Talk looks at suicide prevention

COEUR d'ALENE — Idaho is consistently among the states with the highest suicide rates.

According to the Suicide Prevention Action Network of Idaho, Idaho had the ninth-highest suicide rate in 2014, which was 46 percent higher than the national average.

That same year, 320 people committed suicide in Idaho. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for Idahoans ages 15-34 and for males ages 10-14.

On Feb. 22, suicide expert David Rudd, Ph.D., will provide Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk training for behavioral health, substance abuse and primary care professionals in the Fox Auditorium of Kootenai Health.

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