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Exploring the myths and facts of suicide

Since initially writing a blog last September on why people commit suicide, I wanted to explore this difficult issue once again.

An average of 1 person every 16.1 minutes has killed themselves. There are more suicides than homicides. Each suicide intimately affects 6 other people. These are some of the staggering statistics taken from American Association of Suicidology 2005 statistics .

It is often hard to distinguish what is fact from fiction, especially with the stigmas that exist in our society. Here are some of the myths and explanation of facts: