Rural Area Grapples with Suicides

1 decade 1 year 11 months ago Friday, December 15 2006 Dec 15, 2006 Friday, December 15, 2006 8:32:02 PM CST December 15, 2006 in News
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CARUTHERSVILLE - Rural communities in Missouri's Bootheel are increasing suicide prevention programs, after five young men killed themselves in recent months. Four young men hanged themselves in clothes closets between July and November. The other shot himself. Law officers said they have no evidence of a direct link among the deaths, although some and possibly all of the victims knew each other. Students are learning how to talk to friends who are stressed or in trouble. They're being told about emergency hot lines and to notify adults immediately when there's a concern.

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