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Jim Jennings says
Undoubtedly, suicide at ANY age is a huge mental health issue. I would like to suggest that attempted suicide comes at the end of, usually, YEARS of internal and external frustration. Factors combine and escalate towards desperation. This escalation is NOT inevitable, once discovered. Suicidal desperation need not result, if someone can intervene in the process. — However, since the late 70’s and early 80’s, state mental health resources were ended so there were fewer and fewer places for reasonably-priced help. Now, instead of responsible and wise approaches to frustrations of mental illness, we see an increase in the final stages of desperation and many feel suicide can’t be helped. We NEED our state mental health resources restored. To simply withhold care as “too costly” is irresponsible. –Jim Jennings, Wilmette, IL