SUICIDE INFO
Resources, Donation Banks, Statistics, & Information
988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (now known as the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), and is now active across the United States.
When people call, text, or chat 988, they will be connected to trained counselors that are part of the existing Lifeline network. These trained counselors will listen, understand how their problems are affecting them, provide support, and connect them to resources if necessary.
The previous Lifeline phone number (1-800-273-8255) will always remain available to people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis.
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline receives more than 3.6 million calls across the United States. Your generosity provides support for 988, the 988 Lifeline's new access code, and helps us strengthen our growing infrastructure. Contributions also support 988 Lifeline callers and resources to change the conversation around suicide prevention. Calls to the 988 Lifeline are answered by a national network of local crisis centers. Crisis center counselors are the heroes of the 988 Lifeline and need your help. Click here to learn how to support your local center or find your center with the map below.
If you would like to donate by check, please make your check payable to Vibrant Emotional Health and mail it to: Vibrant Emotional Health ATTN: Development 50 Broadway, Floor 19 New York, NY 10004
For further questions, please contact the Development team at development@vibrant.org or call (212) 614-6315.
World Health Organization
Every year 703 000 people take their own life and there are many more people who attempt suicide.
Suicides are preventable. There are a number of measures that can be taken at population, sub-population and individual levels to prevent suicide and suicide attempts.
LIVE LIFE, WHO’s approach to suicide prevention, recommends the following key effective evidence-based interventions:
limit access to the means of suicide (e.g. pesticides, firearms, certain medications)
interact with the media for responsible reporting of suicide
foster socio-emotional life skills in adolescents
early identify, assess, manage and follow up anyone who is affected by suicidal behaviors
These need to go hand-in-hand with the following foundational pillars:
situation analysis, multisectoral collaboration, awareness raising, capacity building, financing, surveillance and monitoring and evaluation.
Suicide prevention efforts require coordination and collaboration among multiple sectors of society, including the health sector and other sectors such as education, labour, agriculture, business, justice, law, defense, politics, and the media.
These efforts must be comprehensive and integrated as no single approach alone can make an impact on an issue as complex as suicide.
-WHO
CDC
Suicide rates increased 33% between 1999 and 2019, with a small decline in 2019.
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. It was responsible for more than 47,500 deaths in 2019, which is about one death every 11 minutes.
The number of people who think about or attempt suicide is even higher. In 2019, 12 million American adults seriously thought about suicide, 3.5 million planned a suicide attempt, and 1.4 million attempted suicide.
Suicide affects all ages. It is the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-34, the fourth leading cause among people ages 35-44, and the fifth leading cause among people ages 45-54.
Some groups have higher suicide rates than others. Suicide rates vary by race/ethnicity, age, and other factors. The highest rates are among American Indian/Alaska Native and non-Hispanic White populations. Other Americans with higher than average rates of suicide are veterans, people who live in rural areas, and workers in certain industries and occupations like mining and construction. Young people who are lesbian, gay, or bisexual have a higher rate of suicidal ideation and behavior compared to their peers who identify as straight.
-CDC