I just saw a story this week about a dude committing that by cop and didn't pay it much mind until i saw this CDC news report. link below this CDC report. Seems like 'The Great Recession' is still in effect.
Report: Third of Suicides in US Are Among Middle-Aged Whites
Report: Third of Suicides in US Are Among Middle-Aged Whites
Middle-aged white people now account for a third of all suicides in the U.S., a new government report shows.
Suicide is the nation's 10th leading cause of death, and the overall rate rose 24 percent in 15 years, according to the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Suicides have long been most common among white people — particularly older white males. But most striking in the new report is the growth in whites ages 45 to 64.
They were a third of suicide deaths in 2014, up from about a quarter in 1999.
"The findings in this report are extremely concerning," said Nadine Kaslow, an Emory University researcher and past president of the American Psychological Association.
The CDC data — released Friday — provides a detailed look at the latest year's suicide statistics, and a broader look at how much the situation has changed over 15 years.
There were nearly 43,000 U.S. suicides in 2014. More than 14,000 of them were middle-aged whites — twice the combined total for all blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Pacific Islanders, American Indians, and Alaska Natives.
In other terms — a group that represents 18 percent of the U.S. population accounted for 33 percent of the suicides.
The CDC also reported striking increases in suicide rates in adult American Indians and Alaska Natives, although the number of those suicide deaths is much smaller.
The report doesn't try to answer why certain trends are occurring. Other experts have speculated that middle age can be a particularly hard time for whites, who — compared to some other racial and ethnic groups — commonly don't have as many supportive relationships with friends, family, or religious communities,
Money was a factor, too, they say. The economy was in recession from the end of 2007 until mid-2009. Even well afterward, polls showed most Americans remained worried about weak hiring, a depressed housing market and other problems.
White people, in particular, seem to expect financial comfort and happiness by middle age — and have difficulty coping when things get worse instead of better, Emory's Kaslow said.
In a report earlier this week, the CDC found that life expectancy for white women — and for white people as a whole — declined slightly in 2014. Some experts have said a combination of factors may be the reason, including more drug overdoses and suicides.
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CDC report: CDC - NCHS - National Center for Health Statistics
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and auntie kwen was consoling this trick. vid in link
Woman Kidnapped By Ex-Husband Returns To Friends Amid Investigation
April 21, 2016 5:28 PM
Woman Kidnapped By Ex-Husband Returns To Friends Amid Investigation
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Sarah Marie Allen returned to the Homestead neighborhood store Thursday where she was known to hang out. That’s the spot where her ex-husband kidnapped her a day before.
Francis Dufore found her Wednesday night and snatched her. Authorities said Dufore kidnapped Allen and put her in the trunk of a stolen car he had driven from Louisiana.
After being choked and beaten, Allen was somehow able to call police to let them know what happened. That’s when officers traced the call to a wooded area near a Southwest Miami-Dade retirement community at SW 355 Street and SW 180th Avenue.
When officers caught up to the car, they found it abandoned but Dufore and Allen were in the woods. A deadly confrontation ensued.
Investigators said Dufore came out of the woods with a shotgun.
“The subject confronted one of our K9 officers, pointed a shotgun towards the officer forcing the officer to shoot him. The subject, unfortunately, was pronounced deceased on the scene,” Miami-Dade police spokesperson Jennifer Capote explained.
Sarah Marie Allen (L) and Francis Dufore (R). (Source: Miami Dade Corrections)
Dufore has history of arrests for assault and domestic violence. His ex-wife feared him, friends told CBS4’s Gary Nelson.
“She was running for her life. She was running for her life,” said Gloria Smith.
Allen has a troubled past herself. The Department of Children & Families (DCF) had taken the four children she had in common with Dufore.
She had an arrest this year for prostitution.
“I’m glad that she’s alive and that she made it out of there and it’s sad that he took it to that extent. She was trying to get her life together. She had just got out the homeless shelter,” said her friend Irene Martinez.
She was lucky to be alive after being kidnapped at gunpoint, beaten and choked unconscious before police rescued her in the dark woods after shooting and killing her husband.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is investigating the police involved shooting. That officer has been identified as a 23-year veteran of the Miami-Dade force.
