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The Suicide Epidemic in Rural Minnesota: How We Got Here and How We Move Forward

Description
Provides information on the yearly increase of suicides and deaths of despair in Minnesota, with data broken down by sex, region, and rurality. Discusses factors that impact suicide rates in rural areas, with a focus on rural and indigenous cultures, farming, stigma, firearm access, and more.
Author(s)
Marnie Werner, Tracie Rutherford Self
Date
02/2024
Type
Document
Organizations
Center for Rural Behavioral Health, Center for Rural Policy and Development
Tagged as
Alcohol use · American Indian or Alaska Native · Culture and cultural competency · Farmers and farmworkers · Health disparities · Mental health · Public health · Rural-urban differences · Stigma · Substance use and misuse · Suicide and suicide prevention · Minnesota

Organizations (2)