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Meaghan Flenner

National Suicide Prevention Week 2018

September 14, 2018 by Meaghan Leave a Comment

National Suicide Prevention Week 2018

Take Action – Prevent Suicide – Save Lives

September 9th – 15th is National Suicide Prevention Week. It is a time to bring awareness to one of the nation’s leading cause of death.

An American dies by suicide every 11.7 minutes. In 2016 we lost nearly 45,000 people to suicide across the country, costing the United States $69 billion. Annually there are 1.3 million suicide attempts in the United States.

According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention:

  • For every suicide there are 25 suicide attempts.
  • 1 in 5 people who die by suicide are Veterans
  • Every 40 seconds someone in the world dies by suicide
  • Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death

Looking for more information?

  • View key statistics about suicide in the U.S.
  • View up-to-date fact sheets on suicide statistics in all 50 US States
  • Visit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s website

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