“The youth suicide rate has tripled in Utah since 2007 — jumping from three out of every 100,000 youth to 8.5, an alarming increase not seen anywhere else in the country. … It ” – KUTV.com Earlier this week I opened an e-mail telling me the 7th kid attending Herriman High School in Utah, committed suicide. The […]
Since this past summer, no less than seven kids from one high school have taken their own lives. You can read the report at Seventh teen suicide prompts community involvement in Herriman. Today we’re simply asking for Christians to pray for Jesus to intervene. I’m finishing up the final stats to publish our report on Utah’s […]
In Memory of Sam Introduction Two months ago I published a report on the status ofschools in Utah, and since that time I’ve encountered one thing after another in my quest to finalize the remainder of Utah’s Vital Stats Report. It seemed whenever I began compiling all the data I had gathered for the past […]
I received a comment on our and I thought was worthy of highlighting. What was telling about this note is the ‘assumption’ I’ve not done my homework. The article he took umbrage with is listed first and then his note. John’s note is in black font. My response to him is in red; Utah Suicide and […]
The ABC’s of Utah Vital Stats 2012 9,780 That’s how many people in Utah have committed suicide since 1980. In those 32 years the size of a small town took their own lives. It’s sobering news when thought upon in that light and even more sobering when you realize that today someone in Utah will […]
