Suicide: The Story Behind It

"More people in the general population die from suicide than homicide in North America. There are almost 11 suicide deaths each year for every 100,000 people living in the United States, and for every suicide, there are between 8 and 25 attempts" (Brent 4203). Based on this research, the great effect of suicide is displayed. According to dictionary.com, suicide can be defined as "the intentional taking of one's own life." Suicide is a major issue for all people, but it most obviously affects those ranging from ten to twenty-four. People need to understand the tremendous ramifications caused from suicide everyday; when people take their lives, others lose their loved ones. Suicide, one of the leading causes of death of numerous people each day, has reached a crisis point for adolescents and young adults, and it needs to be prevented.

Suicide was seen as a just way to die if one was faced with unendurable suffering - be it physical or emotional”. Throughout time, suicide has been viewed and dealt with in countless ways. Recently in America, the problem has grown increasingly. In the past decade, suicide rates have been on the incline; especially among men. According to the New York Times (2013), “From 1999 to 2010, the suicide rate among Americans ages 35 to 64 rose by nearly 30 percent… The suicide rate for middle-aged men was 27.3 deaths per 100,000, while for women it was 8.1 deaths per 100,000”. A 30 percent increase with an average of 19 more male suicides than female suicides is certainly an issue for both genders, and an epidemic for men. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (n.d.), found that in 2010, 38,364 suicides were reported, with 78.9% being men. The economic recession, unemployment, and various other factors are speculated to be responsible for this incline in male suicide. As of 2010, an estimated 30,308 men ended their own lives, and it seems as if there is a great risk of that number increasing each year.

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has published a fact sheet of statistics on suicide in the United States. In 2007, it is reported that suicide was the tenth leading cause of death. Furthermore, for every suicide committed, eleven were attempted. A total of 34,598 deaths occurred from suicide with an overall rate of 11.3 suicide deaths per 100,000 people. (NIMH, 2010). Risk factors were also noted on this report and listed “depression and other mental disorders, or a substance abuse disorder (often in combination with other mental disorders). More than ninety percent of people who die by suicide have these risk factors (NIMH, 2010).”

“My ex-girlfriend was taken away by the cop and taken to the local jail. My ex-girlfriend’s Dad showed up and I rode back with him to their house. Finally my parents came and picked me up. I went home and maybe got two hours of sleep, if you even call that sleep. The next morning, I went back to my ex-girlfriend’s house and she was later released from jail that day. For the longest time, we would just sit there in silence, because, what do you say? It was time to comfort one another. I not only felt bad about the whole situation, but I knew no one was going to believe me, us. Believe that a girl purposively jumped into the moving vehicle. I later learned that the girl who died had been suicidal. Earlier that day, before the accident,

As one may expect, suicide is a huge problem in this country. Many people are trainied to be sucide bombers. However, there are those that commit suicide for other reasons such as not being able to take their way of living anymore, some women take their own lives due to not being able to handle being married to abusive drug addicted husbands. Men take their own lives simply due to not wanting to go on anymore.

Although higher prevalence may occur in some countries, there are generally no cultural associations. Families of suicide victims will often state they cannot recall much leading up to the death or that the individual was never really that sad. Unfortunately, suicide is often an outcome of extreme mental anguish without the ability or desire to carry on with normal life expectations. While not all reasons can point back to preventative measures or risk factors, there are certain issues to be aware of when looking at risk associated with an individual. Risk factors

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States (US) as of the 2015 Suicide Facts at a Glance Report. In 2013 there were 41,149 suicides in the US which calculates to a rate of 12.6 per 100,000 or 113 suicides each day or one every 13 minutes (Centers of Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015). Emergency departments are often a resource for those seeking assistance for suicidal ideations. This paper will discuss many aspect of suicide including; contributing factors, scope of the problem, populations affected, significance, and approaches used to address the issue.

