Economic Recession Linked to 10,000 Suicides

Andrea Germanos @ Common Dreams - A new study has linked the economic recession to 10,000 suicides across North American and Europe, and revealed a "looming mental health crisis."

Researchers from the University of Oxford and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine used data from the World Health Organization on suicides in Canada, the U.S. and 24 EU nations and found an increase in the number of suicides from 2008 to 2010.  Read more.