Report: Third of Suicides in US Are Among Middle-Aged Whites
- By Mike Stobbe, AP medical writer
Report: Third of Suicides in US Are Among Middle-Aged Whites
Middle-aged white people now account for a third of all suicides in the U.S., a new government report shows.
Suicide is the nation's 10th leading cause of death, and the overall rate rose 24 percent in 15 years, according to the report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Suicides have long been most common among white people — particularly older white males. But most striking in the new report is the growth in whites ages 45 to 64.
They were a third of suicide deaths in 2014, up from about a quarter in 1999.
"The findings in this report are extremely concerning," said Nadine Kaslow, an Emory University researcher and past president of the American Psychological Association.
The CDC data — released Friday — provides a detailed look at the latest year's suicide statistics, and a broader look at how much the situation has changed over 15 years.
There were nearly 43,000 U.S. suicides in 2014. More than 14,000 of them were middle-aged whites — twice the combined total for all blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Pacific Islanders, American Indians, and Alaska Natives.
In other terms — a group that represents 18 percent of the U.S. population accounted for 33 percent of the suicides.
The CDC also reported striking increases in suicide rates in adult American Indians and Alaska Natives, although the number of those suicide deaths is much smaller.
The report doesn't try to answer why certain trends are occurring. Other experts have speculated that middle age can be a particularly hard time for whites, who — compared to some other racial and ethnic groups — commonly don't have as many supportive relationships with friends, family, or religious communities,
Money was a factor, too, they say. The economy was in recession from the end of 2007 until mid-2009. Even well afterward, polls showed most Americans remained worried about weak hiring, a depressed housing market and other problems.
White people, in particular, seem to expect financial comfort and happiness by middle age — and have difficulty coping when things get worse instead of better, Emory's Kaslow said.
In a report earlier this week, the CDC found that life expectancy for white women — and for white people as a whole — declined slightly in 2014. Some experts have said a combination of factors may be the reason, including more drug overdoses and suicides.
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Online:
CDC report: CDC - NCHS - National Center for Health Statistics
_____________________________________________
and auntie kwen was consoling this trick. vid in link
Woman Kidnapped By Ex-Husband Returns To Friends Amid Investigation
April 21, 2016 5:28 PM
Woman Kidnapped By Ex-Husband Returns To Friends Amid Investigation
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Sarah Marie Allen returned to the Homestead neighborhood store Thursday where she was known to hang out. That’s the spot where her ex-husband kidnapped her a day before.
Francis Dufore found her Wednesday night and snatched her. Authorities said Dufore kidnapped Allen and put her in the trunk of a stolen car he had driven from Louisiana.
After being choked and beaten, Allen was somehow able to call police to let them know what happened. That’s when officers traced the call to a wooded area near a Southwest Miami-Dade retirement community at SW 355 Street and SW 180th Avenue.
When officers caught up to the car, they found it abandoned but Dufore and Allen were in the woods. A deadly confrontation ensued.
Investigators said Dufore came out of the woods with a shotgun.
“The subject confronted one of our K9 officers, pointed a shotgun towards the officer forcing the officer to shoot him. The subject, unfortunately, was pronounced deceased on the scene,” Miami-Dade police spokesperson Jennifer Capote explained.
Sarah Marie Allen (L) and Francis Dufore (R). (Source: Miami Dade Corrections)
Dufore has history of arrests for assault and domestic violence. His ex-wife feared him, friends told CBS4’s Gary Nelson.
“She was running for her life. She was running for her life,” said Gloria Smith.
Allen has a troubled past herself. The Department of Children & Families (DCF) had taken the four children she had in common with Dufore.
She had an arrest this year for prostitution.
“I’m glad that she’s alive and that she made it out of there and it’s sad that he took it to that extent. She was trying to get her life together. She had just got out the homeless shelter,” said her friend Irene Martinez.
She was lucky to be alive after being kidnapped at gunpoint, beaten and choked unconscious before police rescued her in the dark woods after shooting and killing her husband.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is investigating the police involved shooting. That officer has been identified as a 23-year veteran of the Miami-Dade force.
