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| The CONCERNED associates’ web page is for educational information only. It is not to be interpreted by the reader as any form of counseling. |
| Suicide Fast Facts
• Suicide is the 8th leading cause of death in the United States, claiming about 30,000 lives a year. • Ninety percent of persons who commit suicide have depression or another diagnosable mental or substance abuse disorder. • Every day, 14 young people between the ages of 15 and 24 commit suicide; that's approximately 1 every 100 minutes. • Suicide attempts are among the leading causes of hospital admissions in persons under 35. • Men are more than four times as likely as women to commit suicide. However, women attempt suicide about twice as often as men do. • The highest suicide rates in the U.S. are found in white men over the age of 85. • Suicide can be prevented.
For more information, contact: SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center 800-789-2647 www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov |
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