Suicide

Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending one's own life; it is sometimes a noun for one who has committed or attempted the act.

External links

Crisis Lines

If you are in suicidal crisis, call a crisis line and talk to someone about it. In the United States, you can call 1-800-SUICIDE to reach a trained counselor near you.

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• Suicide Prevention Center Los Angeles Serving Southern California
• Suicide Hotlines Listing of suicide prevention lines in the United States and around the world. Look here to find a crisis line near you.

Support groups

• Samaritans (UK)
• #alt.suicide.bus.stop – think about suicide differently. A support group for the suicidal, by the suicidal.
• Befrienders International (or in other languages)
• SuicideTalk.com Suicide forums
• Open Directory Project: Support groups for those who are suicidal or in despair

Other links

• Understanding and Helping the Suicidal Person
• Website of Geo Stone, author of "Suicide and Attempted Suicide" (see above)
• Suicide as a Moral Alternative
• "Suicide" in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• 169 Manually selected Suicide Resources
• Recommended readings on selected topics in suicide prevention
• Choose Life (Scotland)
• Anti-suicide page from metanoia.org
• The Debate: a pro-choice FAQ
• Teenage Suicide: Identification, Intervention and Prevention
• Suicide and the Exceptional Child
• Suicide and Sudden Loss: Crisis Management in the Schools
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – media reporting guidelines.
• Ethical and legal considerations in suicide and its prevention
• Lithuania's Suicide Epidemic
• Suicide Promotion (Internet) – United Kingdom Parliamentary debate, 25th January 2005
• Suicide - Frequently Asked Questions
• Our Right to Suicide - Article