Letter: Suicide is complex, but preventable

Somewhere in Utah today, two people died by suicide. Or maybe not. Maybe the number was greater than that.Suicide is a silent killer; very few people are willing to break down the stigma surrounding mental health issues and suicidal thoughts and reach out for help. Utah has had higher suicide rates than the United States for over a decade, meaning that suicide is a struggle many, many people are currently facing, whether it be through thoughts of killing themselves, friends or family who are str