Suicide
Facts about suicide
About 30,000 people kill themselves each year and 750,000 people attempt to kill themselves. On average, 1 person commits suicide every 16.2 minutes. Each suicide intimately affects at least 6 other people.
In the U.S., suicide rates are highest during the spring. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for 15 to 24-year-old and 2nd for 24 to 35-year-olds.