Who Are At Risk Of Suicide?

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death 
by hanging, poisoning, using firearms
or by jumping off buildings or other tall structures,
by being rolled over by passing vehicles and others. 

Man attempted to jump off the 10th floor of a building in Cebu City, Philippines on January 29, 2018.

So who are at risk of suicide? 
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1. People who previously tried to take their own life. 
2. People with depression/alcohol/drug problems. 
3. People suffering from emotional distress/chronic pain/illness. 
4. People who have experienced war/violence/abuse/discrimination. 
5. People who are socially isolated. 

It's not true that only people with mental disorders 
are suicidal. 
The fact is, 
being suicidal is a sign of deep unhappiness 
but not necessarily of mental disorder. 
Not all people who take their own lives 
have a mental disorder.

Source: ​World Health Organization (WHO) 

Watch the video below 
when a man tried to jump off the 10th floor of a building 
​in Cebu City, Philippines.