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Suicide rates highest and rising fastest in U.S. rural communities

(Reuters Health) – Suicide rates are rising across the U.S., especially in rural communities and places with high poverty and a proliferation of gun shops, a new analysis suggests. Researchers examined data on 453,577 U.S. residents aged 25 to 65 years who died by suicide from 1999 to 2016. Large urban areas accounted for almost… Read More »