Suicide is NOT the Answer to Depression!

Depression is no joking matter. Neither is suicide.  22 Veterans take their own lives daily.  

Here are some more statistics about suicide:

• Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US for all ages. (CDC)
• Every day, approximately 123 Americans die by suicide. (CDC)
• There is one death by suicide in the US every 12 minutes. (CDC)
• Depression affects 20-25% of Americans ages 18+ in a given year. (CDC)
• Suicide takes the lives of over 48,300 Americans every year. (CDC)
• The highest suicide rates in the US are among Whites, American Indians and Alaska Natives
• Only half of all Americans experiencing an episode of major depression receive treatment. (NAMI)
  
• 80% -90% of people that seek treatment for depression are treated successfully using therapy and/or medication. (TADS study)
• An estimated quarter million people each year become suicide survivors (AAS).
• There is one suicide for every estimated 25 suicide attempts. (CDC)
• There is one suicide for every estimated 4 suicide attempts in the elderly. (CDC)
  
• Nearly 800,000 people die by suicide in the world each year, which is roughly one death every 40 seconds.
• Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in the world for those aged 15-24 years.
• Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide.
• Suicide among males is 4x’s higher than among females. Male deaths represent 79% of all US suicides. (CDC)
• Rates 1999 -2017  (CDC/nchs)
• Firearms are the most commonly used method of suicide among males (51%). (CDC)
• Females are more likely than males to have had suicidal thoughts. (CDC)
• Females experience depression at roughly 2x’s the rate of men.(SMH)
• Females attempt suicide 3x’s as often as males. (CDC)
• Poisoning is the most common method of suicide for females. (CDC)
• 1 in 100,000 children ages 10 to 14 die by suicide each year. (NIMH)
• 7 in 100,000 youth ages 15 to 19 die by suicide each year. (NIMH)
• 12.7 in 100,000 young adults ages 20-24 die by suicide each year. (NIMH)
• The prevalence of suicidal thoughts, suicidal planning and suicide attempts is significantly higher among adults aged 18-29 than among adults aged 30+. (CDC)
• Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for 15 to 24 year old Americans. (CDC)
• Suicide is the 4th leading cause of death for adults ages 18-65. (CDC)
• The highest increase in suicide is in males 50+ (30 per 100,000). (CDC)
• Suicide rates for females are highest among those aged 45-54 (9 per 100,000). (CDC)
• Suicide rates for males are highest among those aged 75+ (36 per 100,000). (CDC)
• Suicide rates among the elderly are highest for those who are divorced or widowed. (SMH)
• Lesbian, gay, and bisexual kids are 3x more likely than straight kids to attempt suicide at some point in their lives.
• Medically serious attempts at suicide are 4x more likely among LGBTQ youth than other young people.
• African American, Latino, Native American, and Asian American people who are lesbian, gay, or bisexual attempt suicide at especially high rates.
• 41% of trans adults said they had attempted suicide, in one study. The same study found that 61% of trans people who were victims of physical assault had attempted suicide.
• Lesbian, gay, and bisexual young people who come from families that reject or do not accept them are over 8x more likely to attempt suicide than those whose families accept them.
• Each time an LGBTQ person is a victim of physical or verbal harassment or abuse, they become 2.5x more likely to hurt themselves.

- Veterans 
Call the Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 (Option 1)
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- Worldwide
In general, if you're outside the US, numbers for your country are here: Help a friend - Befrienders Worldwide. You can also e-mail jo@samaritans.org to talk to someone or go to http://www.samaritans.org/how-we... to speak with someone.

- United States
Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Para español, llame al 1-888-628-9454.

- Canada
Locate a crisis centre in your area and at The Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (link to: https://suicideprevention.ca/nee...). For youth under 20, you can call the Kids Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868.

- India
Visit AASRA or call their 24/7 helpline at +91-22-27546669 or +91-22-27546667. You can also e-mail aasrahelpline@yahoo.com.

- UK 116 123 (to reach the Samaritans in the UK)
- France (33) 01 46 21 46 46
- Australia 13 11 14