Suicide Prevention

If you are in need of help, please reach out. There is someone out there who will be there to listen and help you find a light in the darkness.

281-CARE CRISIS HOTLINE

Help is a phone call away.

Dial 281-CARE or (513) 281-2273 if you are in need of immediate assistance.

This 24-hour suicide and crisis hotline service is available to the community and individuals of any age. This service also provides prevention, assessment, and educational programming to individuals of any age. Short-term counseling is also available for adults. Staff members can assist with stress management, relationship conflicts and coping with a loss.

Services are free, confidential, and TTY-accessible.

If you are in an emergency, please call 911.

Suicide can be prevented!

In 2008, there were 36,035 reported suicide deaths in the U.S., according to the latest available data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Suicide is now the 10th leading cause of death in this country.

Every 14.6 minutes someone dies by suicide.

Research has shown that 90 percent of people who die by suicide have a diagnosable psychiatric disorder at the time of their death, most often unrecognized or untreated depression.

Suicide can be prevented.

A woman takes her own life every 90 minutes in the U.S., but it is estimated that one woman attempts suicide every 78 seconds.

An estimated 19 million Americans suffer from depression.

Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death for adults between the ages of 18 and 65 years in the United States (29,668 suicides).

Every day, approximately 99 Americans take their own life.

 There are an estimated 8-25 attempted suicides for every suicide death.