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The Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $1.5 million grant to combat youth suicide to Alaska's Division of Behavioral health, Department of Health and Social Services. Funding will be $500,000 per year. Alaska youth age 15-24 committed suicide at three times the national average in 2005: nearly 30 deaths per 100,000 people.

Reuters - U.S. suicide rates appear to be on the rise, driven mostly by middle-aged white women, researchers reported on Tuesday.