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  • Men Who Work in Mining Have the Nation's Second Highest Suicide Rate, Says CDC Report

    1 month ago - By Fortune

    Male construction workers have the highest suicide rate of any occupational group in the United States, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
    The study is based on information about 22,000 people who died by suicide in 17 states between 2012 and 2015, during which time suicide among male miners also topped the list. Rates rose most for females working in arts, design, entertainment, media, and sports. The study found librarians and teachers have the lowest suicide rates based on occupation.
    Overall, U.S. suicide rates continue to climb in nearly...
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  • Men working in construction, stay-at-home moms, and students are committing suicide at alarmingly high rates, and it's part of a disturbing trend

    Men working in construction, stay-at-home moms, and students are committing suicide at alarmingly high rates, and it's part of a disturbing trend

    1 month ago - By Business Insider

    The troubling trend of rising suicide rates in the US is getting worse.
    According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , the suicide rate rose 34% from 2000-2016, from 12.9 suicides per 100,000 people to 17.3.
    The CDC mentioned that construction workers, students, and stay-at-home moms were groups with some of the highest suicide rates, but the increase wasn't limited to any one kind of person.
    The statistics point to a brutal truth: there is more suicide happening throughout the US' entire socioeconomic spectrum.
    Disheartening data released Thursday by the...
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