Stopping The Suicide Wave

The suicide statistics among Americans is not good—the national suicide rate rose by 30% from 2000 to 2020 (see Suicide Mortality In The United States, 2000-2020). And the numbers involve almost every sector of the population.

The number of young LGBTQ people considering suicide is also on the rise, already more than three times the national average for ages 18 and 24 (see High Rates of Suicide, Suicidal Thoughts in Transgender Teens). Nearly one in five transgender and nonbinary youth attempted suicide in the last year (see 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health). As of 2020 . . .