This statistic shows suicide thoughts, plans and attempts among U.S. adults as of 2020, broken down by serious psychological distress. It was found that 27 percent of respondents with serious psychological distress had serious thoughts of suicide within the preceding year.
Suicide thoughts, plans and attempts among U.S. adults as of 2020, by serious psychological distress*
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SAMHSA. (October 25, 2021). Suicide thoughts, plans and attempts among U.S. adults as of 2020, by serious psychological distress* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/560396/suicide-plans-and-attempts-among-us-adults-by-psychological-distress/
SAMHSA. "Suicide thoughts, plans and attempts among U.S. adults as of 2020, by serious psychological distress*." Chart. October 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/560396/suicide-plans-and-attempts-among-us-adults-by-psychological-distress/
SAMHSA. (2021). Suicide thoughts, plans and attempts among U.S. adults as of 2020, by serious psychological distress*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/560396/suicide-plans-and-attempts-among-us-adults-by-psychological-distress/
SAMHSA. "Suicide Thoughts, Plans and Attempts among U.S. Adults as of 2020, by Serious Psychological Distress*." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/560396/suicide-plans-and-attempts-among-us-adults-by-psychological-distress/
SAMHSA, Suicide thoughts, plans and attempts among U.S. adults as of 2020, by serious psychological distress* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/560396/suicide-plans-and-attempts-among-us-adults-by-psychological-distress/ (last visited June 25, 2022)