Recently I attended a seminar on suicide prevention. The most recent statistics (taken from the 2005 data from American Association of Suicidology) are staggering:
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There are 33,000 suicides per year.
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Suicide accounts for more deaths than homicide.
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60% of us will personally know someone who dies by suicide.
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Montana has the highest rate of suicide in the United States.
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Rate of suicide increases with age.
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1100 college students die by suicide (20-24 years).
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There are 832,500 reported suicide attempts per year.
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Women attempt 3 times more than men.
