Ruth had documented her battle with mental health in her artwork, journals and collections, and the painful process of sifting through it all became Hope's own work of art: a documentary called, 32 Pills: My Sister's suicide, which premiered on HBO last night. Of those who complete suicide, 40 percent have made previous attempts, according to statistics from Mental Health America. Throughout her sister’s life, Hope grappled with attempts to understand how the sister she admired as her ‘hero’ could want to end her own life, she says in the trailer. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. One study found that 'the state rate of federal aid for mental health was the strongest indicator' for suicide rates of any mental health care access measure, suggesting that federal funding could directly impact suicide rates, which vary drastically from state to state.

Source: Daily Mail December 08, 2017 17:16 UTC