SUICIDE IN TEXAS & PUBLIC HEALTH REGION 7 KEY TEXAS SUICIDE FACTS WE LOSE A TEXAN TO SUICIDE EVERY TWO HOURS. Between 2018-2020, suicide was the second leading cause of death in Texas for ages 10-34. Texas reported 3,924 deaths by suicide in 2020. Texas...
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SUICIDE IN TEXAS & PUBLIC HEALTH REGION 7 KEY TEXAS SUICIDE FACTS WE LOSE A TEXAN TO SUICIDE EVERY TWO HOURS. Between 2018-2020, suicide was the second leading cause of death in Texas for ages 10-34. Texas reported 3,924 deaths by suicide in 2020. Texas suicide rates increased 36.7% between 2000-2020 with rates higher in rural and non-metro regions. Close to 500 Texas Veterans are lost to suicide each year- two times the general population rate. 75% of Texas counties are designated behavioral health shortage areas. In rural regions, the need is even more acute. PUBLIC HEALTH REGION 7 (PHR 7) PHR 7 Figure 28. Suicide Mortality per 100,000 Population by Figure 46. Rates of Hospitalization for Suicide Attempt Local Mental and Behavioral Health Authority catchment per 100,000 Population by Local Mental and Behavioral area, Texas 2020 Health Authority catchment area, Texas 2020 Between 2000-2020, counties in PHR 7 experienced An increase in suicide rates of between 50% and 126% based on its
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