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John Fielding,
CEO
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The suicide rates for Canada and the United States show that up to 1971, the reported rates for both sexes were lower in Canada than the United States.
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Suicide rates are generally higher than the national average in the western states and lower in the eastern and midwestern states.
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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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Suicide rates have traditionally decreased in times of wars and increased in times of economic crises.
Youth suicide rates are higher in rural and remote areas than in capital cities.
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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer
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Suicide rates for depression are still very high and represent a significant cause of mortality in both young and older adults.
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Todd Porter,
Gym Attendent
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While suicide rates are higher among homosexual youths than straight youths, gay scouts tend to have a higher rate of suicide than those not involved in scouting, Beam claimed.
Attempted suicide rates were eight times higher in the actively gay and bisexual group of adolescents, compared with their heterosexual counterparts.
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Jack Crawford,
WWII Veteran
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Suicide rates are on the increase, our cancer wards are full, and the heart-attack capital of Europe is Northern Ireland.
Overall rates for suicide deaths have remained fairly constant since the 1960s, but the patterns of these deaths have changed.
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Thomas Owens,
Police Officer
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Suicide rates have climbed to rates never before reached and divorce and domestic violence cases have also risen.
Is this erroneous and misleading information contributing to the high suicide rates of people diagnosed as schizophrenic?
Whilst suicide rates among adults have steadied or declined over the past few decades, suicide rates of young people have increased.
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