The tragic and devastating thing about suicide, whether Teen Suicide, Adult Suicide, or patient-assisted suicide is that once someone is dead there is no coming back to life and there is nothing survivors can do to change what has happened. We need to increase awareness about suicide so that we can take proactive measures to prevent the loss of our loved ones and friends.
Suicide is a very serious public health problem.
Society should not deceive itself that suicide is rare. It is happening more often. Suicide was the 9 th leading cause of death in the United States in 1996. Approximately 500,000 suicide attempts were made that year and an estimated 31,000 individuals died as a result. Suicide was the third leading cause of death among young people 15 to 24 years of age, behind accidents and homicides.