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There is no law or policy for suicide because it is not an action others can inflict on other nor can you do it to others.

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Suicide should be handled by the government because it involves the U.S citizens. As a nation, we have been highly affected by suicide, that is why it is the 10th highest cause of death in the U.S.

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Suicide is important because it is common in the U.S. Because it is the 10th highest cause of death in the U.S, it should bring awareness to others that suicide is a serious issue.

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In the article "Suicide rates rise sharply across the United States, new report shows", states that suicide increased in many states excluding Nevada. It also claimed " In more than half of all deaths in 27 states, the people had no known mental health condition when they ended their lives."

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What levels of government are responsible for dealing with the problem? What are they doing about the problem?

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What levels of government are responsible for dealing with the problem? What are they doing about the problem?

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State and Federal are the two levels of government that are responsible for helping with suicide. State priority helps with training health professionals, educating students in school and state suicide prevention initiatives and plans. Federal priority helps with full funding of the National Violent Death Reporting System, research and military and veteran suicide prevention.

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Suicide could target anyone whether it is an adult, child, man or woman. But according to statistics, the highest rate of suicide in 2016 happened between adults from ages 45 to 54. The most affected race was the white community with the suicide rate of 15.17.

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Who are the major organizations taking sides on the problem?

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Who are the major organizations taking sides on the problem?

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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention also known as AFSP is a major organization that takes sides on suicide. According to my research, they are interested so they can save lives and bring hope to those who are affected by suicide, which is also their mission. The position they take on suicide is that they prevent it by using research, education and advocacy. Some advantages of their position is that they mobilized and connected many families that were affect by this issue and they also educated others on how to prevent suicide. Some disadvantages include others who don't want to confront their issues of being suicidal and their position may not always work and be effective. AFSP influences the government to adopt their views by having local chapters in all 50 states, they also support military and veterans affected by suicide and lastly, they work with the government to initiate their plans.

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Suicide is when someone attempts to take their own life. This is important because suicide had increased from 1999 to 2016. It is the 10th highest cause of death for people in the U.S.

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What disagreements, if any, exist in your community about this problem?

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What disagreements, if any, exist in your community about this problem?

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Religion is a disagreement in America about suicide. Many religions are against suicide and often look down upon it. According to conversation, "Many of the world’s religions have traditionally condemned suicide because, as they believe, human life fundamentally belongs to God." This supports the statement that religion is against suicide because they believe that our life belongs to God and if we commit suicide by taking our own life, we would be going against him.

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This is the graph showing the suicides that happened

I chose this because it shows the rate of suicide that's been happening since 2000

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Image of hang suicide