In North Carolina, the past 10 years, the suicide rate has spiked significantly from about 18 percent to 22 percent.
Renee L. Ellmers: “In North Carolina, the past 10 years, the suicide rate has spiked significantly from about 18 percent to 22 percent.”
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Ellmers discusses the alarming rise in suicide rates affecting her constituency.
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