The global economic crisis in 2008 has been linked to a rise in suicides in Europe and the U.S., among other countries, according to a new study. There were nearly 5,000 more suicides than expected in the year after the global economic crisis, "one of the clearest signs of austerity's human cost.” (Photo: Grant Jones/cc/flickr)In an analysis of
Downturn Despair: Suicides Spike In Age Of Austerity
Report by the British Medical Journal links increase in suicides with 2008 economic crash.