US suicides hit an all-time high last year
Recent increases may be driven by a range of factors, including higher rates of depression and limited access to mental health services.
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Recent increases may be driven by a range of factors, including higher rates of depression and limited access to mental health services.
Suicide attempts involving guns end in death far more often than those with other means, and gun sales have boomed — placing firearms in more and more homes. | World News
About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever. That's according to new government data posted Thursday.
U.S. suicides steadily rose from the early 2000s until 2018, when the national rate hit its highest level since 1941.
Experts caution that suicide is complicated, and that recent increases might be driven by higher rates of depression or limited mental health care.