What is suicide?
Suicide is the taking of one's own life. It is a death that happens when someone harms themselves because they want to end their life. A suicide attempt is when someone harms themselves to try to end their life, but they do not die.
Suicide is a major public health problem and a leading cause of death in the United States. Both suicide and suicide attempts can have lasting harmful effects:
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- Suicide (National Library of Medicine)What is suicide? Suicide is the taking of one's own life. It is a death that happens when someone harms themselves because they want to end their life. A suicide attempt is when someone harms themselves to try ...
- Suicide Risk Screening What is a suicide risk screening? Suicide is death that happens when someone harms themselves because they want to end their life. It is a major ...
- Suicide is the act of taking one's own life on purpose. Suicidal behavior is any action that ... Suicide and suicidal behaviors usually occur in people with one or more of the following: Bipolar disorder ...
- Suicide: What to Do When Someone Is Thinking about Suicide (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)Suicide/Diagnosis and Tests ... Suicide ... Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- This brochure provides information about suicide including risk factors, symptoms and warning signs, treatment options and therapies, how to find help ...
- Suicide/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Suicide ... National Institute of Mental Health ... Learn about suicide prevention, including helpline numbers, warning signs, ...
- Suicide and PTSD (National Center for PTSD)Suicide/Specifics ... Suicide ... Effects, Reaction, Mental Disorder, Depression, Suicide, Suicidal, Self Harm, cognitive behavioral treatments, CBT, National Suicide ...
- Suicide Prevention (Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)Suicide/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Suicide ... Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health
- Suicides Among American Indian/Alaska Natives -- National Violent Death Reporting System, 18 States, 2003-2014 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)CDC report finds suicide disproportionately affects American Indians/Alaska Natives. ... Suicide, Suicide Among American Indians, Suicide Among Native Americans, Suicide Among Alaska Natives, Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
- Suicide Prevention Information (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance)Mood Disorders/Related Issues ... Mood Disorders ... Bipolar Disorder/Related Issues ... Bipolar Disorder ... Suicide/Prevention and Risk Factors ... Suicide ... Depression and Bipolar ...
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