Suicide Awareness

If you or someone you know has a suicidal crisis, call 988. When there’s an imminent risk of harm to someone’s life, call 911 and state it’s a mental health crisis. If police are involved, ask for a mental health officer.

Suicide crisis hotlines

Resources from NAMI

• 5 Common Myths About Suicide Debunked

• How to Ask Someone About Suicide (tips for conversations)

• How to Help Yourself and Others with Suicidal Ideation

• How to Talk (and Listen) to Someone Experiencing Suicidal Thoughts

• How to Talk to Your Teen About Suicide

• Navigating Health Insurance Following A Suicide Attempt (pdf)

• Risk Factors and Warning Signs for Suicide

• Suicide Warning Signs (printable pdf)

• What to Know If a Loved One is At Risk for Suicide

• What You Need to Know About Youth Suicide

Find more resources

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

• Texas Health and Human Services Suicide Prevention program

• The Texas Suicide Prevention Collaborative

Key Facts

• More than 1 in 20 U.S. adults (5.5%) have serious thoughts of suicide each year.

• Suicide was the 10th leading cause of death overall in the U.S. in 2024.

• Suicide was the 2nd leading cause of death among people ages 10-14 and among people ages 15-24 in the U.S. in 2024.

• In 2022, nearly 49,000 lives were lost to suicide in the U.S. — about 1 death every 11 minutes.

• 46% of people who die by suicide had a diagnosed mental health condition

• 90% of people who die by suicide may have experienced symptoms of a mental health disorder, according to interviews with family, friends and medical professionals (also known as psychological autopsy)

• 79% of people who die by suicide in the U.S. are male

• The suicide rate is nearly 4x higher among males than females in the U.S.

• Transgender adults are nearly 9x more likely to attempt suicide at some point in their lifetime compared to the general population

Annual prevalence of serious thoughts of suicide among U.S. adults, by demographic group:

• Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 2.6%

• Non-Hispanic Asian: 4.4%

• Non-Hispanic White: 5.4%

• Hispanic or Latino: 5.4%

• Non-Hispanic Black: 5.5%

• Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native: 7.3%

• Non-Hispanic Multiracial: 10.7%

• Male: 5.5%

• Female: 5.5%

• Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual: 18.0%

Youth and Young Adult facts:

• Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people ages 10-14 and among people ages 15-24 in the U.S.

• 20% of U.S. high school students had serious thoughts of suicide in 2023

• 41% of U.S. LGBTQ+ high school students had serious thoughts of suicide in 2023

• U.S. LGBTQ+ high school students are over 3x more likely to attempt suicide compared to their straight, cisgender peers

• 39% of U.S. LGBTQ+ young people ages 13-24 had serious thoughts of suicide in 2023

• 12.6% of U.S. young adults ages 18-25 had serious thoughts of suicide in 2024

Data found on NAMI.org.