Please read over the facts and prevention factors below. Consider passing this onto friends, family and neighbors. Family and community support are 2 factors that reduce the chance of suicide. Over 30,000 people commit suicide each year-far ahead of homicide, which claims about 19,000 deaths a year. Yearly, about half a million Americans require emergency room treatment as a result of attempted suicide.
Males are four times as likely to die of suicide as females, but many more females attempt suicide.