Suicide Prevention

The Center For Combating Elder Financial Abuse is committed to preventing suicides related to elder financial abuse. In January, 2024, the National Council On Aging (NCOA) published a report titled: “Suicide and Older Adults: What you Should Know”. In the report, the NCOA reported that compared to 2021, suicide deaths rose 8.1% among individuals age 65 and over. Further, the NCOA reported that in 2022, among the nearly 49,449 suicides that took place in the United States, 10,433 were attributed to individuals age 65 and above. The link to the NCOA report is below.
https://www.ncoa.org/article/suicide-and-older-adults-what-you-should-know/

Seek help today! In August, 2024, the NCOA published a report titled: “There’s Always Someone To Turn To: How The 988 Suicide And Crisis Lifeline Can Help. The article describes that individuals can dial or text 988 from their phones and speak with a counselor. The article further explains that the 988 service is free, confidential, and available to everyone in the United States 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The link to the NCOA report is below.
https://www.ncoa.org/article/theres-always-someone-to-turn-to-how-the-988-suicide-and-crisis-lifeline-can-help/

CNN published the following article on June 20, 2024: “Killed by a scam: A father took his life after losing his savings to international criminal gangs. He’s not the only one.” https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/17/asia/pig-butchering-scam-southeast-asia-dst-intl-hnk/index.html