Suicide Prevention

Suicide does not discriminate. People of all gender, age, race are in danger. Suicidal behavior is complex and there is no single reason. In fact, there are a variety of factors for someone to commit suicide. But the most endangered people tend to share certain characteristics. The main risk factors of suicide are as follows.

Many people have some of these risk factors, but do not try to commit suicide. It is noteworthy that suicide is not a normal response to stress. Suicidal thoughts and actions are signs of extreme pain and should not be ignored since they are not harmless precautions

In many cases, families and friends will first recognize suicide warning signs. This will be the first step to help people at risk find their treatment especially for health checkups and people with mental disorders. If you do not know where to start from, see the resources on the search help page for psychiatric disorders.

Men are more likely to die of suicide than females, but women tend to commit suicide. Men are more likely to use more deadly methods such as firearms and suffocation. Women are more likely to commit suicide by addiction than men. According to the latest data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the suicide mortality rate of the best women is between 45 and 64, the suicide mortality rate of the highest male is over 75 years. Children and adolescents also have a danger of suicide. Suicide is the second most common cause of death among young people between the ages of 15 and 34

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that American Indians and Alaska Natives often had the highest suicide rates followed by non-Hispanic whites among ethnic and ethnic groups. African Americans tend to have the lowest suicide rates, but Hispanic suicide tends to be the second lowest.

You can prevent suicide. Some suicides do not have external warnings, but most suicides warn them. The American Suicide Prevention Foundation (AFSP) is dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to helping people with mental disorders and those suffering suicide. AFSP issues the following warning sign. Usually the emotional crisis preceding suicide is usually discernable and treatable. Most people with depression have no tendency to suicide, but most suicide is frustrated. Severe depression may manifest as obvious sadness but often manifests as a loss of happiness or withdrawal from an excessively pleasant activity. In men, it usually manifests as an increase in irritability, anger, and hostility. Suicide prevention can be prevented by early detection and treatment of depression and other psychiatric disorders.

The first suicide prevention center in the United States was opened in Los Angeles in 1958 and funded by the US public health office. In 1966, the suicide prevention research center (later suicide research unit) was established at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Later in 1970 NIMH promoted discussion on the situation of suicide prevention in Phoenix, published findings related to suicide rate, and revealed the future direction and priority of this topic.

The report "Prevention of suicide: the world is urgent" highlights the causes and consequences of suicide, and aims to make suicide prevention the top priority of the world public health agenda. Its release took place before World Suicide Prevention Day, observed on September 10 every year - a worldwide opportunity to raise awareness and encourage joint action

The theme of World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10 this year is "cooperation for suicide prevention". Because suicidal behavior is a complex interaction between personal factors and socioeconomic and environmental factors and young people are facing more and more difficulties, all stakeholders in the community have to suicide We must cooperate for it.