Suicides rise in some slumping areas



Elkhart County Coroner John White holds a folder for Debra K. Gibbs who committed suicide on June 23. White expects the suicide total for 2009 to be higher than normal and attributes the increase to the tough economic times. Coroner John White is presiding over a sad tally in this northern Indiana county, tracking rising numbers of suicides he believes are linked to the lingering recession. Elkhart may be a harbinger of deadly increases in other hard-hit areas.

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