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The tragic tide of suicide: 4 an hour

There's a suicide in the USA every 13 minutes. [..] Americans are far more likely to kill themselves than each other. Homicides have fallen by half since 1991, but the U.S. Suicide rate keeps climbing. The nearly 40,000 American lives lost each year make suicide the nation's 10th-leading cause of death, and the second-leading killer for those ages 15-34. Each suicide costs society about $1 million in medical and lost-work expenses and emotionally victimizes an average of 10 other people. Ref. Source 3

Increasing Rate Suicide USA

Death Panels: Senate Bill Would Use Tax Dollars to Have Doctors Counsel for Death

Last week, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) introduced S. 1549, the Care Planning Act of 2015, to use federal tax dollars to pay health care professionals to counsel older people in deciding whether to accept or reject life-preserving medical treatment, food and fluids. Ref. Source 8o

USA Suicide Rate Increasing Health & Special Psychology

Suicide prevention's front line: Family and friends

A suicide prevention hotline clinician says knowing the warning signs and what to say could save lives. Each year, close to 43,000 Americans die by suicide, and for the past two decades, suicide rates have been on the rise in the United States, particularly among men aged 45 to 64 and girls aged 10 to 14 -- a demographic whose rates have tripled since 1999. Ref. Source 1i.

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Age-Related Racial Disparity in Suicide Rates Among U.S. Youth. NIH-funded study suggests need for more research into contributing factors; targeted interventions for children

Researchers have discovered an age-related racial disparity in suicide rates for U.S. Youth between the ages of 5 and 17. The findings suggest a need for more research into contributing factors and targeted interventions for children. Source 3p.

Increasing Rate Suicide USA

Warming temperatures could increase suicide rates across the US and Mexico. By comparing historical temperature and suicide data, researchers found a strong correlation between warm weather and increased suicides. They estimate climate change could lead to suicide rate increases across the US and Mexico. Source 4x.

USA Suicide Rate Increasing

Suicide rate up 33% in less than 20 years as funding lags
More than 47,000 Americans killed themselves in 2017, up from less than 45,000 the year before, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Suicide remains the No. 10 cause of death in the U.S., but federal funding for suicide research and prevention falls behind that of all other top killers. Ref. USAToday.

USA Suicide Rate Increasing - Page 2

I had no idea it was that many. By my rough math that would mean almost 129 people kill themselves each day! This should be considered an epidemic!

USA Suicide Rate Increasing Psychology Special & Health - Page 2

I mean look at the world we live in. Their is so much hate these days. Nobody tries to help the next person, everyone is negative. It's not suprising.