Tipsheet for Parents and Providers:

https://www.chconline.org/resourcelibrary/suicide-and-social-media-a-tipsheet-for-parents-and-providers-downloadable/

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Risk Factors and Warning Signs: https://www.train.org/colorado/course/1080982/

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Faith Based Community Resources: https://theactionalliance.org/communities/faith-communities

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SUICIDE FACTS

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1. Nearly 30,000 Americans commit suicide every year.

2. In the U.S., suicide rates are highest during the spring.

3. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for 15 to 24-year-olds and 2nd for 24 to 35-year-olds.

4. On average, 1 person commits suicide every 16.2 minutes.

5. Each suicide intimately affects at least 6 other people.

6. About 2/3 of people who complete suicide are depressed at the time of their deaths. Depression that is untreated, undiagnosed, or ineffectively treated is the number 1 cause of suicide.

7. There is 1 suicide for every 25 attempted suicides.

8. Males make up 79% of all suicides, while women are more prone to having suicidal thoughts.

9. 1 in 65,000 children ages 10 to 14 commit suicide each year.

10. There are 2 times as many deaths due to suicide than HIV/AIDS.

11. Over 50% of all suicides are completed with a firearm.

 

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2 Gray, Deborah. "Why Suicide Rates Increase in the Spring." Health Central. Accessed February 26, 2014, http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/18/22771/rates-spring/.

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8 Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Office, NSW Department of Health. "NSW Suicide Prevention Strategy 2010–2015." New South Wales Ministry of Health. Accessed February 14, 1925, http://www0.health.nsw.gov.au/pubs/2010/pdf/suicide_ps.pdf.

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