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Suicide Fact Sheet
True and False
Question | Answer |
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Most suicides are commited during winter holiday seasons? | False |
Suicide rates increase with age and are very high for those 65 and over | True |
females are more likely to die from suicide than males | False |
suicide rates are highest among african americans | False |
suicide is the 8th leading cause of death among US men | True |
suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people ages 15-24 | False |
Many schools and communities have suicide prevention plans | False |
Commiting suicide is against the law | True |
Suicide rates are generally higher than the national average in the midwestern and eastern states | False |
More than 1/2 of all suicides are commited with a firearm | True |