
Deaths by Suicide Reach ‘Highest Number Ever Recorded’; Ideation Likely Higher, Expert Says
The CDC study, which shows the provisional data for 2022, reported that there were 49,449 deaths by suicide last year.
The CDC study, which shows the provisional data for 2022, reported that there were 49,449 deaths by suicide last year.
COMMENTARY: Our young people’s sadness, hopelessness and suicidal thoughts are a desperate cry for this attentive love in the midst of their existential and ever-urgent questions.
President Trump’s response to the pandemic will continue to be a key issue in the months ahead on an uncertain campaign trail.
The novel coronavirus, technically known as Covid-19, has killed over 94,000 Americans and infected more than 1.5 million since January, the CDC reports.
In a speech Friday, President Donald Trump identified houses of worship as "essential places that provide essential services" adding, “we need more prayer, not less.”
Religious freedom advocates have stressed that while the government can limit religious gatherings for public health reasons during a pandemic, it must treat religion the same as similar non-religious activities.
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control, a third of all patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are African American, even though African-Americans make up about 13% of the national population.
The newly released findings indicate a lack of confidence in the future as women under 30 have had fewer babies for the seventh consecutive year.
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