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CHEER tries to lower suicide rate that claims 1 life over 45 each day
suicide prevention month
Lisa Hobbs photo Before leaving office, former Warren County Executive Herschel Wells signs a proclamation to raise awareness and prevent suicide. September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in Warren County. Pictured is Wells with CHEER Mental Health director Bryan Herriman.
Each day in Tennessee, an average of three people die by suicide. In 2016 – the latest year for which state-specific figures are available – there were 1,110 recorded suicide deaths in Tennessee, a rate of 16.2 per 100,000. Did that get your attention?