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Suicide Information

Suicide Myths

Suicide Prevention



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Violence kills 1.6 million people every year. We hear about many of those deaths on TV and in the newspaper. But fully half of those violent deaths are suicides. Those are the ones we don’t hear about - the ones people keep secret for a variety of reasons.

By not talking about depression and suicide, we just become part of the problem and make things worse! Let’s look at some basic facts:

Get the answers and get help! Follow these links for more information on how to identify people at risk of taking their life and how to help them.

Are You Depressed?
Who's at Risk?
What Situations Could Lead to Suicidal Thinking?
Signs of Suicidal Behavior
How to Find Out if Someone's Suicidal
What to Say and Do if You or Someone You Know is Suicidal

In May, 2003, CrisisLink initiated a youth suicide prevention campaign. This campaign includes newspaper advertising in the early summer, posters to be placed in Northern Virginia schools in the Fall of 2003, and these web pages. This campaign was underwritten in part by a grant from the Virginia Department of Health's Center for Injury and Violence Prevention.