Experts caution that suicide is complicated, and that recent increases might be driven by higher rates of depression or limited availability of mental health services

About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday.

  • Rose@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    As someone who thinks that people should have the right to end their life, I still think guns might be an issue because they can make it very quick and allow no time to think it through. Even some of the other accessible methods take some preparation, and each step is a chance to think again.