re: US suicide rate reaches 30 year high

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Even more evidence that we need more mental health programs

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Exactly. Something needs to be done about this. Mental health can't keep taking a backseat. Every mass shooting you briefly hear about how the person was mentally ill, then it's nonstop "gun control, gun control, gun control" talk. And the real issue...mental health is conveniently pushed aside.


I would guess the rise in suicides in girls 10 to 14 is mostly due to social media bullying. Imagine being 12-13 years old all over again. Being so painfully awkward that others made fun of you. And then add in that the teasing is now 24/7 cause it's done online and isn't just limited to the mean girls at your school....it's from everyone, including strangers you have never met. It's no wonder some of these poor children just snap and feel so hopeless that suicide seems to be the only way out for them.