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Over 33,000 people in the United States die by suicide every year
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A person dies by suicide about every 16 minutes in the United States.
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Every 2 hours and 12 minutes a young adult kills him or herself.
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While approximately 80 Americans take their own lives every day, 1,500 more attempt to do so.
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The ratio of homicides to suicides in the US is 2:3.
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About 90% of all people who die by suicide have a diagnosable and treatable mental health condition.
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There are four male suicides for every female suicide and yet twice as many females as males attempt suicide.
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Currently, suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the United States.
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In Vermont, suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for youth aged 11-23.
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Rate of suicide deaths per 100,000 nationally: 11. Rate of suicide deaths per 100,000 in Vermont: 13.
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Firearms remain the most commonly used suicide method among youth in Vermont accounting for 55% of all suicides.
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In the past year 22% of Vermont middle school students struggled with severe depression.
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In the past year 8.5% of high school students attempted suicide.
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It is estimated that there are more than 1,000 suicides on college campuses per year.
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One in 12 college students has made a suicide plan.
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Each suicide death intimately and profoundly affects at least six people.
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Years of potential life lost to suicide deaths each year: 972,264.
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Internationally about one million people die by suicide each year, more than war and homicide combined.
From the American Association of Suicidology and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention