In a week when two celebrities, first the designer Kate Spade and then the chef and television host Anthony Bourdain, took their own lives, new federal data was released showing that suicide rates have been increasing for years in almost every state and across demographic lines.

The escalating crisis has affected nearly every group and place, but the study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that some parts of the country have been hit especially hard. Here’s a closer look at the study and the stories behind some of the data.

Veteran deaths help account for Montana’s high rate.

States with the lowest suicide rates have stricter gun laws.

White people and men are dying by the thousands.

Some point to gun seizure laws as a solution.

Nevada is a hopeful outlier.

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