More Than 100 Elderly Victorians Commit Suicide Each Year, New Figures Show.

More than 100 elderly Victorians commit suicide each year, new figures show.
“It is imperative that depression in the elderly be recognised as a serious public health issue in both the local community and society and managed appropriately.” He said 30 per cent of all suicides in Australia were committed by people older than 65 … Read more on Herald Sun

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Murder-suicide highlights growing problem of elderly depression
LONDON, Ont. — Abe Hajjar watched as the bodies of his best friends were carried from their home, an elderly couple who couldn't cope any longer. On a cold December day in 2012, Ed and Magda Amler were found dead in their London home from gunshot … Read more on CANOE

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