Suicide affects all people of all races and ages. It can be caused by many factors that challenge us in everyday life such as: extreme fear, depression, abuse, bullying, mental disorders, family issues, school, stress, sometimes for attention (depending on the person and the situation) and can come on at random times for no reason. It’s a cause and effect type of death. The meaning of suicide is the act or intention of taking one’s life. This paper will be going into the depths of suicide, the cause and effect views, how other people view it, and the way it effects family and community alike.

Suicide is a word that many people like to avoid. Talking about Suicide makes most people very uncomfortable. People commit Suicide everyday. It is an ugly but truthful thing in the world as we know it today. Suicide is the act or an instance of taking one’s own life voluntarily and intentionally. Suicide has become a common method used by many people to “end their suffering” or “take away their pain” This research paper will include multiple aspects of suicide. It will discuss the definition, types of suicide, the current rates, the statistics and demographics, the main causes, and social media.

Good afternoon, I’m Jasmyne here to talk about suicide and how big of a problem it is. Suicide is defined as an act of one intentionally killing themselves. Why is suicide such a big problem? Well, suicide takes the lives of nearly 40,000 Americans every year; also it is more likely someone will die from suicide than from homicide. For every two people killed by homicide, three people die of suicide. Children young as 10 years of age have even committed suicide. 1 in 65,000 children ages 10 to 14 die by suicide each year. Children, only 10 years old have taken their own lives. Young children, with decades ahead of them, their whole life ended by hanging or shooting themselves. Along with the deaths of suicide being greater than homicide, there are 2 times as many deaths due to suicide than HIV/AIDS. The death of suicide though, it is the 3rd leading cause of death for 15 to 24-year-olds and 2nd for 24 to 35-year-olds. Why is it that a preventable death is has such a higher rate than an unpreventable one?

“Approximately every 18 minutes, someone in the United State commits suicide” (Flanders 3). Ranked tenth in leading causes of death in the United States, suicide claims the lives of more than thirty thousand people a year (Flanders 3). Recently, there has been an increase in self-destructive behavior among young adults (Flanders 3). “Almost everyone in the United States has been touched in some way by suicide” (Flanders 20). By studying the social issue of suicide, one can identify the causes and help prevent more deaths.

Suicide is the leading cause of death in prisons across the United States (Marzaro, Hawton, Rivlin, & Fazel, 2011). According to the United States Department of Justice, nearly 23% of state prisoners report symptoms of depression each year (Pardini et al., 2014). With, one out of seven inmates met the diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder (Pardini et al., 2014). Marzaro, Hawton, Rivlin, and Fazel (2011) proposed that probable representations of prison suicide suggest that suicidal behaviors are rarely the cause of a single stressor. But, consequently suicidal death is dependent on several factors; therefore, developing models of safety and prevention would help decrease the number of

Suicide is a “death caused by self- directed injurious behavior with an intent to die as a

One evening going to Santa Rosa Junior College college for class I see up ahead theres two white vans with (I don 't remember exactly what it said but I 'm going to say) “youth suicide prevention” written on the side, sitting in the main quad of the campus blocking my main walk path. I had to walk around the whole set up but while doing so I notice hundreds of backpacks all over the place, sitting on benches, hanging from tees, covering all 1500 square feet of grass, as if it was mandatory to stay on the red brick sidewalk and not cut through the grass. I didn 't think the backpack were connected with the suicide vans

Suicide, it's looked at as a joke, the coward's way out, and even as a false attempt for attention. See it as you want, but I saw it as a way to leave everything behind and to never have to look back. The one choice I wouldn't live to regret. So in August of 2014, I made the attempt to flee from my problems, past, and suffering. The plan was simple, overdose and never wake up. It wasn't that easy for me though. When I was in the middle of my actions, my mother walked in. Her reaction was exactly how anyone would assume it would be: she broke down, screaming, crying, and spreading the news to everybody in the family. Shortly after, she called my sister over and they had an intervention I wasn't supposed to hear, but I heard it all while lying in my bedroom covered up with my pale gray cover, its color reminding me of my mood. How did they expect me to not hear their bickering when they only noises in the house were my silent sobs, their stern voices, and the crickets outside of my window?