WHO says that suicide is a major public health challenge, with more than 700,000 deaths each year globally. World Suicide Prevention Day is observed every year on September 10 and aims to raise ...

Data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that there were 49,476 completed suicides in the United States — that is 136 per day, or six per hour. In Iowa there were ...

According to a report published this February by the Health Policy Insitute of Ohio, approximately five people a day die from suicide. Sept. 8-14 is National Suicide Prevention Week, Sept. 10 is ...