SUICIDES IN KENT COUNTY MAY
HAVE HIT A RECORD HIGH IN 2017.
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ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH KENT
SUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION -
THERE WERE 89 DEATHS BY
SUICIDE LAST YEAR.THERE ARE
STILL 23 DEATH INVESTIGATIONS
BEING COMPLETED FOR THE YEAR
AS WELL.THIS YEAR - WE'VE
ALREADY SEEN 17 DEATHS BY
SUICIDE - WITH THE MAJORITY OF
PEOPLE BEING IN THEIR 30'S.
IT'S THOSE NUMBERS AND HIS OWN
SON'S SUICIDE, THAT HAS FORMER
DETROIT LIONS QUARTERBACK ERIC
HIPPLE PUSHING FOR CHANGE.
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MARLEE:..HE WANTS MENTAL
ILLNESS TO STOP BEING AN
EMBARASSING OR SHAMEFUL TOPIC
... IN FACT YOU ARE HERE IN
GRAND RAPIDS TONIGHT TALKING
ABOUT THE TOPIC WITH THE
MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION OF
WEST MICHIGAN ...
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WEST MICHIGAN ...