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Suicide is the horrible end of dealing with depression, for many. Sadly, Matthew Warren, the 27-year-old youngest son of pastor Rick Warren, committed suicide yesterday, Friday, April 5, 2013. Please pray for his family. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/06/pastor-rick-warren-son-commits-suicide/ http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/06/17632420-pastor-rick-warrens-son-matthew-commits-suicide-church-says?lite http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/06/church-pastor-rick-warrens-son-commits-suicide/2059193/ http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/04/06/saddleback-church-says-rick-warrens-son-has-committed-suicide/ http://www.npr.org/2013/04/06/176449059/pastor-rick-warrens-son-commits-suicide-church-says One comment posted on the NPR website reads: [Andrew Viceroy] I'm an atheist originally from that area (SJC) and I am sorry to hear this news about anyone. Suicide is the #8 cause of death in the US, higher than homicide. I hope the Warrens can find some pea...

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 attent...