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What is suicide?
Suicide is the act of killing yourself. The rates of suicide have had a significant increase in the past decade, especially in young adults and teenagers. Though ages 15-24 are more likely to ssuicide, anybody can commit it.
Stories of Survivors
Here are some stories of people whose close/loved ones took their lives.
- Shirley (Lost Son)
- "I was devastated. When David took his life, I frankly thought my life had ended at that point"
Watch her video testimonial here - Tiffany (Lost Father)
- "Once you've become a survivor, it's, a VIP club, if you will.... Once your in, you have support around the United States, around the world, even"
Watch her video testimonial here - Jim (Attempter)
- "The people that I've talked too, they don't want an educated answer - they just want someone who will listen, someone who cares."
Watch his video testimonial - Of course there are many more stories...
- You can find some here:(Click)
Website sources
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/03/health/suicide-rate-rises-sharply-in-us.html?_r=0
http://www.afsp.org/
http://dmh.mo.gov/docs/mentalillness/suicide.pdf
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/Learn/Organizations
http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/suicide/statistics/rates02.html
http://afsputahchapter.com/