This website is dedicated to suicide prevention and awareness by way of education and the elimination its social stigma.
{Dedicated to Amanda and Taylor }
This is an informational site. No "advice" can be given out. This website does not do crisis intervention or counselling.
If you need to speak to someone, please refer to the number below.IF YOU NEED HELP NOW, CALL 1-800-784-2433 OR 1-800-273-8255!KNOW SOMEONE WHO NEEDS HELP? CLICK HERE...The rate of suicide is increasing at a fast pace. Today, Adults are more likely to die by suicide than by any other death. For young adults ranging from ages 15 to 24, suicide is the third leading cause of death. In 2001, there were twice as many deaths due to suicide than deaths due to HIV/AIDS.
Those who are plagued with feelings of suicide have a tendency to think no one wants to listen. They come out of reality and forget how many people out there really love them. We can make a difference.
We can help let people know that they are not alone in this battle. Together, we can stand up for the ones we love and fight for their lives!
And we will never stop fighting…Every 24 hours an average of 90 young people die by suicide."Suicide is often characterized as a response to a single event or set of circumstances. However, unlike these popular conceptions, suicide is a much more involved phenomenon. The factors that contribute to any particular suicide are diverse and complex, so our efforts to understand it must incorporate many approaches. The clinical, neurobiological, legal and psychosocial aspects of suicide are some of the major lines of inquiry into suicide -- here, we present some information from each of these perspectives.†- ASFP
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***Please feel free to leave us a comment of a survivor story, a memory of a loved one or even an inspirational thought!(Please report online bullying or ignorant comments.)National Suicide Awareness Week
May 4-11
Do something...Suicide Myth
You should never ask people who are suicidal person if they are thinking about suicide or if they have thought about a method, because just talking about it will give them the idea.Suicide FactAsking people if they are thinking about suicide does not give them the idea for suicide. And it is important to talk about suicide with people who are suicidal because you will learn more about their mindset and intentions, and allow them to diffuse some of the tension that is causing their suicidal feelings.
