TIMELY WISDOM

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

More people now dying of suicide than in car accidents.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY

"It is the baby boomer group where we see the highest rates of suicide. There may be something about that group, and how they think about life issues and their life choices that may make a difference."
ILEANA ARIAS, deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control on the surge in the number of suicides among middle-aged Americans.



Suicide Rates Rise Sharply in U.S.

By TARA PARKER-POPE

The suicide rate among middle-age Americans rose 30 percent from 1999 to 2010, with more people now dying of suicide than in car accidents. 




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