In all seriousness it sounds like mental health issues are the source of the suicides. I was thinking that mental health should be taken serious by many and not brushed off.
For sure it should.
Some statistics from the Great Depression. Suicide rates jumped from 12.1 (1290 -1928) to 18.1 in 1929 and stayed high through the 1930's. This was per 100,000 population.
I'd say its a safe bet this was tied to the economy.
https://www.shmoop.com/great-depression/statistics.html
