An average of three people died by suicide each day in Tennessee in 2016, the highest recorded in the state in more than 35 years.
But officials from the Tennessee Department of Health's Office of Health Statistics say suicides also are increasing among those 10 to 19 years old.
East Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network official Amy Dolinky says the vast majority of people kill themselves with guns.
Dolinky says the difficulty of talking about feeling suicidal and the stigma surrounding mental illness have contributed to the rise in suicides.