Suicide and opioid deaths are epidemics. Someone dies every 7 minutes from Fetanyl. And with a suicide every 11 minutes, it is the leading cause of death in men ages 18-44. And for every one one suicide there are 25 attempts, and 100s go unreported.
Postvention is helping those in the aftermath of loss. Research shows that people impacted by a suicide are 1.6 times more likely to have suicidal thoughts, 2.9 times more likely to have a plan for suicide, and 3.7 times more likely to have made an attempt.
These statistics are staggering. Your support is need not only to help save lives, but to restore lifeto those bereaved by loss.