Federal health officials announced that nearly 10 million adults in the United States thought about committing suicide last year. SAMHSA which represents the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration revealed that the rates of suicide had increased 27 percent since the year 2000.
According to the survey, 1.4 million adults tried to kill themselves but were unsuccessful while more than 3 million adults reflected on death. However, over the past eight years, the rates of people trying to take their own lives have remained constant.
According to a recent SAMHSA survey, the rates of suicidal thoughts have increased in young people aged 18 to 25. The rates enhanced to 8.3 percent from 7.5 percent in 2014.
Moreover, in 2015 there has been a 2 percent rise in young women who have failed to commit suicide.
More than 42,000 Americans die from suicide each year. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this is the 10th cause of death in the United States. Being the National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, SAMHSA asks for $88 million in funding to further prevent suicides amongst Americans of all demographics and age groups.
Kana Enomoto, the Principal Deputy Director of the agency, said that more effort should be made in raising awareness of the fact that suicide is preventable. Everyone in need should be provided science-based, efficient services. All these programs during the National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month are designed to assure people that there is a brighter future for them and to save lives.
Everyone including friends, family, co-workers, teachers, faith community leaders and healthcare providers could reach someone in need and assist them in getting the help they require.
The report noted that individuals who are heavy drinkers or consume drugs are more likely to have suicidal thoughts than in people who do not drink alcohol or take drugs. Only 4 percent of individuals who do not abuse such substances had suicidal thoughts in comparison to more than 10 percent of the other adults.
According to the statement, more than 30 percent of people who experienced depression considered suicide, while 10 percent of them made an actual plan of how to do it and 4 percent failed to commit suicide.
Another troubling result of the report was that of all these individuals who considered taking away their lives, only 50 percent of them received counseling or mental health treatment.
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