Vermont suicide rates far outpace nation’s

Suicide-prevention materials on display at a June 5 statewide conference in Stowe. Photo by Mike Faher/VTDigger
Vermonters are dying by suicide at a rate more than 35 percent higher than the national average, continuing a years-long trend in spite of widespread prevention and education efforts.
Breaking down the state’s statistics produces similar results: People in Vermont are more likely to take their own lives with a gun, for example, and the state’s suicide rates are higher than