Take 5 to Save Lives
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and next Monday, September 10th, is World Suicide Prevention Day. As demonstrated by the recent suicides of celebrities such as Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade, as well as Jamel Myles, a 9-year-old boy who killed himself last week after being bullied, suicide is a major issue and a leading cause of death in the United States. A recent report from the CDC shows that suicide rates have risen across the country since 1999, with ra