In a press release from the Oregon Health Authority, new data points to a three-year decrease in Oregon youth suicides rates. Douglas County, however, is still plagued with a lack of resources surrounding the often-stigmatized mental health crisis.
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OHA is going to juggle the numbers to make the governor look good. Kind of like the Oregon government investigating the secretary of state, you got to know nothing will come of it 😉
The headline is misleading: "Suicide rate down in Oregon, Douglas County struggles"--
Well, no. The suicide rate is *up* in Oregon. Suicide among *youth* is trending downward (down 26% over three years!)--and that's good--but that means that the suicide rate among non-youth is rising.
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORDHS/bulletins/355a6ed
I see the headline has changed. Good.
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