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Decades of national suicide prevention policies haven't slowed the deaths
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting "988." When Pooja Mehta's younger brother, Raj, died by suicide at 19 in March 2020, she felt " …