Major public health problem:
- More than 34,500 Americans died by suicide in 2007 (AAS)
- There is 1 suicide every 15.2 minutes (AAS)
- 24% of the general population has considered suicide at some time in his/her life
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Suicide is the:
- 11th leading cause of death overall in America (CDC)
- 3rd leading cause of death for young Americans between the ages of 10-24 (CDC)
- 2nd leading cause of death for American college-aged students (Kochanek et al., 2002)
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Suicides can be prevented:
- More than 60% of adolescents and 90% of adults who die by suicide have depression or another diagnosable mental or substance abuse disorder
(Brent et al., 1999; Cavanaugh et al., 2003; Conner et al., 2007; Conwell et al., 1996; Fortune et al., 2007
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Ignored and stigmatized topic:
- For every two people who die from homicides, three people die of suicide (Kochanek et al., 2002)
- There are more suicides globally than deaths from war and violence combined (WHO)
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Resources
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
www.Afsp.org
American Association of Suicidology
www.Suicidology.org
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
The Jason Foundation
www.jasonfoundation.org
The Jed Foundation
www.jedfoundation.org
The Trevor Project
www.thetrevorproject.org
The Suicide Prevention Resource Center
www.sprc.org
Messages for Hope
www.messagesforhope.com
National Organization for People of Color Against Suicide
www.nopcas.com
Yellow Ribbon
www.yellowribbon.org
WV ASPEN
www.wvaspen.com
National Alliance on Mental Illness
www.nami.org
National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov
The International Association for Suicide Prevention
www.iasp.info
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