpaid caregivers, and essential workers. [3]
Jey Austen, a brand designer at a fintech company, lost their job about two weeks ago. Austen, whose lease on an apartment in Austin, Texas ends in August, will receive three weeks of severance ...
The suicide rate for African Americans has increased more than twofold since 1981. A national survey of high school students conducted in 1999 reported that Hispanic students are twice as likely to report attempted suicide as white students. [8] From 2003 to 2023, the suicide rate for Black youth increased faster than any other racial or ethnic ...