With jump in suicides, Wyoming officials and advocates push prevention

With jump in suicides, Wyoming officials and advocates push prevention

by Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile In 2023, Wyoming shed a dubious title: For the first time in five years, it no longer held the nation’s highest suicide rate. It has hovered in the top three spots in the years since, however, and in 2024, Wyoming experienced the highest 10-year increase in its rate, at 35%, reports KFF. Wyoming’s rate was second only to Alaska, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Along with representing countless…