Suicide Prevention
I'm not sure why, exactly, but ever since I was a teenager, I've had the opportunity to talk with people who were seriously considering suicide. It's never a fun thing, but so many factors in life can lead someone to contemplate ending their lives.
Thousands (if not more) have written about it, sung about it, made movies about it. Still, many choose to end their lives - a 'permanent solution' to a temporary problem.
According to CDC.gov, in 2010 (latest available data) ... 633,000 people in the USA visited the emergency department of a hospital for self-inflicted injuries. How many people didn't go to a hospital, whether successful or not in their attempt?
Of those, 38,364 were successful in their suicide attempts. Though that's less than 7% of attempts, it's still more than 38 thousand people who took their own lives.
So much can be said about suicide and its links to depression, etc., but the main focus I want to have here today is to pay attention and do something when we can to help others who may be considering ending their lives.
Below are some links to sites that may be helpful.
May they be real helps to those who need them!
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/suicide_help.htm
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/suicide_prevention.htm
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/thoughts-suicide.aspx
http://www.walking-wounded.net/html/christians___suicide__suicidal.html
http://www.restministries.org/articles/art-speedupheaven.htm
http://www.christiansuicideprevention.com/
http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/
Thousands (if not more) have written about it, sung about it, made movies about it. Still, many choose to end their lives - a 'permanent solution' to a temporary problem.
According to CDC.gov, in 2010 (latest available data) ... 633,000 people in the USA visited the emergency department of a hospital for self-inflicted injuries. How many people didn't go to a hospital, whether successful or not in their attempt?
Of those, 38,364 were successful in their suicide attempts. Though that's less than 7% of attempts, it's still more than 38 thousand people who took their own lives.
So much can be said about suicide and its links to depression, etc., but the main focus I want to have here today is to pay attention and do something when we can to help others who may be considering ending their lives.
Below are some links to sites that may be helpful.
May they be real helps to those who need them!
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/suicide_help.htm
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/suicide_prevention.htm
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/thoughts-suicide.aspx
http://www.walking-wounded.net/html/christians___suicide__suicidal.html
http://www.restministries.org/articles/art-speedupheaven.htm
http://www.christiansuicideprevention.com/
http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/
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