Erie County seeing increasing suicide rate

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s a packed room in the back of Crisis Services where Jessica Pirro is talking to the Suicide Coalition.
“Stigma from mental health is a huge piece that prevents people from getting help and potentially leads to death,” said Pirro, the CEO at Crisis Services.
The Medical Examiner reports 115 people died from suicide in 2017, up from the 96 a few years ago.
The county created a coalition in 2012 after several teen suicides. While the number of