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Critical Need No family should have to bear what Psychologist and author Kay Redfield Jamison describes as "an almost unfathomable kind of loss. Suicide causes in its aftermath a level of confusion and devastation that is, for the most part, beyond description." The Facts: Suicide and Young People The rate of youth suicides has tripled since the 1950s, and today, suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15- to 24-year-olds. Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death for 9- to 14- year-olds. In 1998, more teenagers and young adults died of suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease combined. In Ohio: The Ohio Department of Mental Health reports that more than 20% of high school students in this country have considered suicide, 15% have made a plan, and 8% have made an attempt. Nearly one of every five teens in Ohio- 18% of our teens- have seriously considered suicide within the last 12 months, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health. The Facts: Suicide and Older Adults Since 1933, the first year states began reporting deaths, adults 65 and older have had the highest suicide rate of all age groups. While older adults make up 13% of the U.S. population, they account for nearly 20% of suicide deaths. Suicide rates tend to rise with age and are highest among white men 65 and older. |
Contact SPEA at 216.464.3471 for assistance. In most cases, the depression that so often precedes suicide is both recognizable and treatable. In Cuyahoga County In Geauga County In Summit County In Lake County In Lorain County In Medina County In Portage County IN CRISIS SI USTED ESTÁ PENSANDO EN |
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