When will adults say “enough is enough”?
Thu, 09/22/2022 - 4:00am
September is suicide awareness month. It seems that everywhere you turn, there were posts about suicide awareness and prevention. Suicide, unfortunately, is a common problem in the United States. In 2017, there were 47,173 recorded suicides, up from 42,773 in 2014, according to the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Suicide rates increased steadily over the past 2 decades before decreasing from 2018 to 2019, according to the same website. In 2019, suicide was the tenth leading cause of death in the United States—accounting for 47,511 deaths overall. Suicide is a significant cause of premature death because it is the second leading cause of death among people aged 10–14, 15–24, and 25–34.
