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Chuck Fleischmann: “In my home State of Tennessee, the suicide rate increased by 19 percent from 2014 to 2018 and remains 15 percent higher…”

On the recordApril 14, 2021
In my home State of Tennessee, the suicide rate increased by 19 percent from 2014 to 2018 and remains 15 percent higher than the national average.
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Chuck Fleischmann
Republican · Tennessee

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Fleischmann highlights the rising suicide rates in Tennessee and the need for mental health resources.

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