Education, Resources and Support - It’s Up to All of Us
Education, Resources and Support - It’s Up to All of Us
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OUR MISSION The Triangle Consortium for Suicide Prevention (TCSP) brings together a network of health services dedicated to the promotion of efforts related to education, awareness, prevention, and postvention of suicide in the community.
OUR PURPOSE
 Official statistics show that more
than 31,000 Americans kill themselves every year. The true figure is
probably higher. Although there are no official statistics on
attempted suicides, it is generally estimated that there are 25
attempts for each death by suicide. That means that more than 775,000
attempted suicides occur in this country every year. The non-fatal
suicide attempts often result in serious injuries and economic loss to
our society.
The estimated number of people presently left behind after a
completed suicide is approximately 5 million. Surviving family
members and friends not only suffer the trauma of losing a loved one
to suicide, but are themselves at potentially higher risk of suicide
and emotional problems.
In this country, suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among young
people, ages 15-24, and is the 11th leading cause of death among all
persons. Worldwide, there are approximately 1 million suicides every
year. That represents more lives lost than in all wars and homicides
worldwide every year. Another statistic finds suicide worldwide to be
the 2nd major killer of women between the ages of fifteen and
forty-four and the 4th major killer of men.
Suicide cuts across all ages, economic, social, and ethnic
boundaries.
The purpose of TCSP is to increase community awareness about suicide
and to provide resources, help organize and sponsor area events and
fund raisers and disseminate information related to suicide prevention
and postvention issues.
For further information contact Phil Morse at pmorse@nc.rr.com |
