Facts About Suicide

-Caucasians tend to commit suicide more than African Americans, but the number of African American suicides are rising
- Girls attempt suicide twice as much as boys
- Boys are more successful because they tend to use firearms, unlike girls who tend to take pills
- Nearly 5,000 teenagers commit suicide each year.
- Suicide is the third leading cause of death among those aged 15-24.
- Reports of suicide clusters, in which one suicide triggers several others within a school or community, have increased.
- The ratio of male to female suicides is four to one; however, young women attempt suicide four times more frequently.