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Their spouses have died, their children have grown up and moved away, and they have no close friends around. For some seniors, loneliness is a way of life, one that has them marking endless hours and days by themselves — and wondering what went wrong.

Nathaniel Pollock, a Memorial University researcher, says it's important to consider social factors, such as food security and housing, and their impact when speaking about suicide prevention. John Dinn of the Canadian Mental Health Association agrees: suicide is multifaceted.