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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

White Mountain Apache Tribe decreases suicides, attempts

Erika Bloom November 15, 2017

Native American youth are killing themselves at alarming rates, but one Arizona tribe is working to reverse these trends. Nationally, suicide is prevalent in middle-age white men, but among Native Americans,...

Suicide rates by age demographic for the year 2012 (Graph by Shelby Edwards/Arizona Sonora News)(http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6128a8.htm)

Elderly more prone to depression, suicide

Shelby Edwards September 30, 2015

The elderly suffer from depression in larger numbers than most other age demographics, making them more likely to commit suicide.Due to Arizona’s large elderly population, keeping aging adults mentally...

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