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Why You Should Walk ...
- Among 15 to 24 year olds, suicide is the third leading cause of death.
- Among 5 to 14 year olds, suicide is the fifth leading cause of death.
- The fastest growing group completing suicide is children between the ages of 10-14. This rate has doubled in the last two decades.
- Firearms are used in more suicides than homicides. From 1995 to 2004, suicides outnumbered homicides by 2.35 to 1 in San Diego.
- 90% of all people who die by suicide have a diagnosable psychiatric disorder at the time of their death. 60% of all people who die by suicide suffer from major depression - the most treatable of psychiatric illnesses.
WHEN YOU PARTICIPATE IN SAVE A LIFE SAN DIEGO COUMMUNITY WALK, YOU ARE HELPING TO SAVE LIVES BY RAISING FUNDS TO SUPPORT LOCAL OUTREACH AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS.
Studies indicate that the best way to prevent suicide is through the early recognition and treatment of depression and other psychiatric illnesses.
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| Registration | 11/8/2009 6:30 am - 8:00 am | | Opening Ceremonies | 11/8/2009 8:00 am - 8:30 am | | Walk | 11/8/2009 8:30 am | | Dove Release and Raffle | 11/8/2009 10:15 am | | Resource Fair & Remembrance Tent | 11/8/2009 6:30 am - 10:30 am |
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Standard: No Fees
General Registration
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