Michigan Suicide Commission report details underlying causes, prevention efforts
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and last updated 2021-04-12 09:30:53-04
LANSING, Mich. â With someone dying by suicide every six hours in the state, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is releasing a report that makes recommendations on how to reduce the stateâs suicide rate.
The Michigan Suicide Prevention Commission Initial Report is from a group appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in March 2020, according to a news release Monday.
âIn Michigan, anyone who needs help should be able to get it,â Whitmer said. âThis task force will do critical work to collect data, expand resources and implement best practices so we can save lives. We must work together to reduce suicide rates in Michigan and make sure that everyone knows that itâs OK to not be OK and help is always here.â
WATCH: Doctors remind parents to keep up with children s routine vaccinations
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Pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced on its website that it had received permission from the Food and Drug Administration that they can enroll children as young as 12 in its COVID-19 vaccine trial. (Federica Narancio/AP)
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and last updated 2021-04-12 12:37:33-04
MICHIGAN â Doctors and public health leaders from across the state held a news conference Monday morning urging parents to keep up with their children s routine vaccinations.
Vaccination rates among children have dropped below 70% in more than half the state as parents have put off routine doctor s visits for their children during the pandemic.
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