This story was produced as a project for the 2018 California Fellowship, a program of the Center for Health Journalism at USC Annenberg.
Other stories in this series include:
Why Veterans Face Heightened Suicide Risk in Amador County and Other Rural Areas
Where are the psychiatrists? Amador County and rural California hit hardest by physician shortage
Dying To Get Out: Stigma, ‘Copycat Effect’ Drive Youth Suicide In Rural Amador County
Chronic Loneliness Is A Major Cause Of Suicide For Seniors, Especially in Rural California
Q&A: How CapRadio Found Data On Suicides In Amador County
How Suicide Trainings, Community Connections Could Patch Holes In Amador’s Mental Health Safety Net
The ‘S’ Word: How Suicide Is Devastating Amador County And Rural Communities
CapRadio Healthcare Reporter Sammy Caiola shares the first installment of her four-part series “Rural Suicide: One California County’s Fight To Save Lives.” She has spent six months exploring the high rate of suicide in Amador County and how residents are trying to tackle it.
