Third Leading Cause Of Suicide

“Though depression does not always lead to suicide, it is one of the major contributing causes of a suicidal state of mind, and it should be taken seriously on its own account” (Focus on the Family, 2015). There is no pot of gold at the end of darkness it is an act done by the person who has inflicted their own murder, and more importantly, it is a painful grieving process for the family members that loved the quitter of life. Completing suicide has no single reason; people think the that stress, being bullied, bad relationships, loneliness, abuse, depression, substance abuse, a family history and anxiety plays a big part in the decision of ending one’s life. The purpose of this program called “Solomon’s Edge” is to decrease the number of suicide
In 2011, middle-aged adults accounted for the largest proportion of suicides (56%) and from 1999-2010, the suicide rate among this group increased by nearly 30%. “There is a strong relationship between severity of depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation in college students, and that suicidal feelings and actions are relatively common in this group” (Garlow et al., 2008). Among adults aged 18-22 years, similar percentages of full-time college students and other adults in this age group had suicidal thoughts (8.0 and 8.7%, respectively) or made suicide plans (2.4 and 3.1%). Full-time college students aged 18-22 years were less likely to attempt suicide (0.9 vs. 1.9 percent) or receive medical attention because of a suicide attempt in the previous 12 months (0.3 vs. 0.7%) (CDC, 2015,
It appears that mental health is not always the answer to suicide, because most people that seek care still commit suicide months later. According to the Center of Disease Control (CDC) in 2013, suicide was the tenth cause of death amongst people of all ages with 41,149 suicides in the United States, which has a ratio of 12.6 per 100,000 people, equaled to 113 suicides each day or one every 13 minutes. Data obtained about suicides in 16 National Violent Death Reporting System states in 2010, 33.4% of suicide decedents tested positive for alcohol, 23.8% for antidepressants, and 20.0% for opiates, including heroin and prescription drugs. Suicide results in a projected $51 billion in shared medical and work loss costs. In addition, there were 494,169 individuals treated in hospital emergency rooms for self-inflicted wounds in 2013, as well. Nonfatal, self-inflicted injuries (including hospitalized and emergency department treated and released) resulted in an estimated $10.4 billion in combined medical and work loss costs. This paper will discuss and provide for topics on assisting and trying to understand addiction, bullying, and mental health concerning suicide (American Foundation of Suicide Prevention,