Suicide Awareness
By: Emory Moss
Statistics
- Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US among all ages
- There is one death by suicide in the US every 13 minutes
- Depression affects 20-25% of people ages 18 and up
- An estimated quarter million people become suicide survivors each year
- There is 1 suicide for every 25 suicide attempts
- Access to firearms is associated with increase in suicides
- Females experience depression roughly 2x more then men
- 7 in 100,000 people ages 15-19 die by suicide every year
- Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for 15-24 year old Americans
- Over 800,000 people die by suicide every year
Suicide hotline
Website: http://www.therelatives.org/pxtherelatives/getting-here
Location: Charlotte, NC, United States
Phone: (704) 377-0602