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NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — State health officials say Idaho’s 2009 suicide rate was 22 percent higher than the previous year.
Governor’s Council on Suicide Prevention chairwoman Katie Garrett says the poor economy is a factor in the increase from 251 suicides in 2008 to 307 last year.
The Idaho Press-Tribune reports that Idaho has consistently ranked high for suicide rate and is the only state without its own suicide prevention hotline. According to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, calls to a national suicide hotline from Idaho have increased from 1,473 in 2006 to 3,633 in 2009. Posted at KREM.com
Why doesn’t Idaho have a suicide prevention hotline?
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