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Please be aware, that behind every suicide statistic, there is a person with a family, and suicide loss survivors who are grieving.
Suicide Loss
Suicide Loss
Suicide Loss
45, 979 suicides were reported in the United States in 2020. However, for the suicide loss survivor, "Statistics are merely aggregations of numbers, with the tears wiped away." Dr. Irving Schekoff
Exposure
Suicide Loss
Suicide Loss
Suicide prevention research estimates that one hundred thirty-five people are impacted with each suicide-
6, 207,165 people in 2020 (Cerel, Brown, Maple, Singleton, Van de Venne, Moore, & Flaherty, 2019).
Disruption
Suicide Loss
Disruption
Accordingly, in 2020, the number of suicide loss survivors experiencing life disruption due to suicide loss was 275,874 (Cerel et al., 2019).