Suicide is a serious and preventable health problem affecting the lives of people across Virginia. Suicide and suicide attempts exact enormous tolls in terms of loss of life, physical impairment and medical costs, grief and suffering, and disruption of families and communities.
Research suggests that social stigma leads to inaccurate reporting of suicide; thus, the figures reported here may not indicate the full extent of suicide attempts and completions.
Suicide Data and Reports
Virginia
Suicide in Virginia: A Review of Suicide Across the Lifespan, 2004-2008 is now available. This report covers five years of suicide and suicide attempt data across five years. Click here to download or view a copy.
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