Experts: Suicide Can Be Prevented

More people are committing suicide than ever before, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reports, but suicide isn't uniquely an American issue. The World Health Organization estimates that every 40 seconds, someone in the world ends his or her life. Experts say the key to preventing suicide is to get help early and to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness and suicide. Dorothy Paugh was 9 years old when her father took his life. "I count that day as the last day of...

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