Earlier in 2019, Gov. Lee authorized a funding increase for the state's Suicide Prevention Network to expand staff, as suicide deaths continue to rise among Tennesseans. The executive director of the Network, Scott Ridgeway, said in nearly all cases, suicide can be traced to undiagnosed or untreated depression, among other factors.
"Suicide is a very complex issue,” Ridgeway said. “No one dies for one reason. It's usually a combination of a lot of different reasons. And that, we sometimes just do not know what that person is going through."
On average, three Tennesseans choose to end their lives each day, and suicide now surpasses car accidents as a leading cause of death in the state.
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