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Tara Cosoleto

'Troubling' increase in Victorian deaths by suicide

Victoria's mental health system must be reformed to address the rising number of suicide deaths in the state, services say.

There were 756 deaths by suicide last year, a nine per cent increase on 2021 numbers, according to the latest coroner's report published on Monday.

It is the highest number of deaths the court has seen since it started recording suicide data in 2000.

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