In the year 2017, there were 47,173 lives lost to suicide. In the year 2017, there were 1,400,400 suicide attempts. In the year 2017 the average suicides committed were 129 people a day. Suicide is the 10th leading cause in death in the united states. According to hopefordepression.com, someone dies of suicide every 13 minutes. If you are currently dealing with depression and suicide i want you know know that you are strong and brave and worth it. I care about you so much even if i dont know you! You mean something to so many people! Depression affects 300 million people world wide regardless of there age, culture, religion, etc. About 1 in 5 americans face a mental health illness or have suffered a mental health illness. You, your parent, your friend, collauge, sibling, teacher, could have a mental illness and you not know it, anyone can have one. I feel like one of the main reasons of suicide attemps is bullying. About 4,440 people die from suicide from bullying each year. Everyone deserves to be happy! Please share and sign this petition to stop bullying and help save lives. 

Suicide Prevention Line:1-800-273-8255