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Approximately 30,000 people in the
United States kill themselves each year.
About every 18 minutes someone in this
country intentionally ends his or her
life; it is estimated that an attempt is
made about once a minute. |
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The
real figure for completed suicides may
be as high as three to five times that
number because many suicides go
unreported. |
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Suicide was the eleventh leading cause
of death in the U.S. in 2003, third for
youth. |
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More
people die from suicide than homicide in
the United States. |
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Between 1952 and 1995, the incidence of
suicide among adolescents and young
adults nearly tripled. |
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Nevada was tied for the second highest
suicide rate (18.9) in the United States
in 2004. (Nevada was #1 for over a
decade prior to 2000.) |
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The
Suicide Rate in Nevada is Nearly Double
the National Average Rate (10.8). |
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Suicide was the sixth leading cause of
death in Nevada in 2004. |
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In
2004, suicide claimed the lives of 352
of Nevada's adults over the age of 24. |
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Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of
death for 25-34 year olds. |
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Each
suicide leaves at least six bereaved
family members and friends. Thus,
180,000 persons are traumatically
impacted each year by the suicide of
someone they care about. Since 1970 more
than three million people in the U.S.
have become "survivors of suicide". |
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Survivors of suicide are at a higher
risk for suicide than the general
public. |
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Many
suicides are preventable. |
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Prevention is often a matter of a caring
person with the right knowledge being
available in the right place at the
right time.
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