FACTS ON SUICIDE
* More than 31,000 Americans die by suicide each year.
* There is 1 suicide every 16 minutes and 88 suicides per day.
* Suicide is the:
- 11th leading cause of death overall in America;
- 3rd leading cause of death for young Americans between the
ages of 10-24; and
- 2nd leading cause of death for American college-aged students.
* For every US suicide death there are 8 to 26 attempts.
* There are an estimated 1.4 million attempts per year in the U.S.
* For every suicide death there are an estimated six new
survivors.
Suicide is an often ignored and stigmatized topic
* Suicide deaths consistently outnumber homicide deaths by a margin
of three to two.
* There are more suicides globally than deaths from war and violence
combined.
* Approximately twice as many Americansdie by suicides than from
HIV/AID.
Suicides can be prevented
* More than 90 percent of people who die by suicide have depression
or another diagnosable mental or substance abuse disorder.
* In a national poll, 78 percent of Americans think that many
suicides are preventable with appropriate research, interventions
and services.
* And 86% of Americans surveyed think it is important to invest in
the prevention of suicide.
Risk and protective factors can vary according to age, gender, ethnic group, or occupation, and can vary over time. Some examples, are:
* 20% of all suicide deaths occur among veterans.
* More women attempt suicide, more men die by suicide.
* 80% of completed suicides are men.
* Elderly comprise 12.6% of the population yet account for 16% of
suicides.
* Older white men have the highest suicide rate of all age groups.
* According to several nationally representative studies, in any given
year, about 5% to 7% of adults have a serious mental illness. A
similar percentage of children (about 5% to 9%) have a serious
emotional disturbance.
* These figures mean that millions of adults and children are disabled
by mental illnesses every year.
* In addition to the tragedy of lost lives, mental illnesses come with a
devastatingly high financial cost. In the U.S., the annual economic,
indirect cost of mental illnesses is estimated to be $79 billion
($63 billion in lost productivity, $12 billion in mortality costs, and
$4 billion in productivity losses for incarcerated individuals and
for the time of those who provide family care).
What you can do
If you haven't heard yet, John is in the hospital. He is neutropenic. This means he has very, very little immune system to fight off whatever infection it is that he has. He is in a critical situation. He needs your prayers right now, if you are the praying type. If you can, please lend Krissy and John some support over at The Gazette, too. I will be keeping you updated when Krissy can not. Right now he is still at the local hospital. He is still having fevers. They are considering transferring him to Hershey where he will get more specialized care, but that is still up in the air. Thanks so much for all of your prayers and support, everyone! I will update you again when I am able.
Where have I been? Tired, so very tired and fatigued. My fibromyalgia is kicking me in the rear. I am hoping to feel better very soon. I am sorry I have been very quiet lately, but my fatigue is so very draining. I have also been trying to enjoy my grandsons and daughter before they moved. They DID move. It was sad. They are doing fine, though. They are only 20 minutes away. It feels weird not having them across the street, though. I was used to seeing the little ones whenever I wanted to. ~sigh~
I will be back tomorrow with a Hunt subject. You all still have until then to give me any Thanksgiving photos for last week's Hunt. Now, I will leave you with a new pictures of my grandbabies. Take care all of my friends!! Hugs! xox
awwwww... Josiah loves his brother!
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