Why hot, polluted weeks may be a critical window for suicide prevention

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Suicide rates in the U.S. have been steadily rising since the late 1990s, leading to an urgent need to understand what's putting people at risk. Risk factors include high air pollution and hot temperatures, which have each been individually associated with increased suicide risk in the days after exposure.

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