Indiana Coroner has linked rising suicide rate to recession

[katty]

more:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/10/elkhart-coroner-blames-hi_n_352806.html

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In Elkhart, Ind., coroner John White has linked the rising suicide rate to the continuing economic recession, reports MSNBC's JoNel Aleccia. As many as 24 people have killed themselves this year in the Northern Indiana region, and over a quarter of them can be directly tied to recent job loss or financial hardship. Elkhart has suffered more than any other county with more than 25,000 residents, according to a stress map from the Associated Press released in May.

One woman shot herself in the head the day after her car had been repossessed, her home already on the brink of foreclosure.

[tblue]

1. Some of us predicted there would be more homicides and suicides with this economy.

That's so sad and so unnecessary. There's enough money to take care of everybody if we, as a country, had the will.

[katty]

4. yes, and more shooting today @a Portland,OR mall

injuries and i think one dead. We are a very sick country.

[Guilded Lilly]

2. Not a surprise.

Despair runs deep. The crime rates will also rise, desperation makes people do crazy things.
Very sad, but not at all a surprise.

[Sherman A1]

3. Not surprising at all

I have also noted a general level of anger and crankiness both among co-workers and people in the neighborhood. I think the cutbacks and the "do more with less" for those of us who do have jobs is reaching the end of it's rope. There is only so much that can be squeezed out of the turnip and I believe we are there.

[Fire1]

5. You're kidding.

:sarcasm:

[tomm2thumbs]

6. Wall Street lied, people died

no doubt they called the Depression that name for a reason - so sad and such a waste of human joy to see it destroyed by financial hardship

[ConcernedCanuk]

7. A "NO Shit Sherlock!" moment for sure

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we don't need "experts" to tell us this

DO WE ???

:freak:

[winyanstaz]

8. There will be many more I am afraid......