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Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

One of the most important things we can do to fight the growing epidemic of suicide in America is talk about it. We have a really bad problem that is getting worse quickly, but we can't help people if we ignore their problems. 1/
First a few notes on the problem, and what we've learned in recent months.

A new CDC shows that the incidence of suicide in the US has risen sharply, by about 30% over the past two decades. 2/ cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/6…
In addition to veterans, more new groups are also starting to show heightened suicide risk:
- Young women businessinsider.com/us-suicide-rat…
- Black children washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-h…
- Farmers cbsnews.com/news/american-…
Most of us probably know someone who has experienced suicidal thoughts. 3/
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