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CDC Injury Prevention & Control: Division of Violence Prevention: Suicide Prevention

The statistics on suicidal behavior in the United States are not heartening. In 2013, more than 40 thousand people successfully completed a suicide attempt; the number of people treated in emergency rooms was ten times that amount. In fact, it is estimated that suicide attempts cost the economy over 44 billion dollars every year. This site from the Center for Disease Control provides welcome...

https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/suicide/index.html