The Suicide Epidemic Demands Fresh Solutions

Source: The American Conservative

October 22, 2024

    

September was Suicide Prevention Month. This year we should’ve all been aware of that fact. Were we? More than 50,000 Americans died by suicide last year—more than any year on record. The year before that, the number had reached its highest point in more than 80 years.

Our schoolmates, friends, co-workers, and even our family members have been just some of the individuals behind the metric. If we don’t all know someone, we all at least know of someone. As much as we have grown accustomed to this, it’s not normal, and it demands reflection.

...Read the rest at  the American Conservative.

Juan P. Villasmil

10/22/2024

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