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Rural Suicide: One California County’s Fight To Save Lives

 

A rural pocket of Northern California is seeing some of the highest rates of suicide in the state. We’re exploring the mental health crisis in Amador County, and what’s being done to solve it.

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Reading List: Suicide In Rural America

Friday, June 22, 2018 | Sacramento, CA
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Amador County has some of the highest rates of suicide in California.

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CapRadio health care reporter Sammy Caiola has embarked on a six-month project to explore the high rates of suicide in Northern California’s rural communities.

As she delves into the reasons behind this mental health crisis, and how one county is trying to tackle it, here’s a snapshot of what she’s reading on the topic.

  • CDC: U.S. Suicide Rates Have Climbed Dramatically
  • Why Is The Risk Of Youth Suicide Higher In Rural Areas?
  • The Forces Driving Middle-Aged White People's 'Deaths Of Despair'
  • For Young People In Rural Areas, Suicide Poses A Growing Threat
  • At My Darkest Moment, I Reached Out For Help And Chose To Live
  • California Native: Suicide Prevention
  • Suicides Have Increased By More Than 30% Since 1999 In Half The States, CDC Says
  • Rural Areas Have The Highest Suicide Rates And Fewest Mental Health Workers
  • More Americans Than Ever Are Committing Suicide With A Gun
  • Loneliness is a serious public-health problem

This project is funded by a USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism grant.


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  • Vanessa S. Nelson / Capital Public Radio

    Dying To Get Out: Stigma, ‘Copycat Effect’ Drive Youth Suicide In Rural Amador County

    Tuesday, September 11, 2018
    Many young people say they don’t have a healthy way to express feelings of being trapped and misunderstood. And teens who live in remote places are more likely to seek a fatal escape.
  • Vanessa S. Nelson / Capital Public Radio

    Editor’s Note: On Choosing The Topic Of Rural Suicide

    Sunday, September 9, 2018
    Our decision to spend nearly a year on the topic of rural suicide came after we learned that Amador County, with a population of less than 40,000, has the third-highest suicide rate in the state.
  • Amador County: Faces Of Suicide Prevention

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  • Vanessa S. Nelson / Capital Public Radio

    Where Are The Psychiatrists? Amador County And Rural California Hit Hardest By Physician Shortage.

    Sunday, August 12, 2018
    The lack of mental-health professionals in rural areas, combined with geographic isolation, puts residents at heightened risk for suicide.

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