U.S. foreclosures drive up suicide rate, study finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140516110957.htm

Date: May 16, 2014
Source: Dartmouth College

Summary:

The recent US foreclosure crisis contributed significantly to the nation's jump in suicides, independent of other economic factors associated with the Great Recession, according to a study. The study is the first to ever show a correlation between foreclosure and suicide rates. The authors analyzed state-level foreclosure and suicide rates from 2005 to 2010. During that period, the U.S. suicide rate increased nearly 13 percent, and annual home foreclosures hit a record 2.9 million (in 2010).

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