When Will People Get Better at Talking About Suicide?
As suicide rates rise, and stigma recedes, many discussions and portrayals are still clumsy or hurtful.
If you are having thoughts of suicide, please know that you are not alone. If you are in danger of acting on suicidal thoughts, call 911. For support and resources, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text 741-741 for the Crisis Text Line.
Suicide is on the rise in the United States, but people still don’t know quite how to talk about it.
According to data released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide has risen by 30 percent in the United States between 1999 and. It is the tenth leading cause of death in the country. This news happened to come out the same week that two high-profile figures—the , and the —died, apparently of suicide.
