16,540 Grandparents (4 each)
12,405 brothers and sisters (3 each)
24,810 friends and classmates (6 each)
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| Youth Suicide | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Webster's Dictionary defines suicide as, "the act or an instance of taking one's own life voluntarily and intentionally especially by a person of years of discretion and of sound mind." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Click here to learn about myths and the actual facts about suicide. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Click here to learn about some statistics on suicide. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Click here for resources if you are in need of help right now! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Click here to learn about different clues to suicidal behavior. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| How many people does suicide actually affect??? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| With 4,135 teen suicides (ages 15-24) each year : | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8,270 parents (2 each) 16,540 Grandparents (4 each) 12,405 brothers and sisters (3 each) 24,810 friends and classmates (6 each) |
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| That totals over 90,970 lives directly affected by youth suicide!!! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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