Saturday, May 30, 2020

VERY ALARMING RECENT STATISTICS ON SUICIDE AND SUICIDE ATTEMPTS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, AND TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS


http://www.austintexas.gov/news/deaths-suicide-and-suicide-attempts-austin-travis-county

The above link is to the most recent factual summary on suicide and suicide attempts in Austin and Travis County, Texas, that I was able to find online today.
"In the July/August (2018) issue of the Travis County Medical Society Journal, Austin Public Health summarizes local data on suicide and suicide attempts in Austin and Travis County. The publication can be found at: http://www.tcms.com/TCMS_Journal/."
"Here are summary points from local data collected and analyzed by Austin Public Health:
"During the 10-year period from 2008 through 2017, there were 1,260 suicide deaths that occurred in the City of Austin. The annual number of suicides ranged from 105 in 2011 to 143 in 2014.
"On average, (one) person dies by suicide every three days in Austin.
"Emergency department encounters for suicidal-related behaviors in Austin metropolitan area hospitals for 2017 totaled over 5,000, an average of approximately 420 per month or 14 per day.
"Every day, a Travis County resident is discharged from a hospital following a suicide attempt.
"The charges from hospital stays from attempted suicides total $13.2 million per year for Travis County residents.
"A majority (74%) of persons who died in the city of Austin by suicide (2013-2017) were males. They ranged in age from nine to 94. Fifteen people were 15 years of age or younger. Within each age group, the number of males who died by suicide was greater than the number of females. Most (78%) of the people who died by suicide were Whites, followed by Hispanics (13%), Blacks (6%) and Asians (2%). The use of a firearm was the method of suicide for 50% of males who died by suicide, but for only 27% of females."

I myself have not found more recent statistics for 2018 or 2019 in Austin and Travis County. I would welcome that factual information from anyone who might have those more recent statistics.

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