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SUICIDE IN BOX ELDER COUNTY
Suicidal desire is most often an intersection of thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness (and hopelessness about these states).
It does not have a single cause.
Box Elder County has one of the highest attempt rates in Utah.
Brigham City has one of the highest age-adjusted rates of suicide.
On average, one person dies by suicide in the state every
14 hours
Suicide cost Utah
$629,958,000
of combined medical and work lost in 2010
Suicide is the
8th
leading cause of death in
Utah
Utah lost
654
people to suicide last year
(2019)
On average, one person dies by suicide in the state every
14 hours
Suicide cost Utah
$629,958,000
of combined medical and work lost in 2010
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