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Meghan Markle said she thought about taking her life in 2019, when she was pregnant. As many as 33% of pregnant women experience suicidal ideation.
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Overview. Suicide is a serious public health problem that can have lasting harmful effects on individuals, families, and communities. There are many factors that contribute to suicide. The goal of suicide prevention is to reduce factors that increase risk and increase factors that promote resilience.
Suicide Prevention Resource for Action. Suicide is preventable and everyone has a role to play to save lives and create healthy and strong individuals, families, and communities. Suicide prevention requires a comprehensive public health approach.
Suicide is preventable and everyone has a role to play to save lives and create healthy and strong individuals, families, and communities. Suicide prevention requires a comprehensive public health approach. CDC developed the Suicide Prevention Resource for Action, which provides information on the best available evidence for suicide prevention.
Established in 1987, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is a voluntary health organization that gives those affected by suicide a nationwide community empowered by research, education and advocacy to take action against this leading cause of death.
In 2022 in the U.S., more than 49,000 people died by suicide and an there were an estimated 1.7 million people attempted suicide (2021) according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This is one death by suicide every 11 minutes. 1 Men were more than three times more likely than women to take their lives.
Print. Products and services. Are you thinking about suicide? How to stay safe and find treatment. Hopelessness may lead you to think about suicide. Learn how to stay safe, get through a crisis and find treatment. By Mayo Clinic Staff. When life does not seem worth living anymore, it may seem that the only way to find relief is through suicide.