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WHO IS AT RISK?
The elderly have the highest suicide rate, particularly older
white males.
People who suffer from mental illness, substance abuse,
previous suicide attempts, have a family history of suicide, history
of being sexually abused, and impulsive or aggressive tendencies
have a higher chance of dying from suicide.
Lack of serotonin in the brain is a leading cause of suicidal
thoughts and it has been found that both depression and suicidal
behavior can be linked to a decreased amount of serotonin.
RISK FACTORS CONTINUED
Firearms increase the chance of suicide in a home.
Someone who is or has suffered from depression is more
likely to die by suicide.
“Suicide Contagion”: This is when people are over exposed
to suicide in their lives but more in the news. • They give too many details on the suicide such as
acute stressors that person suffered from.• This can plant suicidal thoughts in someone's mind
STATISTICS
Nearly 30,000 Americans commit suicide every year.
In the U.S., suicide rates are highest during the spring.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15- to 24-year-olds and
second for 24- to 35-year-olds.
On average, one person commits suicide every 16.2 minutes.
Each suicide intimately affects at least six other people.
About two-thirds of people who complete suicide are depressed at
the time of their deaths. Depression that is untreated, undiagnosed,
or ineffectively treated is the number one cause of suicide.
STATISTICS CONTINUED
There is one suicide for every 25 attempted
suicides.
Males make up 79 percent of all suicides, while
women are more prone to having suicidal thoughts.
1 in 65,000 children ages 10 to 14 commit suicide
each year.
There are twice as many deaths due to suicide than
HIV/AIDS.
HOW TO PREVENT IT
Speak up if you are worried• The best way to find out is to ask, its hard for
suicidal people to say how they feel
Respond quickly in crisis• If someone expresses they wish to take their own
life, a quick response is necessary.
Offer help and support• Be a listening ear, show them you care
WARNING SIGNS
Talking about suicide
Seeking out lethal means
Preoccupation with death
No hope for the future
Self-loathing, self-hatred
Getting affairs in order
Saying goodbye
Withdrawing from others
Self-destructive behavior
FUN FACTSAlaska has the highest suicide rate, being at 21.8
out of 100,000 people dying by suicide
China accounts for nearly a quarter of the global
total of suicides with between 250,000 and 300,000
suicides a year
Throughout the world, approximately 2,000 people
kill themselves each day
5 to 10% of suicides take place in mental hospitals
FUN FACTS CONTINUED
Since the Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937,
more than 1,200 people have jumped to their deaths,
making it the number one spot in the world for
suicides
One suicide victim who committed suicide by
jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge left behind a
note saying: “I’m going to walk to the bridge. If one
person smiles at me on the way, I will not jump.”
VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-eOr0LhrGo
WORKS CITED
Melinda, S.. N.p.. Web. 26 Mar 2014.
<http://www.helpguide.org/mental/suicide_prevention.htm>.
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<http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?article
key=84760>.
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<http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/07/15_suicide.html>.
Requiem - A Short Film About Teen Suicide. N.d. video.
youtube.comWeb. 26 Mar 2014. <Requiem - A Short Film
About Teen Suicide>.