American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Suicide. Just the mentioning of such a word sends shivers down the spines of the listeners. Even though people do not speak about it often, suicide rates seem to be on the rise, and they are doing everything they can to help. Pamela Kulbarsh, a psychiatric nurse with the San Diego County’s Psychiatric Emergency Response Team for over twenty-five years and author of the article “The Epidemiology of Suicide: Who is Most Likely to Take Their Own Life?” considers suicide “the most preventable…

Teenage Suicide: An Exploratory Essay Teenage suicide is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. among ages ten to twenty-four, (Parent Resource Program). The question is, why and the argument is, the solution. Known risk factors, to list a few: increased use of drugs and alcohol, peer pressure from various sources, and increased depression and anxiety, which often leads to suicide. The argument lies within those opposing views on how the issues at hand should be addressed and treated.…

The Truth Behind the Lie The American dream is having the freedom to choose an individual path, make personal choices, and provide for the people the individual finds most important. That being the case, not everyone can achieve it, each for different reasons, due to the people and their situations being different. Not everyone has the same lifestyles, or the same opportunities, which can make the chances of attaining such standards nearly impossible. Some say that coming from a bad background…

Suicide rates for persons over the age of sixty-five have increased dramatically in the United States in the last decade. The suicides are associated with numerous risk factors such as financial or relational loss, physical illness, hopelessness, isolation, depression among others. Depression has for a long time been blamed as the main reason for contemplating suicide. However, according to a recent research presented in the annual American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry meeting, older…

governmental authority over its citizens. While these characteristics lay the foundation for each society, they are necessary for determining the incongruities between America and Uganda. The stark contrast…

Introduction Suicide is a global phenomenon, according to the World Health Organization, estimates over 800,000 people die due to suicide each year (WHO 2017). Suicide is a self-directed violence against oneself, the effects are tragic and felt long after the individual has taken their own life. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention reports; men die by suicide 3 ½ times more often than women; and, the rate of suicide is highest in middle age white males. There is no single cause for…

“Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.” Everyone has heard this statement that was once said by Phil Donahue. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. For teens and young adults ranging from 15-24 years old, it is the second leading cause of death. In 2014, 42,773 people committed suicide in the United States (SEETHER’S). Bullying is one way to hurt someone so much emotionally that that person think the only way to make it stop is commit suicide. The…

Teen Suicide and Statistics This paper is about teen suicide and the statistics between the variety of people who commit suicide on a daily basis. Throughout this paper, the reader will gain information on the history, controversies, evidence of this information and the future effects of suicides and what leads to them. Because suicide is such a large problem all over the world, there should be more helpful programs for people with mental-illnesses so they can talk with others who have the…

the high suicide rate in men. How gender expectations of masculinity is connected to the high male suicide rate will be addressed through examining the research on the prevalence of the issue, how it is a wider social concern, theories and consequences surrounding it, and the nature of the problem in regards to future interventions.…

understanding many sites, organizations and foundations have been made that assist in suicide prevention and provide information for parents and teenagers struggling with this issue. One site that is particularly well known is thetrevorproject.org. According to the website, The Trevor Project was found in 1998 by the Academy Award winner who created the site. It’s described as, “ the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay,…