In This Issue
The American Communities Project is undertaking a 30-month study of deaths of despair across the country, supported by The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. These are deaths resulting from drugs, alcohol, and/or suicide. The study includes data analysis as well as on-the-ground reporting in Georgia and Montana. Participants are: Dante Chinni, director; Ari Pinkus, senior editor; Lee Banville, professor at the University of Montana; Andy Miller, CEO and editor of Georgia Health News; and Ray Suarez, on-the-ground reporter. Data analysis, mapping and graphics by the Center on Rural Innovation. Note: This page will be updated with new content throughout the span of the study.
Issue Contents
American Communities Experience Deaths of Despair at Uneven Rates
A Closer Look at Deaths of Despair in Montana
How Covid-19 and Deaths of Despair Combine to Affect Communities
How Montana’s Despair Deaths Have Intersected with the Pandemic’s Isolation
A Pastor Reflects on Suicide’s Impact in His Quaint Mountain Town — and Offers Hope
On a Mission to Stop Youth Suicide in Philadelphia
In Metro Atlanta, Two Communities — One White, One Black — Differently Grapple with Deaths of Despair
Podcast: Dying in Georgia — Fast or Slow, but Too Soon
Unpacking the Geography of America’s Youth Suicide Epidemic
Documentary Short: Teen Suicides in Rural America
