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Why Older Adults Face Higher Suicide Risks and the New Toolkit to Start the Conversation
Older adults have the highest suicide rates in the United States, and we still don’t treat that fact with the urgency it deserves. We sit down with Dr. Jessica Haberman (VA psychologist), Lisa Castro, and Tim Leonard from the Ohio Department of Aging to name what too often goes unsaid: depression is not a normal part of aging, and “they’ve lived a full life” is not an excuse to look away.
We dig into the biggest suicide risk factors for older adults and older Ohioans, including social isolation and loneliness, grief and life transitions like retirement, substance use, and the heavy toll of…
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