1 Person in the World Dies by Suicide Every 40 Seconds
That's a lot to process, isn't it?
This article from CNN discusses new data on suicide from the World Health Organization (WHO). It's sort of a "good-news, bad-news" read. For example, between 2010 and 2016, the global suicide rate decreased by 9.8%. However, the WHO also found that the only region to see an increase was the Americas.
The article also notes that close to 800,000 people die by suicide every year, more than those lost to malaria, breast cancer, or war and homicide, and the WHO is now referring to suicide as a "serious global public health issue."
We also wanted to pass along this unique way of sharing the Suicide Prevention Hotline number:
This message was created by John & Julie Govin in Wisconsin, who reported that they always do a "theme" for their annual corn maze. This year, they were inspired to share this message after losing a loved one to suicide. Mr. Govin noted that he and his wife are “really doing this in the hope that we can prevent another family from going through what we've gone through.”
Your Student Services team here in W-S/FCS has a protocol in place to intervene with - and get help for - students who are experiencing thoughts of suicide. Please don't hesitate to reach out to us; we're here to help!
This article from CNN discusses new data on suicide from the World Health Organization (WHO). It's sort of a "good-news, bad-news" read. For example, between 2010 and 2016, the global suicide rate decreased by 9.8%. However, the WHO also found that the only region to see an increase was the Americas.
The article also notes that close to 800,000 people die by suicide every year, more than those lost to malaria, breast cancer, or war and homicide, and the WHO is now referring to suicide as a "serious global public health issue."
We also wanted to pass along this unique way of sharing the Suicide Prevention Hotline number:
This message was created by John & Julie Govin in Wisconsin, who reported that they always do a "theme" for their annual corn maze. This year, they were inspired to share this message after losing a loved one to suicide. Mr. Govin noted that he and his wife are “really doing this in the hope that we can prevent another family from going through what we've gone through.”
Your Student Services team here in W-S/FCS has a protocol in place to intervene with - and get help for - students who are experiencing thoughts of suicide. Please don't hesitate to reach out to us; we're here to help!
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