To reach a suicide prevention hotline, call 888-568-1112 or 800-273-TALK (8255), or visit suicidepreventionlifeline.org. AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine will invest $230 million in statewide suicide prevention and mental health awareness after a report found that more than 85 percent of gun deaths in 2020 were suicides. The state report released this week concluded that 132 of the 154 people killed by guns in 2020 died by suicide.