(The Fayette Tribune) – For every one suicide in our country, there are an estimated 25 non-fatal suicide attempts. (McIntosh, J.L. (for the American Association of Suicidology). (2009).
U.S.A. suicide 2006: Official final data. Washington, DC: American Association of Suicidology, dated April 19, 2009, downloaded from http://www.suicidology.org.)
The vast majority of people who survive suicide do not attempt to kill themselves again: “nine out of ten people who attempt suicide and survive will not go on to die by suicide at a later date.”
(Owens D, Horrocks J, and House A. Fatal and non-fatal repetition of self-harm: systematic review. British Journal of Psychiatry. 2002;181:193-199. Emphasis added.) CONTINUE