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MontanaMama

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10. Montana has the highest suicide rate in the US.

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Sat Sep 7, 2019, 02:14 PM

Sep 2019

There are at least 2 or 3 a week in our local paper...and those are just the ones that I see because of death notices or obituaries. I don’t think it is any one thing...like economics or depression or lack of healthcare. Probably a combination of those and many other things. In general (not just MT) we are the most in-debt, addicted, medicated and obese adult cohort in US history according to researcher Brene Brown.

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Suicide rates are rising, especially in rural America [View all] Ohiogal Sep 2019 OP

Lack of access to insured therapy is the key. RandySF Sep 2019 #1

Improving overall health and employment prospects would also relieve anxiety Hekate Sep 2019 #3

Not everything is about economics RandySF Sep 2019 #4

I'm more than aware of that, believe me... Hekate Sep 2019 #9

I understand a bit when I was a single mom marlakay Sep 2019 #24

There is so much hopelessness in today's US. I can readily see why the rates are up. It's RKP5637 Sep 2019 #2

That seems to be true. Suicide could be a rational decision in cases where... TreasonousBastard Sep 2019 #6

I happen to agree with you, RKP5637 Ohiogal Sep 2019 #7

CDC: Suicide rates Increased By 25% In US Since 1999 appalachiablue Sep 2019 #5

I appreciate your discussion on this. Lucid Dreamer Sep 2019 #22

Trump country treestar Sep 2019 #8

Which, again, seems to assume that everything ultimately comes down to $. Igel Sep 2019 #11

North Dakota has a 57% spike in suicides wellst0nev0ter Sep 2019 #12

When you talk to right-wingers treestar Sep 2019 #23

Montana has the highest suicide rate in the US. MontanaMama Sep 2019 #10

Native American suicides boost that statistic GusBob Sep 2019 #15

Such an important point. MontanaMama Sep 2019 #16

I wish it were different GusBob Sep 2019 #17

It sure does. When kids see their elders struggling MontanaMama Sep 2019 #18

Yes I know of it GusBob Sep 2019 #19

Thanks for the work you do. MontanaMama Sep 2019 #20

Aww thank you GusBob Sep 2019 #27

I don't know, sammythecat Sep 2019 #25

It was much lower for all cultures GusBob Sep 2019 #26

It's going to get even worse. roamer65 Sep 2019 #13

Universal red flag gun laws would help immensely NickB79 Sep 2019 #14

I'm considering drugs Revanchist Sep 2019 #21