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On the recordSeptember 20, 2023
If the same numbers are dying, if the rate of suicide is 1 in 17, 1 in 20, 1 in 21; I don't even know the most current figure.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal expresses concern over unchanged suicide rates despite claims of progress.

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