Suicide Rates Rose Sharply Among Middle-Age Adults

Health officials say suicides among middle-age Americans climbed at a startling rate over the past decade, a period that included the recession. Overall, the suicide rate for the age group jumped 28% from 1999 to 2010. And among whites, it shot up 40 percent.
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - Category: American Health Source Type: news