NJ Suicide Statistics
Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group - Madison, NJ
Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group - Madison, NJ
Sadly, suicide and suicide attempts are far more common then most people know. People of all walks of life and all ages die from suicide daily. Independent of the larger statistics, the only statistic that truly matters is that you have lost a loved one to suicide.
People of all walks of life and all ages die from suicide daily. Most people have never thought about suicide and the impact on those left to survive after a loved one dies by suicide. According to the latest statistics from the Center for Disease Control :
Independent of the larger statistics, the only statistic that truly matters is that you have lost a loved one to suicide. Many of us never thought that someone close to us would die by suicide, but unfortunately they did. You are not alone.
This is a brief summary from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention AFSP.ORG about suicide in New Jersey
The following data comes from the CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System and Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-Related Behaviors Among Students in Grades 9–12 — United States and Selected Sites, 2015
Among high school students, in the last year:
Sexual orientation also has a significant impact on youth suicide.
The following data comes from the CDC Wonder Database , NJ Injury and Mortality Data and NJ State Health Assessment Data