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Deaths of Dispair

  • Writer: Mikel C Wein
    Mikel C Wein
  • May 5
  • 1 min read

The Daily Yonder (L. Carey, 5/05/26) reports that ‘deaths of despair’ are still higher in Appalachia than in the rest of the country; mortality rate for ages 25-44 was 39% higher in Appalachia than the rest of the country. We need to expand programs like the ARC’s successful ‘Investments Supporting Partnerships in Recovery Ecosystems’, not zero them out as Trump’s FY2027 budget would do!


 
 
 

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