LZ Granderson: Only a seismic shift can reverse the rise in suicides among older adults
America is getting older. That was the snapshot given earlier this year by the U.S. Census Bureau. Our median age is about 40 and rising. In a third of the states, it's already higher. Remember that, while also considering this: America's suicide rate in 2022 was the highest seen since 1941 — the tail end of the Great Depression. The nation's suicide rate has steadily climbed since the turn of ...
by LZ Granderson, Los Angeles Times
Dec 05, 2023
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America is getting older.
That was the snapshot given earlier this year by the U.S. Census Bureau. Our median age is about 40 and rising. In a third of the states, it's already higher.
Remember that, while also considering this: America's suicide rate in 2022 was the highest seen since 1941 — the tail end of the Great Depression.
The nation's suicide rate has steadily" was recognized with a Nobel. The numbers are out there to diagnose the problem. But it's much harder to treat.
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