7 October 2009
SAMHSA First-of-a-Kind National Study Reveals that 8.3 Million Adults in the U.S. had Serious Thoughts of Committing Suicide in the Past Year
Posted by Jessi Kirk under: Articles of interest .
Nearly 8.3 million adults in the U.S. (3.7 percent) had serious thoughts of committing suicide in the past year according to the first national scientific survey of its size on this public health problem. The study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) also shows that 2.3 million adult Americans made a suicide plan in the past year and that 1.1 million adults – 0.5 percent of all adult Americans – had actually attempted suicide in the past year.
Press Release: http://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/advisories/090917suicide0907.aspx
The full report: http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/165/suicide.cfm
