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Suicide (and all Mental Illness issues) needs to be a bigger part of our awareness and healthcare. Some interesting stats from this article: ".... suicide rates among Americans 35 to 64 years old rose from 13.7 per 100,000 people to 17.6 per 100,000 people between 1999 and 2010. That’s a 28 percent increase in 11-years. During the 11-year period studied, suicide went from the eighth leading cause of death among middle-aged Americans to the fourth, behind cancer, heart disease and accidents. The greatest increases occurred in people 50 to 54 years old (up 48 percent) and among people 55 to 59 years old (up 49 percent).
Posted on: Fri, 24 May 2013 15:56:53 +0000

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