Relevant statistics

In Minnesota:

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for 15- to 34-year-olds; the tenth leading cause of death for all ages combined;
Suicide rates are highest among adults over 65 and adults aged 35-44;
Males comprise approximately 82 percent of all suicide deaths;
The suicide rate for American Indians is approximately two times higher than for any other racial or ethnic group;
Data on nonfatal, hospitalized self-inflicted injury indicate that, among females age 10 through 44, self-inflicted poisoning is the leading cause;
Three times as many people die from suicide as die from homicide; and
More than half of all suicide deaths (52%) are attributed to firearms; other leading methods are poisoning and suffocation.