By: Peggy Cunningham, MA, NCC, LPC
It is estimated that over one million people die by suicide
worldwide each year - 1.8% of all deaths worldwide are suicides. Global suicide rates have increased 69% in
the last 45 years. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized the
significance of suicide and has declared September 10, 2013 as World Suicide
Prevention Day. WHO estimates that for
every successful suicide there are twenty additional attempts. It is estimated that 35,000 suicides occur in
the United States each year.