LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Experts say one in 20 adults in the U.S. have thoughts about suicide. One person dies every eleven minutes by suicide, and they say the number of those considering suicide is rising at an alarming rate.

“In the time that I’ve been doing suicide prevention” Dr. Kevin Yaudes said. “I don’t love to hear is when people say, is that well I could never as in I would never kill myself and the fact is you don’t know.”

He said early estimates show the many efforts being made in Southwest Louisiana by groups like the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Imperial Calcasieu Human Services Authority, and Peer Initiative, may be having an impact.

What they’re finding is a direct correlation between time and money being devoted to suicide prevention and the number of

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