Suicide Affects Everyone.

Far more people are affected by suicide than one might realize at first glance. Thanks to more people speaking up about mental health, more studies are able to be conducted to better understand things we didn't understand before, such as suicide. It is easy to know someone who has struggles with suicidality or suicide ideation. You might even have felt some yourself at some point in your life. You are not alone. When someone dies by suicide or even attempts suicide the number of people affected reach way beyond the individual. It is much like the ripple in water, spreading out beyond the initial impact location. Our families, friends, coworkers, jobs, pets, neighbors, and more all feel the affect from our lives and that includes when someone dies by suicide.

Reach Out For Help.

If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, reach out to someone or even the 988 national hotline. Depressed thoughts, physical pain, trauma, sexual identity, gender identity, basic needs, sense of hopelessness, sense of prolonged failure, loss, and more are a few of the things we might face each day alone with stress and without the right coping tools, or help, it can become overwhelming. Reach out before it gets there. Reach out if you are there.

Reach out if you have found yourself in crisis. Reach out if you are concerned for someone you know. Ask if they are considering suicide, self harm, or if they need help. You do not have to be the one they speak to, but you can help just by caring enough to know how to get them help. You can reach out for help if you feel yourself struggling. Getting help doesn't make you weak. Getting help shows the strength of identifying a struggle and finding a way to survive. Surviving and finding a reason to live makes you stronger.

Statistics On Suicide:

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has compiled some statistics.

CDC Suicide Data has compiled statistics with different trends or patterns.