Chuck Johnson

Letter to the Editor: Help bring suicide out of the shadows

September 6, 2023 | By Chuck Johnson

Nearly 46,000 people in the United States die by suicide each year. That’s one death every 11 minutes. Yet suicide is a topic that hides in the shadows. All too often suicide goes unaddressed even when we may sense someone is struggling. We may worry that saying the wrong thing will make it worse, so…

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Blessing Health, Together with Tri-State Veterans join effort to reduce veteran suicide

June 19, 2023 | By Muddy River News

QUINCY — Veterans may survive their military service but are never out of danger. National statistics show that veterans die by suicide at a rate 1.5 times higher than that of non-veteran adults. The 2022 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report showed 6,145 veteran suicide deaths, an average of 16.8 per day. To create better…

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