Read more recession suicide stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/45939/recession-suicide.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 09:55:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/74587/suicide-rate-rising.htmlJane Yager<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=311377&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331211454' border='0' />The suicides this year of a Freddie Mac boss overwhelmed by investigations into his company and a banker whose firm lost $1.5 billion in the Madoff scandal offer two high-profile examples of a trend confirmed by recent data: the US suicide rate is rising in the wake of the...Data from 19 states shows the suicide rate rose by about 2.3% in 2008.http://www.newser.com/story/74587/suicide-rate-rising.htmlMon, 23 Nov 2009 04:49:30 CST