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- 14-year-old From Paducah Discusses Her Depression And Thoughts Of Suicide To Help Others In A Similar Situation
Sophie Henney of Paducah chose two days after her 14th birthday to tell her story of depression and thoughts of suicide. She wanted to share her story?and her name?to help others who may be in the same situation, Genevieve Postlethwait reports for...
- Kentucky's Suicide Rate Is Above The National Average; Experts Say We Need To Ignore The Stigma And Become Educated About It
Kentucky's suicide rate is higher than the national average, and an expert says we must create an open dialogue about it and provide more education if we want this rate to decrease, Kat Russell reports for The Paducah Sun. "People commit suicide when...
- Parents Should Talk To Children About Alcohol; Study Shows Teens Do Listen
Two recent studies highlight how important it is for parent to talk with their teens about the risks of alcohol use, which leads to more than 4,500 deaths nationwide every year. In the first study, Mothers Against Drunk Driving found that fewer than...
- Kentucky Teens Attempt Suicide More Often Than Those In All U.s.
In a 2011 update of a study done four years ago, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) surveyed America's teenagers about their physical health and potentially risky behaviors. Broken down state-by-state,...
- Farmers Work Long Past Regular Retirement Age, And Many Doctors Lack The Knowledge To Help Keep Them Healthy
"Farmers' stark commitment to work is borderline obsessive, and researchers are beginning to develop new guidelines to better understand farmers, whose strong cultural and emotional ties to the farm drive their work ethic," reports Karin Pekarchik...
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2009 U.S. suicide rate highest in 15 years; 600 Ky. teens in 2010
The year 2009 had the highest number of suicides in 15 years, data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate.
Between 2008 and 2009, the suicide rate increased 2.4 percent, with 36,909 suicide deaths nationwide. In 2008, 13.4 percent of people who committed suicide had either job or money issues, reports research-reporting service Newswise. Numbers are expected to rise, with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline reporting a 14 percent increase in call volume between 2010 and 2011.
Between 2008 and 2009 about 8.3 million adults (nearly 4 percent of the U.S. adult population) said they had serious thoughts about suicide in the past year, CDC data show. More than 2.2 million adults reported making plans for suicide in the past year and more than 1 million adults said they attempted suicide in the past year. (Read more)
About 600 Kentucky teens died by suicide last year, reports Jennifer Hewlett for the Lexington Herald-Leader.
- 14-year-old From Paducah Discusses Her Depression And Thoughts Of Suicide To Help Others In A Similar Situation
Sophie Henney of Paducah chose two days after her 14th birthday to tell her story of depression and thoughts of suicide. She wanted to share her story?and her name?to help others who may be in the same situation, Genevieve Postlethwait reports for...
- Kentucky's Suicide Rate Is Above The National Average; Experts Say We Need To Ignore The Stigma And Become Educated About It
Kentucky's suicide rate is higher than the national average, and an expert says we must create an open dialogue about it and provide more education if we want this rate to decrease, Kat Russell reports for The Paducah Sun. "People commit suicide when...
- Parents Should Talk To Children About Alcohol; Study Shows Teens Do Listen
Two recent studies highlight how important it is for parent to talk with their teens about the risks of alcohol use, which leads to more than 4,500 deaths nationwide every year. In the first study, Mothers Against Drunk Driving found that fewer than...
- Kentucky Teens Attempt Suicide More Often Than Those In All U.s.
In a 2011 update of a study done four years ago, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) surveyed America's teenagers about their physical health and potentially risky behaviors. Broken down state-by-state,...
- Farmers Work Long Past Regular Retirement Age, And Many Doctors Lack The Knowledge To Help Keep Them Healthy
"Farmers' stark commitment to work is borderline obsessive, and researchers are beginning to develop new guidelines to better understand farmers, whose strong cultural and emotional ties to the farm drive their work ethic," reports Karin Pekarchik...