Suicide Prevention
AFSP is the leading not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research and education, and to reaching out to people with mood disorders and those impacted by suicide.
Many people at some time in their lives think about completing suicide. Most decide to live because they eventually come to realize that the crisis is temporary and death is permanent. On other hand, people having a crisis sometimes perceive their dilemma as inescapable and feel an utter loss of control.
POS is an international Internet community and e-mail support group for bereaved mothers and fathers whose sons or daughters took their own lives. Our mission is to offer understanding, support, information, connections and hope.
We work worldwide to provide emotional support, and reduce suicide. We listen to people who are in distress. We don't judge them or tell them what to do - we listen.
While I was on the Sheriff's Department I saw and investigated a lot of suicides. Every one of them was a tragedy. Each person I saw had the potential to give something to this world. Each person I saw had made a decision that could not be changed; it was final.
The strategy lays out a framework for action to prevent suicide and guides the development of an array of services and programs.
Every 100 minutes another teenager will commit suicide.
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among people between the ages of 14 to 25 in the United States
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Most youths who attempt suicide are experiencing a psychological problem such as depression or bipolar disorder, a substance abuse problem, or both. A teen’s experiences and history also can increase the chance that he will attempt suicide.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death in people between the ages of 15 and 24 after motor vehicle accidents and homicides.
For many years I had suffered from depression and suicidal urges. I tried to determine why it was happening to me and what I could do to end my pain. The books I found were mostly statistical listings of who took their own life, their income brackets, and vocations.
The very field of sociology was in part founded on the discovery that suicide rates are as much a sociological phenomenon as they are psychological. Around the turn of the century, French sociologist Emile Durkheim found that single people were more likely to be victims than married individuals.
Since the suicide of his wife Kristin in April 1998, KBHC Founder Reese Butler has been on a personal crusade. His mission the past four years has been to offer HOPE and the option to LIVE to those in the deepest emotional pain.
A suicide attempt is a clear indication that something is gravely wrong in a person’s life. No matter the race or age of the person; how rich or poor they are, it is true that most people who commit suicide have a mental or emotional disorder.
This introductory document discusses suicide; the taking of one's own life. It is intended to educate readers about the nature of suicide.
Suicide is not chosen; it happens when pain exceeds
resources for coping with pain.
Data are for U.S. for year indicated
NIMH supports innovative science that will profoundly transform the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders, paving the way for a cure.
Suicide is a major, preventable public health problem. In 2004, it was the eleventh leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for 32,439 deaths.1 The overall rate was 10.9 suicide deaths per 100,000 people.
Samaritans provides confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide.
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