Credit: Shutterstock The number and rate of people who died by suicide in San Diego County rose slightly again last year, according to the San Diego County Suicide Prevention Council’s 2019 Report to the Community released Thursday.
After three years of holding steady, the number and rate of people who killed themselves in San Diego County went up in 2017.
After conducting a series of community focus groups and online surveys, the San Diego County Suicide Prevention Council has revised its Suicide Prevention Action Plan to include nine strategies on how to prevent people from ending their lives.
After several years of continued increases, the number of people who killed themselves in the San Diego region has remain relatively the same.
