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Low Wages, Empty Plates, Heavy Toll: Rethinking Suicide Prevention

Rei Scott wants suicide prevention efforts to include meeting people’s basic needs, such as food and housing. In Scott’s own experience, not having a sure place to sleep the next night has often prompted suicidal thoughts. “There’s so many times in my life where I’ve thought if I had $5,000, I wouldn’t even be suicidal right now,” Scott says. (Maddie McGarvey for KFF Health News)

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Low Wages, Empty Plates, Heavy Toll: Rethinking Suicide Prevention

May 12, 2026, 10:28 AM CT

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