The number of people worldside who commit suicide every day, according to the World Health Organization, which also noted: "For every person who completes a suicide, 20 or more may attempt to end their lives."
According to a statistic vetted by PolitiFact, 18 of those 3000 are U.S. military veterans.
Today -- September 10 -- is the 10th anniversary of World Suicide Prevention Day.
Even with the holiday shortened week, we've still got a few bits of news from around the CDP. First up, on Wednesday September 12, Dr. Lisa French will be speaking in Newark, DE at the Delaware Military Veterans and Family Suicide Prevention Expo. Visit our Speakers Bureau calendar to see where else we're headed in the near future.
September is Suicide Prevention month. Although suicide prevention is an everyday effort, every September there are highlighted events around the world that draw attention to the hard work organizations and individuals are doing and can do to help combat this global epidemic.
Before we head into the holiday weekend, it's time for the latest roundup of news from around the CDP. Next Thursday our University Counseling Center Core Competency (UC4) program will be headed to Miami, for a day-long presentation at Florida International University.