Mental health experts urge holiday check-ins despite lower suicide rates

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – A University of Pennsylvania report shows November and December have the lowest suicide rates, but mental health experts say concerns do not disappear during the holidays.

“I think there is a lot of attention this time of year, and I think that is a good thing,” said Julie Calvery Carman, APRN with Boston Mountain Rural Health Center.

Winter’s shorter days and concerns over isolation and depression around the holidays worry many people about their mental health…

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