The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services reports one in 15 Nebraskans recently reported a major depressive episode in the past year.
Prevention Manager Renee Faber says many of those people had suicidal thoughts.
She says that’s why having a social network is so important to fighting depression….

Twenty-percent of Nebraska high school students recently reported to feeling sad or hopeless every day for two straight weeks.
Faber says the data from the state health department raises concerns about suicide….

Faber says nearly ten-percent of high school students reported making a suicide plan, while six-percent attempted suicide.