Suicide

Suicide is a tragic event with strong emotional repurcussions for its survivors. The Center for Disease Control's latest statisitics reveal that more than 32,000 people committed suicide in the U.S. in 2004. While the bulk of federally-funded suicide prevention programs focus on helping teenagers, recent years have seen a spike in rates among middle-aged people. In fact, the suicide rate increased almost 20 percent among 45-54-year-olds between 1999 and 2004.