Mental health, substance abuse, life stresses and economic despair fuel crisis US suicides increased by 25 percent from 1999 to 2016 By Kate Randall 9 June 2018 Suicide rates increased by 25 percent across the United States over the two decades ending in 2016. According to research published Thursday by the US Centers for … Continue reading US suicides increased by 25 percent from 1999 to 2016