This is an important topic for everybody because most people have come into contact with suicide in one way or anohter
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This is alert from SAMHSA (The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
More than half of all adults with serious thoughts of suicide do not receive mental health services
Slightly more than half (51.8 percent) of the 8.6 million American adults who had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year did not receive mental health services according to a new report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
SAMHSA’s report shows that among those who had serious thoughts of suicide and did not receive treatment, nearly three out of four did not perceive the need for treatment.
Each year more than 35,000 reported deaths are attributed to suicide and studies have indicated that those who have serious thoughts of suicide are at increased risk of suicide attempts and eventual death by suicide.
“Suicide is among one of…
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