Over half of the suicides worldwide are in America?

Well this is shocking!

Every year, almost 80,000 people across the world take their own lives. In the UK alone, more than 6,000 people commit suicide each year - an average of 18 per day. Today marks World Suicide Prevention Day, an annual event designed to raise awareness of suicide and reach out to those who are struggling to cope.

No, not because the number of known suicides is so high. 

It is shocking because according to the CDC, the US is more than half of them!

Suicide rates have been rising in nearly every state, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2016, nearly 45,000 Americans age 10 or older died by suicide. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death and is one of just three leading causes that are on the rise.

And now that you know that, still willing to settle for "suicide awareness" instead of letting them know how they can heal and find hope again?