World Suicide Prevention Awareness Day

September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Awareness Day and September as a whole is Suicide Prevention Month.

Numbers out from the CDC show that suicide has risen 25 percent across the U.S. in the last 20 years.

If you need help, or if you're worried about a friend or loved one, call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255.


VA Releases National Suicide Data Report (June 18, 2018)

This report yields several important insights:

Suicide rates increased for both Veterans and non-Veterans, underscoring the fact that suicide is a national public health concern that affects people everywhere.

The average number of Veterans who died by suicide each day remained unchanged at 20.

The suicide rate increased faster among Veterans who had not recently used Veterans Health Administration health care than among those who had.

 

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