When it comes to suicide, isn't a warm and fuzzy subject to discuss BUT it is a subject that if not discussed, action will never come and change won't happen. I should have been dead as a teenager but Jehovah God brought me through to be HERE to help others. At times, my passion gets the best of me but my life was saved by my Aunt Spankie on Tuesday, February 14th, 1995, and saved again by my son Wesley in 2014, after a gentle kick in the butt, that I could help others. It is draining work at times, people don't want to put in the work, and people sometimes think you are pushy, but at the end of the day, ALL that matters is helping someone get on the path of wellness and stopping suicide. It is PRICELESS!!!
Whether it is natural causes, car deaths, or homicides, death hurts. However, suicide leaves a different kind of pain. It leaves the WHY pain! Why didn't I see the signs, why didn't I know, why didn't they reach out to me, WHY, WHY, WHY? That WHY pain can eat you up for the rest of your life.
You can help the WHY pain through EDUCATION like QPR (Question Persuade Refer) Suicide Prevention Training! In the time you watch a movie, you can learn how to save a life. The warning can be hard to see unless you know what to look for.
Make one of your New Year resolutions to learn how to save a life through QPR Suicide Prevention Training! Become a certified Gatekeeper in 2023! Did you know, suicide is EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS and ANYONE can prevent the tragedy and pain of suicide? FACT!!!!
EVERY 11-MINUTES someone dies by suicide in the U.S.
12th leading cause of death in the U.S.
2nd leading cause of death for young people 10-34 years of age
2nd leading cause of death on college campuses, over 1400 died by suicide YEARLY
24,000 College students attempt YEARLY
Black males have the highest rate of suicide among ANY ethnic group
White males 45-65 years and older have the highest rate of suicide out of any GROUP
More people die by suicide in the U.S. than car deaths and homicides COMBINED
WORLDWIDE, 2000, people DIE by suicide DAILY
WORLDWIDE 50,000, people ATTEMPT suicide DAILY
More people DIE by suicide WORLDWIDE than prostate and breast cancer COMBINED
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