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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Stephen Starr

‘There is no help’: alarm at US nurses’ suicides amid staff shortage and stress

The shadows of nurses are projected onto a wall
The shadows of nurses are projected onto a wall in long-term care facility in 2020. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Getty Images

All Tristin Kate Smith ever wanted to do was help people. As a high school student, she enrolled in a neighboring school district in order to help older adults in nursing homes.

But bit by bit, life as an emergency nurse for the 28-year-old Ohio native deteriorated.

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