SUICIDE

Last year, 441 San Diegans committed suicide.

Men tend to commit suicide more than women.

People commit suicide every 13 minutes in the United States.

Suicide takes the lives of nearly 40,000 Americans each year.

800,000 to 1,000,000
people die by suicide each year...

making suicide the 10th leading cause of death worldwide.

WARNING SIGNS

• drug + alcohol abuse
• dramatic mood swings
• withdrawal
• talk of feeling useless to others
• depression

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GET HELP

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
• San Diego Access and Crisis Line (888-724-7240)