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As the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and the second leading cause of death (after accidents) for people aged 10 to 34, suicide is a serious public health problem.

In 2016 in the United States, nearly 45,000 people died by suicide and the rate of suicide has increased every year since 2006. An estimated 1.3 million adults attempt suicide each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More than one in five people who died by suicide had expressed their suicide intent. https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/suicide-prevention

In this episode we have an intimate interview with Cheyenne Tyler Jacobs who is the founder of She Will Speak Series, author of The Tragic Type of Beautiful, poet, host on As I Was Saying podcast and a badass advocate for women rape survivors and mental health. We pull back the curtain and ask Cheyenne about her experience with suicide, suicide ideation and suicide prevention. She helps us understand that suicide is the result of wanting the pain to end and not the result of the misconception that a person doesn’t want to live.

To learn more about Cheyenne please visit her @ SHE WILL SPEAK dot COM or follow her on Instagram @shewillspeak

Updates on our cys-ters:
Vanessa Guillen - special on abc aired Friday about her life and fort hood harassment assault cases gone unsolved or resulting in many deaths.

Breonna Taylor - https://www.foxnews.com/us/photos-details-breonna-taylor-shot 

Suicide Prevention Resources Shared:

1. Risks of suicide and warning signs https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Common-with-Mental-Illness/Risk-of-Suicide 
   
   1. If you or someone you know is in an emergency, call 911 immediately.
      
   2. If you are in crisis or are experiencing difficult or suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273 TALK (8255)
      
   3. If you’re uncomfortable talking on the phone, you can also text NAMI to 741-741 to be connected to a free, trained crisis counselor on the Crisis Text Line.
2. https://www.nami.org/get-involved/awareness-events/suicide-prevention-awareness-month 
3. 
   TrevorLifeLine
   +1-866-488-7386
   
   Trans Lifeline
   +18775658860

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