Famed designer Kate Spade committed suicide by hanging: Medical examiner

The CDC reports that suicide rates have increased by 25 percent in the last two decades.
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unexplaitonigh er New York City, the official cause of death for deer Kate spade, amid word om her husband, and all of this comeshe CDC releases number morericans dierom suicide than from car accents. Here's ABC's gio Benitez. Reporter: Tonight, a medical exam confirminthe hard uth about Kate spade's death -- that she committed suicide by Han. Her husband Andy spade telli us, "Kate suffered from depression and answer sy till for many years. She was activelyng help and wog closely th her doctors to treat her disease, one that takes far any ves." Sself revealing her battle with anxiety in an person, I worry a lot. Y could nobe more different. 'R sleepless nights person? Yes. And always, you know, the sky is lling. Reporter:er death fueling more conversations about and today, the CDC reportingthat suici rates have incrby 25% over two decades. One study finding that Mo PEOP die from id than from car accidts. But sts S the trhat people do want to help. Like this image of a man on top of a bridgaus believed was aboutta own life, but truck drivers lined up their semis under the bridge like a Ty net, ultimately convincing him not to jump. An David, right now, there are LE standing by to help anyone womeone T tal to. It's the natluicide prevention lifeline a that number is 1-800-273-8255. David? Et underscore that. Gio, thank Yo it's 800-273-8255.

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