The facts are quite sobering. This section is not to exaggerate the problem, but to show the magnitude of its affects on our generation.
White males account for nearly three-fourths of all completed suicides.
Women attempt suicide twice as often as men do. People living in a household with a firearm are almost five times more likely to die by suicide than people who live in gun-free homes. Suicide rates for American Indians and Alaska Natives are well above the national average. Attempted suicide rates among youth struggling with questions about their sexual orientation are higher than among others of the same age. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for people between the ages of 15 and 24.