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Statistical Rolodex - Suicide:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/suicide.htm

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SA\VE - Suicide Awareness \ Voices of Education:"Of the many millions of Americans who suffer from depression in any given year, 80% can be effectively treated, but only 30% seek help and of that number, slightly more than half are accurately diagnosed and receive appropriate treatment."
IN EMERGENCY CALL 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784 2433) National Hotline
http://www.save.org/

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Suicide and Suicide Prevention:
http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.suicide.html

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On Suicide, by Arthur Schopenhauer, part 1 of 4:"Suicide, as I have said, is actually accounted a crime; and a crime which, especially under the vulgar bigotry that prevails in England, is followed by an ignominious burial and the seizure of the man's property; and for that reason, in a case of suicide, the jury almost always bring in a verdict of insanity. Now let the reader's own moral feelings decide as to whether suicide is a criminal act. Think of the impression that would be made upon you by the news that someone you know had committed the crime, say, of murder or theft, or been guilty of some act of cruelty or deception; and compare it with your feelings when you hear that he has met a voluntary death."
http://www.concentric.net/~Wkiernan/text/Schopenhauer_On_Suicide_1.html

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Frequently Asked Questions:

Questions Most Frequently Asked On Suicide:"Most of the time people who kill themselves are very sick with depression or one of the other types of depressive illnesses, which occur when the chemicals in a person's brain get out of balance or become disrupted in some way. Healthy people do not kill themselves. A person who has depression does not think like a typical person who is feeling good. Their illness prevents them from being able to look forward to anything. They can only think about NOW and have lost the ability to imagine into the future
http://www.save.org/question.html

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Fact Sheets:

Suicide Facts:"• Over 32,000 people in the United States kill themselves every year. • Accounting for 1.4% of all deaths, suicide is the 9th leading cause of death in the U.S.. • A person commits suicide about every 15 minutes in the U.S. but it is estimated that an attempt is made about once a minute. • 60% of all people who commit suicide kill themselves with firearms. • There are 4 male suicides for every female one however, at least twice as many females as males attempt suicide. • 3/4 of all suicides are committed by white males."
http://www.afsp.org/suicide/facts.html

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Child and Adolescent Suicide:
http://www.afsp.org/suicide/children.htm

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Suicide In Women:
http://www.afsp.org/suicide/women.htm

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Studies:

Scientists Study Serotonin Markers for Suicide Prevention:"Brain serotonin levels as a predictor of suicide has been the subject of intense research scrutiny over the past several years, with scientists trying to find easily accessible markers so that the neurotransmitter's levels might someday be readily measured in clinical settings. One of the leading investigators of this biological indicator is Australian-born J. John Mann, M.D., professor of psychiatry at Columbia University and chief of the department of neuroscience at New York State Psychiatric Institute, who recently presented current knowledge on the subject to a packed room at the historic Harvard Club of New York City.
http://www.mhsource.com/edu/psytimes/p950907.html

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