Opinion | Carrie Henning-Smith: As rural suicide rates increase in America, studies show risk is not randomly distributed. - NBCNewsTHINK
, as do counties with more veterans, more gun shops and more people who are uninsured.
Altogether, these statistics make clear that suicide prevention efforts need to support more than individuals at risk, but also include structural policy responses to strengthen communities that bear the greatest burden.Put another way, rural suicide prevention efforts, and public health policy, should tackle the immediate risk factors related to suicide in the forms of
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