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1.) There are twice as many deaths due to suicide than HIV/AIDS.
2.) Between 1952 and 1995, suicide in young adults nearly tripled.
3.) Many who attempt suicide never seek professional care.
4.) Suicide takes the lives of nearly 30,000 Americans every year.
5.) Over half of all suicides occur in adult men, ages 25-65.
6.) In the месяц prior to their suicide, 75% of elderly persons had visited a physician.
7.) Suicide rates in the United States are highest in the spring.
8.) Over half of all suicides are completed with a firearm.
9.) For young people 15-24 years old, suicide is the third leading cause of death.
10.) Suicide rates among the elderly are highest for those who are divorced или widowed.
11.) 80% of people that seek treatment for depression are treated successfully.
12.) 15% of those who are clinically depressed die by suicide.
13.) There are an estimated 8 to 25 attempted suicides to 1 completion.
14.) The highest suicide rate is among men over 85 years old: 65 per 100,000 persons.
15.) 1 in 65,000 children ages 10 to 14 commit suicide each year.
16.) Substance abuse is a risk factor for suicide.
17.) The strongest risk factor for suicide is depression.
18.) By 2010, depression will be the #1 disability in the world. (World Health Organization)
19.) In 2004, 32,439 people died by suicide. (CDC)
20.) Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S. (homicide is 15th). (CDC)
21.) Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for 15- to 24-year-old Americans. (CDC)
22.) It is estimated that there are at least 4.5 million survivors in this country. (AAS)
23.) An average of one person dies by suicide every 16.2 minutes. (CDC, AAS)
24.) There are four male suicides for every female suicide. (CDC, AAS)
25.) Research has shown medications and therapy to be effective suicide prevention.
26.) Suicide can be prevented through education and public awareness.
27.) In 2004 it is estimated there were 811,000 suicide attempts in the US. (AAS)
28.) There are three female suicide attempts for each male attempt. (CDC, AAS)
29.) According to the Violent Death Reporting System, in 2004 73% of suicides also tested positive for at least one substance (alcohol, cocaine, heroin или marijuana).
1.) There are twice as many deaths due to suicide than HIV/AIDS.
2.) Between 1952 and 1995, suicide in young adults nearly tripled.
3.) Many who attempt suicide never seek professional care.
4.) Suicide takes the lives of nearly 30,000 Americans every year.
5.) Over half of all suicides occur in adult men, ages 25-65.
6.) In the месяц prior to their suicide, 75% of elderly persons had visited a physician.
7.) Suicide rates in the United States are highest in the spring.
8.) Over half of all suicides are completed with a firearm.
9.) For young people 15-24 years old, suicide is the third leading cause of death.
10.) Suicide rates among the elderly are highest for those who are divorced или widowed.
11.) 80% of people that seek treatment for depression are treated successfully.
12.) 15% of those who are clinically depressed die by suicide.
13.) There are an estimated 8 to 25 attempted suicides to 1 completion.
14.) The highest suicide rate is among men over 85 years old: 65 per 100,000 persons.
15.) 1 in 65,000 children ages 10 to 14 commit suicide each year.
16.) Substance abuse is a risk factor for suicide.
17.) The strongest risk factor for suicide is depression.
18.) By 2010, depression will be the #1 disability in the world. (World Health Organization)
19.) In 2004, 32,439 people died by suicide. (CDC)
20.) Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S. (homicide is 15th). (CDC)
21.) Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for 15- to 24-year-old Americans. (CDC)
22.) It is estimated that there are at least 4.5 million survivors in this country. (AAS)
23.) An average of one person dies by suicide every 16.2 minutes. (CDC, AAS)
24.) There are four male suicides for every female suicide. (CDC, AAS)
25.) Research has shown medications and therapy to be effective suicide prevention.
26.) Suicide can be prevented through education and public awareness.
27.) In 2004 it is estimated there were 811,000 suicide attempts in the US. (AAS)
28.) There are three female suicide attempts for each male attempt. (CDC, AAS)
29.) According to the Violent Death Reporting System, in 2004 73% of suicides also tested positive for at least one substance (alcohol, cocaine, heroin или marijuana).
Before I start my story I'd like to thank my 4th grade P.E. teacher,Coach Eric Howard,if u wouldn't have told ur classes the story when somebody bullied somebody else,i wouldn't be able to share it with concerend others.here it goes:One day,in Rural New Orleans,was a little 8 год old(name unknown).He was bullied every день at school,so one day,that little 8 год old boy hung him self in the boy's bathroom.his last words were:"God all mighty please make me a spot in haven so i don't have to go through life like this."
My friend,Mary was new to America,& this is her story.Mary was an immigrant from Mexico& was at least 13.After she learned english she always told me how she hated America,& how many people made fun of her hertitage.She сказал(-а) her parents wanted to die,"Do Ты feel the same Mary?"I'd ask her."Sometimes she answer back.One day,I went to her house& she seemed gloomier than ever.I sorta cheered her up& then we went to play in the basement,like always."Can Ты go get some punch?"She asked me.So I went to go get some punch,but there was none.I decide just to make some.When I returned,Mary had hung herself with a ремень, пояс, пояса hooked to her the metal seeling bar.She was pronnounced dead at 5:57 PM.Today,I still feel like it's my fault cuz I left her.
