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Nov 21, 2024
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ZuluBlue
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Mountain west is known as the suicide belt
You can Google more about it. There are some articles that go in-depth talking about it and potential reasons. Either way, it’s incredibly sad, especially that rates of suicide are so high among youth in these states.
Here are a couple:
livescience.com
Where is the Suicide Belt?
Suicide is a leading cause of death in the so-called Suicide Belt.
https://www.livescience.com/34470-suicide-belt.html
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/10/23/658834805/how-one-colorado-town-is-tackling-suicide-prevention-starting-with-the-kids
In-depth research video about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vCt4BAzUe0
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This map is crazy. What's up with the Mountain West and PNW?
russkiejedi
Nov 21, 6:17pm
Elevation for Mountain West. Lack of sun for PNW.
allaboutthegainz
Nov 21, 6:18pm
I read a study that talked about altitude and weather. No idea if that's true.
byubyu
Nov 21, 6:18pm
His points are exactly why I like the inter mountain west and Pacific Northwest.
specsauce
Nov 21, 6:19pm
Outsiders are afraid of it.
rad dawg
Nov 21, 6:30pm
I remember reading a while ago that there is correlation between altitude and rates of depression
jaromp
Nov 21, 6:20pm
Non-Hispanic indigienous rates can account for what you see I imagine
IGlowInTheDark
Nov 21, 6:21pm
I'm guessing that many of those counties have such low population that it doesn't take many suicides to push the rate
ManicBlue
Nov 21, 6:25pm
That’s my thoughts….it would be interesting to compare numbers
JohnnyC
Nov 21, 6:40pm
Mountain west is known as the suicide belt
ZuluBlue
Nov 21, 7:04pm
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