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THERE IS A CHOICE

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HELLO PLEASE TAKE TIME TO VIEW THE ENTIRE BLOG.THERE ARE 21 VIDEOS THAT SAY IT BETTER THAN ANY WORDS I COULD WRITE ON HERE.THERE IS HELP AND HOPE.REACH OUT AND ASK FOR HELP.NO ONE HAS TO DROWN IN THEIR PAIN. I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL PLEASE REMEMBER THAT.I LOST MY FATHER TO SUICIDE AUGUST 29, 2005 AND THIS PAGE IS DONE IN HIS MEMORY AND IN THE HOPES THAT OTHERS MAY FIND IT IN THEIR TIME OF NEED.
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SUICIDE FACTS~~ WORLDWIDE SOMEONE DIES BY SUICIDE EVERY 40 SECONDS. SUICIDE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH WORLDWIDE. NATIONALLY SOMEONE DIES BY SUICIDE EVERY 18 MINUTES. APPROXIMATELY 31,000 PEOPLE DIE OF SUICIDE PER YEAR. THAT IS 83 SUICIDES PER DAY. STUDIES REFLECT THAT ROUGHLY 90% OF PEOPLE WHO DIE BY SUICIDE ARE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL/NEUROLOGICAL ILLNESSES SUCH AS MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, BIPOLAR/MANIC DEPRESSION, SCHIZOPHRENIA, ALCOHOLISM, ADDICTION, OR PANIC, MOOD AND ANXIETY DISORDERS. SUICIDE IS THE EIGHTH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE USA. FOR EVERY TWO HOMICIDES, THERE ARE THREE SUICIDES. WHITE MALES, AGES 24-55 HAVE THE HIGHEST SUICIDE COMPLETION RATE, ALTHOUGH FEMALE SUICIDES ARE ON THE RISE.
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DID YOU KNOW THAT??..SUICIDE IS A LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH WORLDWIDE, ESPECIALLY AMONGST TEENS..SOMEONE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE EVERY 30 SECONDS..SOMEONE DIES FROM SUICIDE EVERY MINUTE..SUICIDE HAS NO PREJUDICE~~IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE..MORE ACTIVE DUTY POLICE DIE FROM SUICIDE THAN ANY OTHER FORM OF DEATH..A SUICIDES LOVED ONE DIES 1000 DEATHS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND "WHY"..SUICIDE CAN BE PREVENTED WITH PROPER EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS..OUR SCHOOLS DO NOT TEACH US ABOUT DEPRESSION AND BRAIN-CHEMICAL ISSUES..IT'S OKAY TO REACH OUT AND ASK FOR HELP IS YOU ARE ANGRY, SAD OR AFRAID..YOU'RE NOT WEAK JUST BECAUSE YOUR BRAIN IS NOT RELEASING PROPER CHEMICALS..THE BRAIN IS AN ORGAN LIKE ANY OTHER AND SOMETIMES NEEDS TREATMENT..THERE ARE SAFE MEDICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY..SOMEONE HAS ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN THE TIME IT TOOK TO READ THIS..LOOK AROUND AND PRAY IT'S NOT SOMEONE YOU LOVE.

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EVERY DAY 80 AMERICANS TAKE THEIR LIVES AND OVER 1900 AMERICANS VISIT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS FOR SELF-INFLICTED INJURY (NATIONAL HOSPITAL AMBULATORY MEDICAL CARE SURVEY TOTAL 706,000)

THERE ARE NOW TWICE AS MANY DEATHS DUE TO SUICIDE AS TO HIV/AIDS.

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My Blog

Suicide Prevention and depression~The Road to Recovery

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Posted by THERE IS A CHOICE on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:47:00 PST

Suicide among the elderly

  ..>               ..> Contemplating Suicide? 1-800-273-TALK..> ..> ..> ..>    ..>   ..> ..> ..> NATIONAL STRATEGY F...
Posted by THERE IS A CHOICE on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 05:00:00 PST

NIMH~Frequently Asked Questions about Suicide

URL of this page:http://www.nimh.nih.gov/SuicidePrevention/suicidefaq.cf m   Frequently Asked Questions about Suicide What should you do if someone tells you they are thinking about suicide?...
Posted by THERE IS A CHOICE on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 04:30:00 PST

Self injury is real watch this awareness video

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Posted by THERE IS A CHOICE on Mon, 28 May 2007 09:45:00 PST

If this is YOU then make the call reach out to someone

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Posted by THERE IS A CHOICE on Sat, 26 May 2007 11:01:00 PST

The devastation left behind from suicide

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Posted by THERE IS A CHOICE on Sat, 26 May 2007 10:35:00 PST

TEEN SUICIDE

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Posted by THERE IS A CHOICE on Sat, 26 May 2007 08:22:00 PST

PLEA AGAINST SUICIDE

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Posted by THERE IS A CHOICE on Sat, 26 May 2007 08:50:00 PST

YOU HAVE A CHOICE

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Posted by THERE IS A CHOICE on Sat, 26 May 2007 08:47:00 PST

SUICIDE PREVENTION PSA

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Posted by THERE IS A CHOICE on Sat, 26 May 2007 08:45:00 PST