What is the problem
The problem is suicide in utah is insanely high mental illness rate and it is the 5th highest state in mental illness rates. This is a huge problem on average a person dies by suicide every 15.6 hours from a study by the AFSP in utah.This is why its huge problem an estimated 694400 people in utah have a mental illness.
Why it needs to be fixed
22.4% of utah has a mental illness whether its depression or anxiety this is huge almost a fourth of our population. There is also a huge correlation between mental illness and suicide attempt and success