Mark Levine & Melissa Bailey: Preventing suicide in Vermont

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Vermont Commissioner of Health Mark Levine, MD, and , Vermont Commissioner of Mental Health Melissa Bailey.
Several high-profile deaths by suicide, along with a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have put this public health issue in the spotlight once again. In Vermont, where suicide is now the eighth leading cause of death, we are working to put systems in place that help people before a crisis. At the same time, we need to