Low Wages, Empty Plates, Heavy Toll: Rethinking Suicide Prevention

Decades of research indicate that interventions that bring down people’s cost of living, such as ensuring they have access to stable housing and food, are linked to lower suicide rates.

By: Aneri Pattani

Outlets: KFF Health News

Published: May 12, 2026

Words: 1,722

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.”

As a teenager, Rei Scott spent several weeks living out of a car with four family members and their dog. Each day, Scott worried about where they would spend the following night.

One day at school, Scott snuck away to the bathroom and called the national suicide hotline.

Scott, …

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