Prevention is powerful. While stereotypes about people who are suicidal persist, those in our community who struggle with suicidal thoughts and feelings are people from all different walks of life. As a major public health issue, suicide crosses all demographic lines, affecting people of all different ages, gender identities, racial and ethnic backgrounds, religions, and socioeconomic and education levels, touching each of our lives in some way. When one person in our community dies from suicide, the impact reaches us all. We are not powerless. Suicide is preventable. For more information or to get help for yourself or someone else, please contact our Suicide Crisis Line, available confidentially 24 hours each day: