By the Numbers - Oct. 5, 2015
9.4 million
The number of adults ages 18+ in the U.S. who "thought seriously about trying to kill themselves in the past 12 months," according to a recently released report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration -- Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior among Adults: Results from the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (PDF).
That number includes "2.7 million who made suicide plans and 1.1 million who made a nonfatal suicide attempt," according to the report, which parses data from the 2014National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
Young adults aged 18 to 25 in 2014 were more likely than adults in other age groups to have serious thoughts of suicide, to have made suicide plans, or to have attempted suicide. Similar percentages of males and females aged 18 or older in 2014 had serious thoughts of suicide, but females were more likely than males to have made suicide plans or to have attempted suicide. Adults in 2014 who had a substance use disorder (SUD) in the past year related to their use of alcohol or illicit drugs also were more likely than adults who did not have an SUD to report suicidal thoughts or behavior. Adults in 2014 who had a major depressive episode (MDE) in the past year were more likely than adults who did not have an MDE in the past year to have had serious thoughts of suicide, to have made suicide plans, or to have attempted suicide in the past year. Among adults in 2014 who had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year, nearly half did not receive any mental health services in the past year, and about 1 in 7 perceived a need for mental health care but did not obtain care.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2014.
9.4 million
The number of adults ages 18+ in the U.S. who "thought seriously about trying to kill themselves in the past 12 months," according to a recently released report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration -- Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior among Adults: Results from the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (PDF).
That number includes "2.7 million who made suicide plans and 1.1 million who made a nonfatal suicide attempt," according to the report, which parses data from the 2014National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
Young adults aged 18 to 25 in 2014 were more likely than adults in other age groups to have serious thoughts of suicide, to have made suicide plans, or to have attempted suicide. Similar percentages of males and females aged 18 or older in 2014 had serious thoughts of suicide, but females were more likely than males to have made suicide plans or to have attempted suicide. Adults in 2014 who had a substance use disorder (SUD) in the past year related to their use of alcohol or illicit drugs also were more likely than adults who did not have an SUD to report suicidal thoughts or behavior. Adults in 2014 who had a major depressive episode (MDE) in the past year were more likely than adults who did not have an MDE in the past year to have had serious thoughts of suicide, to have made suicide plans, or to have attempted suicide in the past year. Among adults in 2014 who had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year, nearly half did not receive any mental health services in the past year, and about 1 in 7 perceived a need for mental health care but did not obtain care.
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| Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2014. |