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SD Governor Dennis Daugaard; Suicide Prevention Needs More Attention

SD Governor Dennis Daugaard; Suicide Prevention Needs More Attention

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September has been set aside as national “Suicide Prevention Month”.

South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard says the issue needs more attention…

Daugaard says studies show many suicides are a quick reaction…

Daugaard says the state Department of Health is treating suicide as a public health crisis….

The health department says one hundred ninety-two suicides were reported in the state in 2017, and is the second leading cause of death of young people age fifteen to twenty four.

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