Letter: Here’s how to combat Utah’s spike in suicides

What can we do to combat the 46 percent spike in suicides in Utah since 1999?The obvious solution is to increase psychiatric care options and to lower the cost. Health care in America is already much worse than necessary, but access to mental health care is abysmal. Increasing the number of psychologists and psychiatrists and subsidizing visits would be a first step.Reducing the stigma attached to seeking counseling or mental health care must be a priority. A step in this direction — one d