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Older White Males Lead Suicide Rates

oregoncarepartners.com

Teenagers may be the people feeling the most angst, but they are not the people committing the most suicides in the United States. 

Much older Americans are the ones ending their lives, and Oregon ranks in the top ten states for suicide deaths.  Older white males are most prone to suicide in Oregon. 

Sean Connolly is a behavioral health specialist with at the Rogue Valley Council of Governments (RVCOG).  He shares figures and prevention approaches with us.  
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½ Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.