Monday is Suicide Prevention Day in Pennsylvania and according to reports, the number of suicides has increased in Pennsylvania.In 2011, more than 17 hundred people committed suicide in Pennsylvania. This is including an increase in veterans and families of service members.
Suicide is the "most common cause of death for people aged 15 – 24. More people die from suicide than from murder and war; it is the 13th leading cause of death worldwide and accounts for nearly half of all violent deaths in the world.