Health Spotlight | Genetics of suicide
(WISH) — More than 49,000 people will die by suicide this year.
The reasons why people decide to take their own life are widespread. They can Include trauma, stress, loneliness, and even genetics.
In Monday’s Health Spoltight, news 8’s Brittany Noble reports on how researchers are now working to identify people who are most at risk. Researchers are working to identify people who are most at risk before something terrible happens.
This story was created from a script aired on WISH-TV. Health Spotlight is presented by Community Health Network.
Mental health resources
- Be Well Indiana
- Indiana Suicide Prevention
- Indiana Department of Child Services’ Children’s Mental Health Initiative
- National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255
- More resources
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