LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Nevada now ranks number twelve in the nation for suicides having previously been ranked number seven.
The new statistic comes from a report. By Suicide Awareness Voices of Education.
In 2019 Nevada had 642 deaths with an age-adjusted rate of 19.8 suicides per 100,000 population. In 2020 the numbers dropped to 603 deaths, a rate of 19.2.
“While this is encouraging news and highlights the resilience of Nevadans, we have much more work to do to continue and sustain this downward trajectory,” said Misty Vaughan Allen, Suicide Prevention Coordinator with the Office of Suicide Prevention. “Suicide is complex and the efforts to increase protection from suicide, especially with our young people, will require comprehensive and collaborative work and creative thinking. Even one loss to suicide is one life too many.”
Nevada has dedicated funding to programs including the Nevada Resilience Project, Zero Suicide, and Project Aware in collaboration with the Department of Education.
If you or someone you know is at risk, contact Crisis Support Services of Nevada [cssnv.org] by calling 800-273-8255 or texting CARE to 839863. To connect with Project Aware, please contact Misty Vaughan Allen at mvallen@health.nv.gov.
