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September is Suicide Prevention Month

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Suicide Facts & Statistics

  • Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people aged 10-34 in the U.S.

  • The overall suicide rate in the U.S. has increased by 31% since 2001

  • 90% of people who die by suicide had shown symptoms of a mental health condition, according to interviews with family, friends and medical professionals

  • 75% of people who die by suicide are male

  • Annual prevalence of serious thoughts of suicide, by U.S. demographic group:

    • 4.3% of all adults

    • 11.0% of young adults aged 18-25

    • 17.2% of high school students

    • 47.7% of lesbian, gay, and bisexual high school studentsā€‹ā€‹-                                                                               NAMI (2019)

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